Fort Myers airport breaks passenger traffic record in 2024
“December 2024 was the busiest December in the 42-year history of the airport and we finished the year with a record-breaking 11,028,182 passengers, which was a 6.6% increase compared to the previous record set in 2022,” Steven Hennigan, executive director and CEO of the Lee County Port Authority, says in a statement.
The airline that saw the most traffic in December was Delta, with 212,801 passengers; it was followed by Southwest, with 171,903 passengers; United with 164,722 passengers; American with 147,042 passengers; and JetBlue with 110,179 passengers.
RSW had 10,362 aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) in December, an increase of 5% compared with December 2023, according to a statement.
With more than 11 million passengers in 2024, RSW is one of the top 50 U.S. airports for passenger traffic. No ad valorem (property) taxes are used for airport operation or construction.(Business Observer)
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