Airport news: RSW Passenger traffic dips by 21 percent in June

Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-Press
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June was a bit of a swoon at Southwest Florida International Airport for passenger traffic.

Compared to 2021, there were 21 percent fewer passengers coming and going from RSW this June. A total of 663,141 passengers traveled through the Fort Myers airport. The passenger count for June 2021 was 839,377.

Overall for 2022, the passenger count remains strong and stands at 17.6 percent higher than it was a year ago at this time.

More than one million passengers came through RSW in the first four months of this year, including 1,514,146 in March, which is a record.

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Overall for 2022, the passenger count remains strong and stands at 17.6 percent higher than it was a year ago at this time.
Overall for 2022, the passenger count remains strong and stands at 17.6 percent higher than it was a year ago at this time.

Southwest Florida International Airport served more than 10.3 million passengers in 2021.

As far as carries, it was Delta again leading the way with 176,915 total passengers. Rounding out the top five airlines were Southwest (127,095), American (122,983), JetBlue (71,428) and United (67,716).

Southwest Florida International Airport had 5,418 aircraft operations, a decrease of 26.5 percent compared to June 2021. Page Field, also in Fort Myers, saw 14,284 operations, a 28 percent increase compared to June 2021.

For more information, visit flylcpa.com or facebook.com/flyRSW.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Fort Myers airport: RSW passenger count for June declines in 2022