Airport Passenger Activity
Last Updated: April 19th, 2024
Summary
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Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic for the three airports amounted to 1,487,990 in March 2024, a 1 percent decline from February 2024 but 21 percent higher than the March 2023 measure.
- Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic at RSW was 922,502 in March 2024, down 2 percent from the previous month but 30 percent above the same month last year.
- PGD’s seasonally-adjusted passenger activity fell to 158,505 in March 2024, down 3 percent from February 2024 and 5 percent over March 2023.
- SRQ seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic was 382,848 in March 2024, a fractional decline from the prior month but 8 percent over March 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.
