Airport Passenger Activity
Last Updated: June 20th, 2024
Summary
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Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic for the three airports amounted to 1,477,310 in May 2024, a 2 percent increase from April 2024 and 9 percent higher than the May 2023 measure.
- Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic at RSW was 959,196 in May 2024, up 7 percent from the previous month and 11 percent above the same month last year.
- PGD’s seasonally-adjusted passenger activity fell to 169,447 in May 2024, up 9 percent from April 2024 and 2 percent over May 2023.
- SRQ seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic was 366,507 in May 2024, a 1 percent improvement from the prior month and an 8 percent increase from May 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.
