Southwest Florida Freight Summit

October 8, 2015

Ellen LindbladDirector, Planning & Environmental Compliance

Lee County Port Authority

Lee County Port Authority

The Lee County Port Authority (LCPA) operates both Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field in Fort Myers, Florida

The LCPA operates as an enterprise fund with revenue generated from airport operations

No ad valorem (property) tax dollars support the airport operations or construction

Sources of revenue include the rents and fees from our tenants, passenger facility charges (PFC), and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) grants

Southwest Florida International Airport

The terminal opened on September 9, 2005. The complex is 798,000 sq. ft and includes 28 gates with expansion to 65 gates This facility cost $438 million and was paid for by revenues from our tenants and grants from

federal and state resources. It was the largest public works project in Lee County history.

Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)

RSW is responsible for ensuring the infrastructure and air service to meet the air transportation needs of the local five county area:

Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee

Air Trade Area

RSW Provides Nonstop Service to 47 DestinationsMarket Additions 2015/2016• Atlanta

(additional carrier)

• Cancun, Mexico(starting October 2015)

• Chicago-O’Hare(additional carrier)

• Cincinnati(additional carrier)

• Cleveland(additional carriers)

• Dallas-Love(starting January 2016)

• Latrobe• Houston-Hobby• Philadelphia

(additional carrier)

• San Juan, Puerto Rico• Havana, Cuba

(Choiice Aire November2)

Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)

RSW’s entire property is a designated FTZ

In 2014 RSW Had it’s Second Best Year in the 31-Year History of the Airport

Source: LCPA Finance Department

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

7,000,000

8,000,000

9,000,000

5,2

07,2

12

5,2

77,7

08

5,1

85,6

48 5,8

91,6

68

6,7

36,6

30 7

,518

,169

7

,643

,217

8

,049

,676

7

,603

,845

7

,415

,958

7

,514

,316

7

,537

,745

7

,350

,825

7

,637

,801

7

,970

,493

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Years

Passenger Totals 2000 - 2014

RSW Freight Totals

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140

5,000,000

10,000,000

15,000,000

20,000,000

25,000,000

30,000,000

35,000,000

40,000,000

45,000,000

31,676,009

32,430,896

32,259,743

31,313,537

33,026,324

38,473,708

40,768,711

39,562,378

33,787,844

33,660,987

34,168,191

32,539,320

33,830,747

32,156,880

33,469,950

Freight Totals 2000 - 2014

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ds

Years

2014 Top 10 Carriers at RSW

Freight (lbs)

FedexUPSAir BerlinSouthwest Airlines Delta Air LinesUnitedUS AirwaysAmerican AirlinesRepublicShuttle America

Fedex15,550,866

UPS10,398,923

Air Berlin6,311,870

Terminal Access Road Expansion Rehabilitation of Roads Parallel Runway Program

ARFF/Apron Project Completed Air Traffic Control Tower Parallel Runway

RSW Future Projects

300 acres zoned for non-aviation development 240 acres zoned for future aviation development

RSW Future Skyplex Development

Rail Feasibility Study for RSW Study the feasibility of a rail

connection between RSW to the proposed Florida Fuel Connection Facility in Clewiston for the shipping of aviation fuel

Study the feasibility of a rail connection between RSW to Seminole Gulf Rail in Lee County

Evaluate cost for ROW, environmental etc.

MPO Coordination

Thank You