Airport Passenger Activity
Last Updated: September 23rd, 2024
Summary
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Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic for the three airports amounted to 1,431,960 in August 2024, a 1 percent improvement from both the previous month and same month last year.
- Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic at RSW was 927,499 in August 2024, virtually unchanged from the previous month but 2 percent above the same month last year.
- PGD’s seasonally-adjusted passenger activity rose to 165,139 in August 2024, up 2 percent from July 2024 but down 2 percent from August 2023.
- SRQ seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic was 346,788 in August 2024, a 3 percent dip from the prior month and a 1 percent decrease from August 2023.
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.
