Airport Passenger Activity

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Airport Passenger Activity

Last Updated: October 28th, 2026

Summary

• Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic for the three airports amounted to 1,512,710 in September 2026, up 1.7 percent from the previous month and 1.0 percent over the same month last year.

• Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic at RSW was 941,122 in September 2026, up 3.8 percent from the previous month and 0.1 percent over the same month last year.
• PGD’s seasonally-adjusted passenger activity reported 185,655 passengers in September 2026, a 3.1 percent increase from August 2026 but 2.9 percent below September 2025.
• SRQ seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic was 371,678 in September 2026, a 0.8 percent decrease from the prior month but 2.6 percent over September 2025.

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.