Airport Passenger Activity
Last Updated: May 26th, 2023
Summary
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Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic for the three airports amounted to 1,249,150 in April 2023, up 6 percent from March 2023 but 10 percent below the April 2022 measure.
- Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic at RSW was 740,018 in April 2023, up 6 percent from the previous month and 20 percent below the same month last year.
- PGD’s seasonally-adjusted passenger activity amounted to 172,069 in April 2023, a 10 percent improvement from March 2023 and 1 percent over April 2022.
- SRQ seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic was 364,439 in April 2023, down 1 percent from the prior month but 17 percent above April 2022.
About the Data
Airport passenger activity represents the sum of arrivals and departures in a given month. Data for each of the three airports is provided by airport authorities at Southwest Florida International Airport, Punta Gorda Airport, and Sarasota Bradenton International Airport. All data is updated on a monthly basis.
Data provided by each of the three local airport authorities were seasonally-adjusted by the Regional Economic Research Institute using the X13-ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment program, software that is produced, distributed and maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau.