Airport Passenger Activity
Last Updated: November 29th, 2023
Summary
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Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic for the three airports amounted to 1,520,050 in October 2023, down 1 percent from September 2023 and 44 percent higher than the October 2022 measure.
- Seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic at RSW was 945,287 in October 2023, down 3 percent from the previous month and 70 percent above the same month last year.
- PGD’s seasonally-adjusted passenger activity fell to 174,444 in October 2023, down 8 percent from September 2023 but 44 percent over October 2022.
- SRQ seasonally-adjusted passenger traffic was 369,408 in October 2023, virtually unchanged from the prior month and 9 percent above October 2022.
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.
