Fort Myers Southwest Florida (RSW)

RSW / KRSW

Official · May 2026

817,088

Southwest Florida International Airport handled 817,088 passengers in May 2026, down 1.1% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Domestic / International

May 2026
  • Domestic 99.1% 809,458
  • International 0.9% 7,630
Against 2019 +13.2% same month, before the pandemic
International share 1% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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24 of 24
PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 817,088 −1.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 1,170,612 +0.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 1,524,685 +5.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 1,189,441 +2.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 1,059,335 +0.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 1,093,511 −1.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 930,076 +2.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 760,234 +18.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 544,797 +5.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 642,243 +5.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 717,986 +7.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 688,757 +0.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 825,917 −0.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 1,167,030 +4.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 1,451,004 −3.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 1,158,580 −4.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 1,051,445 −3.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 1,105,732 +2.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 903,489 −4.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 644,216 −11.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 517,161 −8.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 610,561 +0.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 669,956 −0.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 687,180 +3.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay07:00–08:000.1min · 5,043 recorded · 4,962 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour22.1min07:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights65,830Southwest Florida International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 94.3% · 1,222 recorded · 1,198 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 95.0% · 4,879 recorded · 4,812 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 94.9% · 5,043 recorded · 4,962 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 93.5% · 3,433 recorded · 3,374 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 89.1% · 2,665 recorded · 2,630 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 86.1% · 3,825 recorded · 3,765 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 82.5% · 6,543 recorded · 6,430 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 79.9% · 5,599 recorded · 5,510 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 78.5% · 4,150 recorded · 4,076 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 76.1% · 3,695 recorded · 3,609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 73.6% · 3,841 recorded · 3,778 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 73.5% · 3,955 recorded · 3,897 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 71.6% · 4,560 recorded · 4,478 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 73.1% · 4,223 recorded · 4,125 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 68.3% · 4,742 recorded · 4,609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 67.2% · 2,196 recorded · 2,142 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 65.9% · 1,109 recorded · 1,065 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 150 recorded · 144 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 0.5 min · 1,222 recorded · 1,198 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 0.2 min · 4,879 recorded · 4,812 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 0.1 min · 5,043 recorded · 4,962 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 4.4 min · 3,433 recorded · 3,374 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 5.4 min · 2,665 recorded · 2,630 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 6.8 min · 3,825 recorded · 3,765 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 9.7 min · 6,543 recorded · 6,430 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 12.9 min · 5,599 recorded · 5,510 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 14.0 min · 4,150 recorded · 4,076 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 18.0 min · 3,695 recorded · 3,609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 18.5 min · 3,841 recorded · 3,778 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 19.7 min · 3,955 recorded · 3,897 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 20.1 min · 4,560 recorded · 4,478 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 20.7 min · 4,223 recorded · 4,125 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 21.5 min · 4,742 recorded · 4,609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 22.2 min · 2,196 recorded · 2,142 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 21.2 min · 1,109 recorded · 1,065 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 150 recorded · 144 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 1,222 · 1,222 recorded · 1,198 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 4,879 · 4,879 recorded · 4,812 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 5,043 · 5,043 recorded · 4,962 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 3,433 · 3,433 recorded · 3,374 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 2,665 · 2,665 recorded · 2,630 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 3,825 · 3,825 recorded · 3,765 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 6,543 · 6,543 recorded · 6,430 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 5,599 · 5,599 recorded · 5,510 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 4,150 · 4,150 recorded · 4,076 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 3,695 · 3,695 recorded · 3,609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 3,841 · 3,841 recorded · 3,778 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 3,955 · 3,955 recorded · 3,897 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 4,560 · 4,560 recorded · 4,478 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 4,223 · 4,223 recorded · 4,125 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 4,742 · 4,742 recorded · 4,609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 2,196 · 2,196 recorded · 2,142 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 1,109 · 1,109 recorded · 1,065 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 150 · 150 recorded · 144 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0094.3%0.5 min1,1981,222
06:0095.0%0.2 min4,8124,879
07:0094.9%0.1 min4,9625,043
08:0093.5%4.4 min3,3743,433
09:0089.1%5.4 min2,6302,665
10:0086.1%6.8 min3,7653,825
11:0082.5%9.7 min6,4306,543
12:0079.9%12.9 min5,5105,599
13:0078.5%14.0 min4,0764,150
14:0076.1%18.0 min3,6093,695
15:0073.6%18.5 min3,7783,841
16:0073.5%19.7 min3,8973,955
17:0071.6%20.1 min4,4784,560
18:0073.1%20.7 min4,1254,223
19:0068.3%21.5 min4,6094,742
20:0067.2%22.2 min2,1422,196
21:0065.9%21.2 min1,0651,109
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures144150
23:00No observations

