Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW / KRSW) is a large airport serving Fort Myers, Florida. It sits 30 feet above sea level and has 1 runway, the longest 12,000 feet. The largest population centre nearby is Cape Coral, FL — the airport lies about 12 miles east of it in a straight line.
The 10 largest population centres within 90 miles of RSW. Distances below are straight-line; the road route is always longer. Select a city to calculate its real driving time and distance to the airport.
| City | Straight line | Airport lies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers, FL | 10 mi | south-east | Get drive time → |
| Cape Coral, FL | 12 mi | east | Get drive time → |
| Bonita Springs, FL | 14 mi | north | Get drive time → |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 33 mi | south-east | Get drive time → |
| Marco Island, FL | 42 mi | north | Get drive time → |
| North Port, FL | 46 mi | south-east | Get drive time → |
| Belle Glade, FL | 68 mi | west | Get drive time → |
| Sarasota, FL | 73 mi | south-east | Get drive time → |
| Bradenton, FL | 84 mi | south-east | Get drive time → |
| Weston, FL | 89 mi | west | Get drive time → |
Within 200 miles, straight-line. A slightly farther airport is sometimes the shorter drive — check both before you book.
Airport, runway and elevation figures come from the OurAirports open database. Routes are calculated to the airport's map reference point, which at a large airport may sit a few minutes from your specific terminal.
Leave home drive time + 2 hours before a domestic departure from RSW, or drive time + 3 hours before an international one.
Those buffers cover bag drop, security and the walk to the gate, but not getting from your car to the terminal — at a large airport like RSW, allow another 15–30 minutes to park and ride in, or 30–45 if you are returning a rental car. The drive estimate above is free-flow and does not model live traffic. Full guide to timing your departure →
It depends on your starting point. Enter your address in the calculator on this page and you'll get a road-distance driving estimate to Southwest Florida International Airport, plus the option to start from any of the 10 nearby cities listed above.
Southwest Florida International Airport uses the IATA code RSW and the ICAO code KRSW. It is classified as a large airport and sits at 30 feet above sea level.
Cape Coral, FL is about 12 miles from RSW in a straight line. Road distance is longer — use the calculator above with Cape Coral as your starting point for the actual driving time.
Within 200 miles: PGD (30 mi), SRQ (77 mi), OPF (101 mi), LAL (102 mi). Distances are straight-line, so compare the actual drive times before choosing — a closer airport is not always a shorter drive.
Work backwards from your departure time: subtract two hours for a domestic flight (three for international), then subtract your drive time to RSW. The calculator on this page does that arithmetic for you once you enter your starting address, and adds the parking and shuttle time you should allow on top.