Southwest Florida International Airport

Southwest Florida International Airport (KRSW) sits 12 miles southeast of Fort Myers, Florida. The field handles substantial commercial service (Southwest, American, Delta, United, JetBlue, Spirit, Frontier, Allegiant) driven by the Southwest Florida winter snowbird flow and the surrounding Sanibel / Captiva / Naples leisure market. For business aviation, KRSW handles a meaningful flow alongside KAPF (Naples Municipal, 35 miles south) and KFMY (Page Field in Fort Myers, 12 miles north).

The single runway 6/24 is 12,000 feet — substantial headroom for any current business jet, including transatlantic and ultra-long-range departures at MTOW. Two FBOs (Private Sky and Hertz Aviation Services) handle private movements. Field elevation is 30 feet, no density-altitude concerns. The dominant operational considerations are hurricane season (June through November — Hurricane Ian severely damaged the region in 2022), summer afternoon thunderstorms, and the structural winter peak (December–April) when the snowbird flow into the Naples / Marco Island / Sanibel-Captiva market drives ramp pressure. Ground time to Fort Myers is 20–25 minutes; Naples is 35–45; Sanibel Island via the causeway is 50–60; Marco Island is 50–60.

Southwest Florida International Airport is a major county-owned airport in the South Fort Myers area of unincorporated Lee County, Florida, United States. The airport serves the Southwest Florida region, including the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Naples-Marco Island, and Punta Gorda metropolitan areas, and is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry. It currently is the second-busiest single-runway airport in the United States, after San Diego International Airport, California. In 2025, the airport served 11,154,458 passengers, the most in its history.