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KRSW · Southwest Florida International Airport

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID KRSW FAA RSW Elev 30 ft Lat 26° 32.08' N Lon 81° 45.17' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 12,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.03%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 054° 12,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
24 234° 12,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.03%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 6 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 124.650
  • CLD CLNC DEL 132.075
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR FORT MYERS TWR 128.750
  • A/D FORT MYERS APP/DEP 119.750
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB RS

    Muffe

    0.34 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 36 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 06. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 06. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 06–24: H12000X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–5…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 06. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 06—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1200–0600Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0600Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (36 sentences)
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 72´.
  • ·All other lgts opr consly.
  • ·Rwy use program in effect; use distant noise abatement dep profile.
  • ·Visual apch to Rwy 06 W of Fort Myers Beach maintain 3000 ft until crossing shoreline 12 NM SW of arpt.
  • ·Rwy 24 preferred btn 0300–1100Z‡.
  • ·For noise abatement proc ctc amgr.
  • ·Lgts on parallel road and parking lot NW of Rwy 06–24 can be mistaken for rwy and apch environment.
  • ·CAUTION: GS ant 130 ft SW of Twy A cntrln btn Twy A1 & Twy A2.
  • ·CAUTION: Open baggage bays and const within the terminal ramp area.
  • ·Aircrews use minimum thrust setting in these areas, spcly durg single eng taxi.
  • ·Cross–bleed starts only allowed aft reaching the tug release point.
  • ·Ground vehicle surveillance system in use.
  • ·Tfc procd drctly to gate unless drctd by ATC; advise ATC if gate is not avbl.
  • ·Advise twr if gate is not avbl.
  • ·All acft on ramp exp clkws flow.
  • ·Obnd tfc fm gates D6, D8 and D10 pcd to call spot #1; gates D9 and D11 exp call spot #2.
  • ·Obnd tfc fm Gates C2, C4, C6, D1, D3, D5 and D7 pcd to call spot #3; obnd tfc fm Gates B2, B4, B6, B8, C1, C3, C5 and C7 pcd to call spot #5; obnd tfc fm gates B1, B3 and B5 pcd to call spot #9; all obnd tfc req taxi instructions.
  • ·Dep—Acft must obtain apvl fm gnd ctl prior to pushback fm Gates B7, B9, C8, C9, D9 and D11.
  • ·Pilots advise tug oprs that you have obtained clnc fm gnd ctl prior to entering Twy G.
  • ·Dep ctc gnd ctl prior to leaving the commuter ramp from Gates D9A and D9B.
  • ·Gates B7 and B9 exp call spot # 7.
  • ·Gates C8 and C9 exp call spot #4.
  • ·Gate D10A exp call spot #2.
  • ·Gnd clnc rqr prior to entering Twy G.
  • ·Twy A5 btn FBO ramp and Twy A clsd to acft wingspan more than 118 ft.
  • ·No heli ops permitted on trml apron.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all arpt surfaces.
  • ·Landing fees for charter, travel clubs and revenue producing acft. 24 hr PPR for acft equipped with weather modification or geoengineering eqpt 239–590–4810.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 239-590-4810

+ 6 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

3

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 97,237 ops in 2022

2024 total

95,179

10-yr total

853,452

2024 mix

AC/AT 88% · GA 11% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

4.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.17

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=9

  • Other 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2005-06-17 Piper PA-32-300 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2019-10-07 Raytheon Hawker · Stall / spin · night →
2019-04-11 Boeing 737 · Other · VMC · night →
2009-07-10 Airbus A320-232 · Weather · VMC · day →
2009-04-12 Beech B200 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2008-12-27 Beech E18S · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2007-11-28 Mooney M20J · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
1993-01-03 Beech 1900D · Other · VMC · day →
1989-11-01 Piper 601P · Other · night →

Designees in FL

CFI Flight Instructors 7,821 A&P Mechanics 25,520 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 158 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 35 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 11 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 54 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 203 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 172 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 272 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 218 FBO Fixed Base Operators 137 Clubs Flying Clubs 69 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 57 EAA EAA Chapters 49

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Jeffrey Wolf Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Timothy Allen Pence Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Sean William Capper Labelle FL 20 nm
David William Nicholls Puntagorda FL 23 nm
Seryozha David Crosby Naples FL 23 nm
Thomas Taylor Naples FL 23 nm
Joseph Richard Solar Punta Gorda FL 28 nm
Jason Eric Jacobs Loxahatchee FL 50 nm
Mark Alan Ducorsky Venice FL 50 nm
Toby Randall Blanton Venice FL 50 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Victor Algis Babarskis Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Gary Von Brown Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Joseph Alfred Dole Fort Myers FL 7 nm
William Donald Erickson Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Danny Ray Fowler Fort Myers FL 7 nm
John Erwin Fuller Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Robert Cranston Hannon Ii Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Frank Louis Jannelli Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Bent Herman Kaaber Jr Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Alphonso Matthews Fort Myers FL 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Victor Algis Babarskis Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Joseph Alfred Dole Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Larry Roland Kinder Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Dwight Floyd Patrick Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Richard Edward Schmidt Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Edward Eugene Switlik Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Lawrence William Skinner Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Daniel James Eberhart Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Kirk Kenton Meuli Fort Myers FL 7 nm
Tadeusz Czeslaw Szymanski Fort Myers FL 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Tomlinson Avionics of Florida Inc.
Fort Myers, FL
 6 nm
Switlik Aviation Maintenance, Inc
Fort Myers, FL
 7 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc.
Punta Gorda, FL
 27 nm
Suncoast Maintenance Center
Venice, FL
 49 nm
Florida Flight Maintenance, Inc.
Venice, FL
 49 nm
Venice Aircraft Interiors, Inc
Venice, FL
 49 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Venice, FL
 49 nm
Lockwood Aviation Repair, Inc
Sebring, FL
 59 nm
AirFlyte, Inc / Rectrix MRO
Sarasota, FL
 67 nm
Aero Maintenance
Sarasota, FL
 67 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.