Southwest Florida International
RSW · KRSW · Fort Myers, Florida · Lee County · map
Southwest Florida International is a public-use airport owned by the Board of Com Lee CO Port Auth, 10 miles southeast of Fort Myers, Florida, 30 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 12,000 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 5 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 74 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 95,179 takeoffs and landings a year. About 5,357,660 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Southwest Florida International?
Its FAA code is RSW, and its ICAO code is KRSW.
Where is Southwest Florida International?
It is 10 miles southeast of Fort Myers, Florida, 30 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Southwest Florida International?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 12,000 feet long, asphalt.
Does Southwest Florida International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Southwest Florida International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Southwest Florida International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, General Edward Lawrence Logan International, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, Newark Liberty International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Southwest Florida International?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Paragon Flight Training CO and Fly Rite Aviation LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Southwest Florida International?
10 pilot examiners and 10 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Southwest Florida International…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RSW · ICAO KRSW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Board of Com Lee CO Port Auth
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 6:00 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 1:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1983
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 12,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 24: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 128.75 | Fort Myers |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS · Rsw and automated weather (ASOS) | 124.65 | Fort Myers |
| Clearance delivery | 120.8 | |
| Clearance delivery | 121.625 | |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Departure procedure (MOOKY) arriving from headings 121 to 180; Runway 06 | 124.125 | Fort Myers |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Pikkr and star arriving from headings 301 to 360; 5000 feet and below | 127.05 | Fort Myers |
| Clearance delivery | 132.075 | Fort Myers |
| Ground | 121.9 | Fort Myers |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Departure procedure (SCUBY) arriving from headings 181 to 240; Runway 24 | 119.75 | Fort Myers |
| Approach Runway 06; Runway 05/13 | 125.15 | Fort Myers |
| Departure procedure (ALICO) · Approach and departure · Approach Runway 06; arriving from headings 001 to 120 | 126.8 | Fort Myers |
| Departure procedure (ALICO) · Approach and departure · Class C airspace Runway 24; arriving from headings 241 to 300 | 134.425 | Fort Myers |
| Fort Myers Center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.75 | Fort Myers |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 239-416-1031.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- cargo handling
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Page Field (7 nm northwest), Immokalee Regional (20 nm east), LA Belle Municipal (21 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Florida · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 06 - the common traffic frequency. All other lights operates continuously.
- Fees for charter, travel clubs and revenue producing aircraft.
- U.S. customs user fee airport.
- No helicopter operations permitted on terminal apron.
- Lights on parallel road and parking lot northwest of runway 06/24 can be mistaken for runway and approach environment.
- Gnd clnc required prior to entering taxiway G.
- Runway use program in effect; use distant noise abatement departure profile. Visual approach to runway 06 west of Fort Myers beach maintain 3000 feet until crossing shoreline 12 NM southwest of airport. Runway 24 preferred between 10:00 pm to 6:00 am. For noise abatement procedure contact amgr.
- Caution: open baggage bays and const within terminal ramp area. Aircrews use minimum thrust settings in these areas, spcly durg single eng taxi. CROSS-BLEED starts only allowed aft reaching the tug release point.
- Traffic procd drctly to gate unless drctd by air traffic control; advise air traffic control if gate is not available.
- Departure - aircraft must obtain apvl from gnd control prior to pushback from gates B7, B9, C8, C9, D9 and D11. Pilots advise tug operators that you have obtained clnc from gnd control prior to entering taxiway G.
- Taxiway A5 between the FBO (fixed-base operator) ramp and taxiway a closed to aircraft wingspan more than 118 feet.
- Caution: glideslope ant 130 feet southwest of taxiway a centerline between taxiway A1 and taxiway A2.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 41,904 departures from RSW in those twelve months, carrying 5,568,001 passengers in 6,941,051 seats (80% filled), to 149 destinations (25 abroad) on 45 airlines.
