Airport Passenger Activity

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Airport Passenger Activity

Last Updated: January 6th, 2025

Summary

• Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic for the three airports amounted to 1,417,170 in November 2024, up 17 percent from the previous month but 4 percent beneath the same month last year.

• Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic at RSW was 889,464 in November 2024, 4 percent above the previous month but 3 percent down from the same month last year.
• PGD’s seasonally-adjusted passenger activity slipped to 178,445 in November 2024, up 9 percent from October 2024 and a 10 percent increase from November 2023.
• SRQ seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic fell to 335,421 in November 2024, a 55 percent improvement from the prior month but a 13 percent dip from November 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.