RSW · Fort Myers, United States
Southwest Florida International Airport.
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 26.5347° N, 81.7528° W
Southwest Florida International Airport
Airport serving Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for RSW
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3858; ident KRSW; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
flylcpa.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Southwest Florida International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
22 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
RSW / KRSW
OurAirports ident
KRSW
GPS / local code
KRSW / RSW
ISO region
US-FL
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
flylcpa.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1500002
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:10 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
20 km
Approximate distance to central Fort Myers.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
11,154,458 passengers
Terminals
1 terminal / concourses B, C, and D
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
12,000 ft / 3,658 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1983 · Lee County Port Authority
Owner / entity
Lee County Government
Hub airlines
Southwest Florida regional gateway serving Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, and Punta Gorda demand.
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
22 source-backed signals
Southwest Florida International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Fort Myers, United States. Fort Myers's built-up core sits roughly 20 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW / KRSW) is at 26.5347° N, 81.7528° W, elevation 30 ft (9 m), serving Fort Myers, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Fort Myers is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Fort Myers: 20 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for RSW.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW / KRSW)
Southwest Florida International Airport · Airport serving Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Source identifiers
KRSW · KRSW · RSW · US-FL
flylcpa.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Southwest Florida International Airport is a major county-owned airport in the South Fort Myers area of unincorporated Lee County, Florida, United States.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for RSW; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. San Carlos Park
san-carlos-park · 8.9 km from RSW
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 16,824 · city coordinates 26.4673, -81.8015
2. Estero
estero · 12 km from RSW
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 30,799 · city coordinates 26.4381, -81.8067
3. Fort Myers
fort-myers · 13 km from RSW
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 74,013 · city coordinates 26.6217, -81.8406
4. Lehigh Acres
lehigh-acres · 16 km from RSW
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 86,784 · city coordinates 26.6254, -81.6248
5. North Fort Myers
north-fort-myers · 19 km from RSW
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 39,407 · city coordinates 26.6673, -81.8801
6. Cape Coral
cape-coral · 20 km from RSW
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 175,229 · city coordinates 26.5629, -81.9495
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SRQ KSRQ
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · Sarasota/Bradenton
124 km from RSW · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 30 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates 27.3946, -82.5544
2. PBI KPBI
Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach
166 km from RSW · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 19 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates 26.6832, -80.0956
3. MIA KMIA
Miami International Airport · Miami
168 km from RSW · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 8 ft (2 m) · airport coordinates 25.7960, -80.2898
4. FLL KFLL
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale
168 km from RSW · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 9 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 26.0726, -80.1527
5. TPA KTPA
Tampa International Airport · Tampa
178 km from RSW · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 26 ft (8 m) · airport coordinates 27.9755, -82.5332
Route-time reference set
1. RSW-SRQ
Sarasota/Bradenton · 124 km · 59m
America/New_York · +0h from RSW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. RSW-PBI
West Palm Beach · 166 km · 1h 3m
America/New_York · +0h from RSW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. RSW-MIA
Miami · 168 km · 1h 3m
America/New_York · +0h from RSW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. RSW-FLL
Fort Lauderdale · 168 km · 1h 3m
America/New_York · +0h from RSW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. RSW-TPA
Tampa · 178 km · 1h 4m
America/New_York · +0h from RSW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 12,000 ft / 3,658 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for RSW.
Runway identifiers
06/24
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. SRQ KSRQ
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · Sarasota/Bradenton · 124 km from RSW
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 30 ft (9 m) · 27.3946, -82.5544
2. PBI KPBI
Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach · 166 km from RSW
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 19 ft (6 m) · 26.6832, -80.0956
3. FLL KFLL
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale · 168 km from RSW
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 9 ft (3 m) · 26.0726, -80.1527
4. MIA KMIA
Miami International Airport · Miami · 168 km from RSW
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 8 ft (2 m) · 25.7960, -80.2898
5. PIE KPIE
St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · Pinellas Park · 179 km from RSW
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 11 ft (3 m) · 27.9102, -82.6874
6. TPA KTPA
Tampa International Airport · Tampa · 178 km from RSW
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 26 ft (8 m) · 27.9755, -82.5332
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Southwest Florida International Airport was certified for operation in May 1983.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for RSW.
Source note 2
RSW is a single-runway airport and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for RSW.
Source note 3
The airport serves Southwest Florida rather than the Orlando or Tampa metro airport markets.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for RSW.
Source note 4
It currently is the second-busiest single-runway airport in the United States, after San Diego International Airport, California.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for RSW.
Country and authority
RSW sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). RSW is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport serving Fort Myers, Florida, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Southwest Florida International Airport is a major county-owned airport in the South Fort Myers area of unincorporated Lee County, Florida, United States.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1500002 · Southwest Florida International Airport. Owner / owning body: Lee County Government. Administrative area: Florida
Field and clock profile
Southwest Florida International Airport is a near sea-level field at 30 ft (9 m), positioned at 26.5347° N, 81.7528° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 12,000 ft / 3,658 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
San Carlos Park is the closest retained city-time anchor at 8.9 km. SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton is the closest retained airport alternative at 124 km.