All 149 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| jets | 5 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 95,179, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 77,046 |
| air taxi and commuter | 6,253 |
| general aviation, travelling | 8,008 |
| general aviation, local | 2,522 |
| military | 1,350 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fort Myers from the FAA register
431 aircraft are registered to owners in Fort Myers, Florida: 324 piston singles, 41 piston twins, 24 business jets, 15 turboprops, 13 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Florida.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Fort Myers, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Paragon Flight Training CO 10 aircraft · Fort Myers, 8 miles away Paragon Flight Training is a flight school offering FAA-approved pilot training programs in Fort Myers, Punta Gorda, and LaGrange.
- Fly Rite Aviation LLC 5 aircraft · Fort Myers, 8 miles away Fly Rite Aviation is a flight training school based in Fort Myers, Florida that offers pilot training including discovery flights, simulator time, and instructor-led training.
- Charlotte Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Fort Myers, 8 miles away
- Yoanna Flight School INC 1 aircraft · Fort Myers, 8 miles away Yoanna Flight School is an FAA Part 61 and Part 141 approved flight school based at Page Field Airport in Fort Myers, Florida.
Charter operators and airlines based in Fort Myers:
- Royale Air Service INC 3 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Fort Myers:
- Accel Aviation Accessories, LLC
- Aviation Precision Technology INC Aviation Precision Technology is a FAA Part 145 repair station based in Fort Myers, Florida, specializing in engine repairs, overhauls, and teardowns for commercial aircraft, as well as precision machining and landing gear services.
- Future Aviation INC
- Intrepid Mro LLC Intrepid MRO LLC is an FAA Part 145 repair station based in Fort Myers, Florida, providing repair, overhaul, inspection, and modification services for aircraft components including hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and structural systems.
- Master Switch Avionics, LLC
- Mid-Jet Repair LLC
- National Inspection & Consultants, LLC
- Safran Oil Systems, LLC
- Tomlinson Avionics of Florida INC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 10 for commercial and instrument, 8 for airline transport pilot, 10 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 10 for airplanes, 9 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 10 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 aircrew program designee, 3 training center examiners.
- Jeffrey Wolf private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Paragon Flight Training Co · Fort Myers, FL (7 nm) · (239) 872-7615 · [email protected]
- Timothy Allen Pence private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · PAGE FIELD/ FMY · Fort Myers, FL (7 nm) · (513) 535-0054 · [email protected]
- David William Nicholls private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Punta Gorda Airport · PuntaGorda, FL (22 nm) · (901) 335-4916 · [email protected]
- Seryozha David Crosby private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Naples, FL (23 nm) · (239) 580-7411 · [email protected]
- Thomas Taylor private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Naples, FL (23 nm) · (239) 571-7295 · [email protected]
- Letcher Collins private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Punta Gorda, FL (26 nm) · (502) 417-0572 · [email protected]
- Steven Markhoff private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Punta Gorda, FL (26 nm) · (214) 243-3411 · [email protected]
- Jason Eric Jacobs private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Expert Aviation, Inc · Clewiston, FL (40 nm) · (863) 677-0385 · [email protected]
All 31 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Fort Myers 431 aircraft · 324 piston singles, 41 piston twins, 24 business jets
- Simply Living LLC 59 aircraft in town
- Paragon Airplane Leasing CO 28 aircraft in town
- Paragon Flight Training CO 10 aircraft in town
- South Florida Defense Antiquities Museum INC 5 aircraft in town
- Page Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Royale Air Service INC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Paragon Flight Training CO 10 aircraft · flight school
- Fly Rite Aviation LLC 5 aircraft · flight school
- Charlotte Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Accel Aviation Accessories, LLC · repair station
- Aviation Precision Technology INC · repair station
- Future Aviation INC · repair station
- Intrepid Mro LLC · repair station
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 3,155 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., American Airlines Inc.
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 2,773 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Frontier Airlines Inc.
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) 2,140 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 1,974 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Newark Liberty International (EWR) 1,943 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., JetBlue Airways
- Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 1,770 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Spirit Air Lines
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 1,749 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) 1,382 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 984 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,711 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RSW.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.