AirportsSouthwest Florida International Airport is a large airport serving Fort Myers, in Florida, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RSW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RSW
- ICAO code
- KRSW
- City
- Fort Myers
- State or region
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 26.5347° N, 81.7528° W
- Elevation
- 9 m (30 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,658 m (12,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RSW means Southwest Florida International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KRSW. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.5347° N, 81.7528° W. It stands 9 metres (30 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Southwest Florida International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,658 metres (12,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 34.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,658 m 12,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Punta Gorda AirportPunta Gorda | PGD | 49 km |
| Sarasota Bradenton International AirportSarasota/Bradenton | SRQ | 124 km |
| Miami-Opa Locka Executive AirportMiami | OPF | 163 km |
| Lakeland Linder International AirportLakeland | LAL | 164 km |
| President Donald J. Trump International AirportWest Palm Beach | DJT | 166 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,487 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,250 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,646 km | 15 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,149 km | 9 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,732 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,596 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,854 km | 20 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,849 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,920 km | 18 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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