Country airport peers
RSW is compared with SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton at 124 km, PBI West Palm Beach at 166 km, FLL Fort Lauderdale at 168 km, MIA Miami at 168 km, PIE Pinellas Park at 179 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
RSW-SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton: 124 km, about 59m, +0h. RSW-PBI West Palm Beach: 166 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. RSW-MIA Miami: 168 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. RSW-FLL Fort Lauderdale: 168 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KRSW backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. flylcpa.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
11,154,458 passengers
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
1 terminal / concourses B, C, and D
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 12,000 ft / 3,658 m
Runway identifiers
06/24
OurAirports classifies RSW as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Fort Myers.
RSW (KRSW) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 11,154,458 passengers, operating from a near sea-level field at 30 ft (9 m).
RSW also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as southwest florida regional gateway serving fort myers, cape coral, naples, and punta gorda demand..
RSW's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 12,000 ft / 3,658 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Lee County Port Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for RSW.
- Southwest Florida International Airport was certified for operation in May 1983.
- RSW is a single-runway airport and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry.
- The airport serves Southwest Florida rather than the Orlando or Tampa metro airport markets.
- It currently is the second-busiest single-runway airport in the United States, after San Diego International Airport, California.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at flylcpa.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for RSW
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
RSW uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Southwest Florida International Airport is about 20 km from central Fort Myers; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton is the closest retained alternate at 124 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
flylcpa.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place RSW inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
RSW ranks #75 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
RSW shares America/New_York with ALB Albany US · ATL Atlanta US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
RSW is 30 ft (9 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DAC 30 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · JAX 30 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · SRQ 30 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · TAO 30 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · KHH 31 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
RSW's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SRQ 124 km +0h · PBI 166 km +0h · MIA 168 km +0h · FLL 168 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota/Bradenton | SRQ | 124 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| West Palm Beach | PBI | 166 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Miami | MIA | 168 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Fort Lauderdale | FLL | 168 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Tampa | TPA | 178 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
RSW to SRQ
Sarasota/Bradenton
Distance 124 km; estimated travel window 59m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from RSW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
RSW to PBI
West Palm Beach
Distance 166 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from RSW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
RSW to MIA
Miami
Distance 168 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from RSW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Cape Coral is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Southwest Florida International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from RSW, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
San Carlos Park
san-carlos-park · 8.9 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Estero
estero · 12 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fort Myers
fort-myers · 13 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lehigh Acres
lehigh-acres · 16 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
North Fort Myers
north-fort-myers · 19 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cape Coral
cape-coral · 20 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Iona
iona · 21 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bonita Springs
bonita-springs · 22 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Immokalee
immokalee · 36 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Golden Gate
golden-gate · 39 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Naples
naples · 44 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
East Naples
east-naples · 44 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Southwest Florida International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ), West Palm Beach (PBI), Miami (MIA). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Southwest Florida regional gateway serving Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, and Punta Gorda demand..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 11,154,458 passengers.
- Terminal footprint: 1 terminal / concourses B, C, and D.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 12,000 ft / 3,658 m; identifiers 06/24.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Lee County Port Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1983.
- Network role: Southwest Florida regional gateway serving Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, and Punta Gorda demand..
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from RSW. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Sarasota Bradenton International AirportSRQ
Sarasota/Bradenton · large airport
- Distance
- 124 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 30 ft (9 m)
Compare against SRQ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Palm Beach International AirportPBI
West Palm Beach · large airport
- Distance
- 166 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 19 ft (6 m)
Compare against PBI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Miami International AirportMIA
Miami · large airport
- Distance
- 168 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 8 ft (2 m)
Compare against MIA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportFLL
Fort Lauderdale · large airport
- Distance
- 168 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 9 ft (3 m)
Compare against FLL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Tampa International AirportTPA
Tampa · large airport
- Distance
- 178 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 26 ft (8 m)
Compare against TPA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in?▾
Southwest Florida International Airport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
What are the codes for Southwest Florida International Airport?▾
Southwest Florida International Airport uses IATA code RSW and ICAO code KRSW.
Where is Southwest Florida International Airport located?▾
Southwest Florida International Airport is located in Fort Myers, United States at coordinates 26.5347° N, 81.7528° W, with an elevation of 30 ft (9 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
How far is Southwest Florida International Airport from central Fort Myers?▾
Southwest Florida International Airport sits roughly 20 km from the nearest mapped city center for Fort Myers.
Which route reference is most useful from RSW?▾
Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 59m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from RSW.
Which authority regulates RSW?▾
Southwest Florida International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to RSW?▾
RSW's curated peers in United States on this site include SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, PBI West Palm Beach, FLL Fort Lauderdale, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Southwest Florida International Airport have?▾
Southwest Florida International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 12,000 ft / 3,658 m; identifiers include 06/24.