Southwest Florida International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Fort Myers, Florida (United States)

IATA: RSW ICAO: KRSW

Longest Active Runway

12,000 ft

3,658 meters

Field Elevation

30 ft

9 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

26.5347°, -81.7528°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #193 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#315 of 7558

Top 4.2% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (United States)

tied #22 of 63 in US

same length as PHL · #71 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 RSW in numbers: 12,000 ft longest runway · tied #193 of 650 published · #315 of 7,558 worldwide (top 4.2%) · tied #22 in United States.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

RSW lies at 9 m (30 ft), #554 of 650 published airports by elevation and 13.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 577 ft below the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 6,157 ft higher than RSW.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT), 89.4 NM, 10,001 ft. Next: MIA 90.5 NM, TPA 96 NM. MIA has the radius's longest runway, 1,016 ft more than RSW.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,000 ft (3,658 m)

RSW runway: 06/24 12,000 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #22 of 63 in United States with PHL at 12,000 ft; DEN leads by 4,000 ft (16,000 ft). +20% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06/24	12,000 ft (3658 m / 3.658 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
President Donald J. Trump International Airport (West Palm Beach)	`DJT`	89.4 NM (165.6 km)	10,001 ft	✅ Lighted
Miami International Airport (Miami)	`MIA`	90.5 NM (167.6 km)	13,016 ft	✅ Lighted
Tampa International Airport (Tampa)	`TPA`	96 NM (177.8 km)	11,002 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →