Southwest Florida Airport Is One Of The Best For Early Morning Flights
If you live in Southwest Florida and you like early morning flights, you are in luck. Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers, Florida was just ranked as one of the best airports when it comes to early morning flyers.
“Travelers looking to avoid crowded terminals or save on airfare often choose flights at non-peak times,” said Keri Stooksbury, editor-in-chief at Upgraded Points. “Flying early in the morning or late at night can save money and reduce stress, but only if you know which airports are best equipped for these flights.”
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RSW Ranks High For Early Morning Flights
Because Fort Myers is a smaller airport, a lot of our trips include connecting flights. So, if you’ve got someplace you need to be it’s imperative that you grab one of those early morning flights. And be ready to go time, because RSW has one of the best ratings for those early trips out of town.
The Best Airports for Early Morning Flights
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)
- Percent of Flights Departing Before 8 a.m.: 38.5%
- Percent of Early Flights Delayed: 13.9%
- Kansas City International Airport (MCI)
- Percent of Flights Departing Before 8 a.m.: 39%
- Places That Sell Coffee: 1 per 1 million passengers (third most in the study)
- Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)
- Percent of Early Flights Delayed: 12.4%
- Places That Sell Coffee: 0.79 per 1 million passengers
The Worst Airports for Early Morning Flights
- Miami International Airport (MIA)
- Percent of Early Flights Delayed: 31.6%
- Average Delay of Early Flights: 7 minutes
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
- Percent of Flights Departing Before 8 a.m.: 9.4%
- Places That Sell Coffee: 0.33 per 1 million passengers
- Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL)
- Percent of Flights Departing Before 8 a.m.: 4.7% (lowest in the study)
- Average Delay of Early Flights: 6 minutes
Fort Myers Has One Of The Best Airports In The Country
I love flying out of RSW, and have since the day they opened the current terminal. (For those of you that came here after 2005, the old terminal was – not great). It’s nice that this study featured on two of the best parts when it comes to early morning flights out of Southwest Florida. Great coffee, and the planes are on time.