Airport Passenger Activity

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Airport Passenger Activity

Last Updated: September 28th, 2026

Summary

• Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic for the three airports amounted to 1,473,570 in July 2026, down 0.5 percent from the previous month and 2.4 percent below the same month last year.

• Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic at RSW was 902,189 in August 2026, virtually unchanged from the previous month and 5.9 percent below the same month last year.
• PGD’s seasonally-adjusted passenger activity reported 192,682 passengers in August 2026, a 5.3 percent increase from July 2026 and 9.4 percent above August 2025.
• SRQ seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic was 374,725 in July 2026, a 1.2 percent increase from the prior month and 2.2 percent over July 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.