FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RSW |
| Lat/Long: | 26-32-10.2000N / 081-45-18.6000W 26-32.170000N / 081-45.310000W 26.5361667 / -81.7551667 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 30 ft. / 9.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 10 miles SE of FORT MYERS, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 33913 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1983 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RSW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, FEES FOR ALL CHARTER AND TRAVEL CLUBS AND REVENUE PRODUCING ACFT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index D |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP PPR CALL AMGR (239) 590-4810. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 124.65 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 239-561-0966 |
| FORT MYERS GROUND: | 121.9 348.6 [0600-0000] |
| FORT MYERS TOWER: | 128.75 257.8 [0600-0000] |
| FORT MYERS APPROACH: | 119.75(060-240) 125.15(241-330) 126.8(331-059) 306.2(241-330) 327.8(060-240) 385.45(331-059) [0600-0000] |
| FORT MYERS DEPARTURE: | 119.75(060-240) 125.15(241-330) 126.8(331-059) 306.2(241-330) 327.8(060-240) 385.45(331-059) [0600-0000] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 132.075 |
| CLASS C: | 119.75(060-240) 125.15(241-330) 306.2(241-330) 327.8(060-240) |
| CLASS C IC: | 126.8(331-059) 385.45(331-059) |
| WX ASOS at FMY (7 nm NW): | PHONE 239-936-2318 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IMM (20 nm E): | 118.525 (239-657-2038) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MIAMI ARTCC ON FREQS 134.75/322.5 (FORT MYERS RCAG) WHEN FORT MYERS APCH CTL CLSD.
- WHEN ATCT CLSD LAWRS AVBL ON FREQ 122.95.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RSWr073/1.2 | | LEE COUNTY VORTAC | | 111.80 | | 02W |
| CYYr006/23.0 | | CYPRESS VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 03W |
| PGDr154/(26.1) | | PUNTA GORDA VOR | | 110.20 | | 03W |
| LBVr227/26.2 | | LA BELLE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NAPLES | | 006/22.9 | | 201 | | 03W | | APF | .- .--. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 12000 x 150 ft. / 3658 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 190.0 | | Double tandem: | 430.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 840.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 26-31.589113N | | 26-32.750393N |
| Longitude: | 081-46.201155W | | 081-44.417242W |
| Elevation: | 26.5 ft. | | 29.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 054 true | | 238 magnetic, 234 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Centerline lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, lighted | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BOARD OF COM LEE CO PORT AUTH PO BOX 398 FORT MYERS, FL 33902 Phone 239-590-4400 |
| Manager: | ROBERT M. BALL 11000 TERMINAL ACCESS RD. FORT MYERS, FL 33913 Phone 239-590-4400 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 8 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 242/day * | | 75% | commercial | | 12% | air taxi | | 10% | transient general aviation | | 1% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| E80 1 | US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT. |
| E67 | NAVD88 |
| - | PPR RQRD FOR TRML RAMP CALL (239) 590-4810. |
| - | CAUTION: OPEN BAGGAGE BAYS WI TRML AREA. AIRCREWS SHOULD USE MINIMUM THRUST SETTINGS IN THESE AREAS, SPCLY DURG SINGLE ENG TAXI. CROSS-BLEED STARTS ONLY ALLOWED AFT REACHING THE TUG RELEASE POINT. |
| - | ACR PILOTS USE RAMP PROC AS PRESCRIBED BY ARPT OPNS. |
| - | BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NO HELICOPTER OPNS PERMITTED ON TRML APRON. |
| - | LGTS ON PARALLEL ROAD & PARKING LOT NW OF RY 06/24 CAN BE MISTAKEN FOR THE RY & APCH ENVIRONMENT. |
| - | ATCT CLNC RQRD PRIOR TO ENTERING TWY 'F'. |
| - | ARPT HAS RY USE PROGRAM. USE DISTANT NOISE ABATEMENT DEP PROFILE. VISUAL APCHS TO RY 06 W OF FORT MYERS BEACH ARE REQUESTED TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT UNTIL CROSSING FORT MYERS BEACH SHORELINE 12 NM SW OF ARPT. FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CTC AMGR 239-590-4810 |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| JOSFF TWO **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (370KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 06 | |
download (298KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (273KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (246KB) |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 24 | |
download (202KB) |
| NDB RWY 06 | |
download (227KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (49KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| ALICO THREE | |
download (265KB) |
| JOCKS TWO (RNAV) | |
download (262KB) |
| SCUBY TWO | |
download (214KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFMY - Page Field Airport (7 nm NW)
KIMM - Immokalee Airport (20 nm E)
X14 - La Belle Municipal Airport (21 nm NE)
KAPF - Naples Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KPGD - Charlotte County Airport (26 nm NW)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by James Miller
Photo taken 17-Sep-2006
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Southwest Florida International Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
|
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:24 | | 10:24 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:43 | | 00:43 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 14:13:21 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 10:13:21 |
|
| METAR |
| KRSW | 241353Z 00000KT 10SM SCT055 27/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02670222
|
KFMY 7nm NW | 241353Z 22003KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02720217
|
|
| TAF |
| KRSW | 241128Z 241212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 12006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM1800 27007KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB SCT080 BKN250 FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 SCT100 SCT250
|
KFMY 7nm NW | 241128Z 241212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 12006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM1800 30007KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB SCT080 BKN250 FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 SCT100 SCT250
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|