# Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)

> Fort Myers, US · IATA: RSW · ICAO: KRSW · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `RSW` |
| ICAO | `KRSW` |
| City | Fort Myers |
| Country | US |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 9 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 26.53620, -81.75520 |

## Description

Few major US airports are younger than this one. Southwest Florida International Airport (IATA: RSW, ICAO: KRSW) opened in 1983 on a greenfield site along I-75 near Fort Myers and set a record in 2025 with more than 11.1 million passengers, driven by strong winter peaks of Midwestern snowbirds and seasonal European leisure routes. Cargo plays a supporting role: FedEx and UPS maintain stations, belly capacity covers the rest, and Estero-based freighter operator Western Global Airlines uses the airport's North Ramp as a base; larger consignments for Southwest Florida route through Miami – two hours across Alligator Alley – or Tampa. The surrounding counties grow a large share of America's winter tomatoes around Immokalee, but that harvest moves by truck. The freight balance stays lopsided, with far more arriving in this consumer region than ever leaving it. A terminal expansion is underway, and land is already reserved for a second parallel runway – a luxury older airports can only envy.

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