Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is not a large airport. Despite its smaller size, many major U.S. airlines and regional carriers provide service to RSW. If you’re heading to Captiva or Sanibel for the first time, you’re probably wondering which airlines Fly to Ft. Myers.
Chances are you if you are in New England and the Midwest, you can find an airline with nonstop service to get you there.
Related: RSW Ground Transportation Options, Getting to Captiva Island
Airport Overview
In 2019, RSW served 10 million passengers, a record for the airport. By comparison, Orlando and Miami serve more than four times as many passengers annually. There are plenty of food options both before and after security for those needing to fuel up before their flight.
The airport is located 23 miles east of Sanibel Island. Getting to Captiva Island from RSW is easy, with options including rental cars and car service options. You can be on Sanibel in about 45 minutes once you’ve left the airport, with another 20 minutes or so to Captiva Island.
Insider Tip: On Saturdays during peak season, the line for coffee at the RSW Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts locations can rival the TSA security lines. So don’t count on grabbing a coffee before your flight if you are short on time. I learned this the hard way.
Baggage claim is located on street level and ticketing is located on the upper level. The airport is divided into three terminals: B, C and D.
RSW rental car service is located directly across the street from the airport terminal, which is welcomed news to anyone who’s ever had to take a cramped shuttle from the airport terminal to the car rental counter.
Related: Beating the Care Rental Lines At RSW
Which Airlines Fly to Ft. Myers?
As of June 14, 2021, there are currently 11 airlines providing passenger service to Ft. Myers:
- Air Canada – Terminal B
- Alaska Airlines – Terminal B
- American Airlines – Terminal D
- Delta airlines – Terminal C
- Frontier Airlines – Terminal B
- JetBlue Airways – Terminal D
- Southwest Airlines – Terminal B
- Spirit Airlines – Terminal D
- Sun Country – Terminal B
- United Airlines – Terminal C
- WestJet – Terminal C
Non-stop Service To RSW
Looking at the map of the cities with direct service to RSW, it’s clear that this is a vacation destination airport. Of the 46 airports with direct service, only a handful don’t experience a cool or cold winter. 45 airports in the United States offer direct service to RSW, along with Air Canada with service from the single international RSW nonstop route, Toronto.
The list below is alphabetical by city and does include airport codes. Cities with multiple airports are listed with both airport codes. Some flights may only be available during peak season.
Domestic Non Stop Flights To RSW
- Akron-Canton, Ohio – CAK
- Atlanta, Georgia – ATL
- Atlantic City, New Jersey – ACY
- Baltimore, Maryland – BWI
- Boston, Massachusetts – BOS
- Buffalo, New York – BUF
- Charlotte, North Carolina – CLT
- Chicago, Illinois – MDW and ORD
- Cincinnati, Kentucky – CVG
- Cleveland, Ohio – CLE
- Columbus, Ohio – CMH
- Dallas, Texas – DAL
- Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas – DFW
- Denver, Colorado – DEN
- Detroit, Michigan – DTW
- Grand Rapids, Michigan – GRR
- Hartford, Connecticut – BDL
- Houston, Texas – IAH and HOU
- Indianapolis, Indiana – IND
- Islip, New York – ISP
- Kansas City, Missouri – MCI
- Latrobe, Pennsylvania – LBE
- Los Angeles, California – LAX
- Madison, Wisconsin – MSN
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin – MKE
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota – MSP
- Nashville, Tennessee – BNA
- New York, New York – JFK and LGA
- Newark, New Jersey – EWR
- Orlando, Florida – ORD
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – PHL
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – PIT
- Portland, Maine – PWM
- Providence, Rhode Island – PVD
- Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina – RDU
- St. Louis, Missouri – STL
- Syracuse, New York – SYR
- San Franciso, California – SFO
- Trenton, New Jersey – TTN
- Washington, DC (VA) – DCA and IAD
- White Plains, New York – HPN
International Non-stop Flights To RSW
Toronto, Canada – YYZ