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 79.2% · 9,685 recorded · 9,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 83.8% · 8,740 recorded · 8,621 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 83.8% · 8,580 recorded · 8,447 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 81.3% · 9,557 recorded · 9,345 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 81.7% · 9,612 recorded · 9,481 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 79.2% · 9,727 recorded · 9,605 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 75.8% · 9,929 recorded · 9,649 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 16.0 min · 9,685 recorded · 9,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 9.7 min · 8,740 recorded · 8,621 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 7.6 min · 8,580 recorded · 8,447 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 11.2 min · 9,557 recorded · 9,345 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 10.2 min · 9,612 recorded · 9,481 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 12.6 min · 9,727 recorded · 9,605 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 19.0 min · 9,929 recorded · 9,649 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 9,685 · 9,685 recorded · 9,456 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 8,740 · 8,740 recorded · 8,621 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 8,580 · 8,580 recorded · 8,447 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 9,557 · 9,557 recorded · 9,345 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 9,612 · 9,612 recorded · 9,481 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 9,727 · 9,727 recorded · 9,605 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 9,929 · 9,929 recorded · 9,649 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday79.2%16.0 min9,4569,685
Tuesday83.8%9.7 min8,6218,740
Wednesday83.8%7.6 min8,4478,580
Thursday81.3%11.2 min9,3459,557
Friday81.7%10.2 min9,4819,612
Saturday79.2%12.6 min9,6059,727
Sunday75.8%19.0 min9,6499,929

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 80.1% · 7,016 recorded · 6,799 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 79.3% · 7,086 recorded · 6,939 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 75.9% · 8,894 recorded · 8,693 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 82.5% · 7,331 recorded · 7,278 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 81.4% · 5,509 recorded · 5,481 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 78.6% · 4,354 recorded · 4,298 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 76.0% · 2,315 recorded · 2,258 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 81.7% · 2,060 recorded · 2,037 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 87.5% · 3,660 recorded · 3,582 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 85.5% · 4,739 recorded · 4,531 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 86.6% · 5,838 recorded · 5,794 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 76.0% · 7,028 recorded · 6,914 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 10.6 min · 7,016 recorded · 6,799 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 13.0 min · 7,086 recorded · 6,939 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 19.6 min · 8,894 recorded · 8,693 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 11.0 min · 7,331 recorded · 7,278 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 11.6 min · 5,509 recorded · 5,481 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 13.8 min · 4,354 recorded · 4,298 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 16.9 min · 2,315 recorded · 2,258 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 10.1 min · 2,060 recorded · 2,037 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 4.9 min · 3,660 recorded · 3,582 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 6.0 min · 4,739 recorded · 4,531 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 7.3 min · 5,838 recorded · 5,794 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 17.9 min · 7,028 recorded · 6,914 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 7,016 · 7,016 recorded · 6,799 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 7,086 · 7,086 recorded · 6,939 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 8,894 · 8,894 recorded · 8,693 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 7,331 · 7,331 recorded · 7,278 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 5,509 · 5,509 recorded · 5,481 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 4,354 · 4,354 recorded · 4,298 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 2,315 · 2,315 recorded · 2,258 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 2,060 · 2,060 recorded · 2,037 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 3,660 · 3,660 recorded · 3,582 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 4,739 · 4,739 recorded · 4,531 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 5,838 · 5,838 recorded · 5,794 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 7,028 · 7,028 recorded · 6,914 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan80.1%10.6 min6,7997,016
Feb79.3%13.0 min6,9397,086
Mar75.9%19.6 min8,6938,894
Apr82.5%11.0 min7,2787,331
May81.4%11.6 min5,4815,509
Jun78.6%13.8 min4,2984,354
Jul76.0%16.9 min2,2582,315
Aug81.7%10.1 min2,0372,060
Sep87.5%4.9 min3,5823,660
Oct85.5%6.0 min4,5314,739
Nov86.6%7.3 min5,7945,838
Dec76.0%17.9 min6,9147,028

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 79.1% 52,054
  • Delayed >15 min 19.1% 12,550
  • Cancelled 1.9% 1,226
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.