Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
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{| class="infobox bordered" style="width: 220px; font-size: 95%;" |- ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; background-color: #4682B4; color: white;" |Sarasota / Bradenton International Airport |- |align="center" colspan="4"|
|- !colspan="4" style="text-align: center; background-color: #4682B4; color: white;" |Runways |- !bgcolor="lightgrey" rowspan="2"|Direction !bgcolor="lightgrey" colspan="2"|Length !bgcolor="lightgrey" rowspan="2"|Surface |- !bgcolor="lightgrey"|ft !bgcolor="lightgrey"|m |- !align="left" valign="top"|14/32 |valign="top" align="right"|9,503 |valign="top" align="right"|2,897 |valign="top"|Asphalt |- !align="left" valign="top"|04/22 |valign="top" align="right"|5,009 |valign="top" align="right"|1,527 |valign="top"|Asphalt
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is an airport located in Sarasota, Florida and south of Bradenton, Florida. The airport is shared by both Manatee County (airfield) and Sarasota County (terminal). Most airlines refer to the airport on destination maps and flight status displays as just "Sarasota", as that is the larger and more widely known city. The airport is usually referred to locally as "SRQ" (the airport code).
Recent history
Like many small American airports, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport experienced financial woes in the wake of the after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Additionally, two airlines servicing SRQ, Canada 3000 and Canadian Airlines, went bankrupt.However, in 2003, AirTran Airways began service as the result of a nationwide marketing poll sponsored by the airline. The poll's results indicated that Sarasota-Bradenton was one of several smaller airports that AirTran's customers would prefer the airline service. Consequently, AirTran added service to Atlanta-Hartsfield/Jackson, and Baltimore-Washington International, and as of 2005 the airline serves five U.S. destinations with non-stop flights from SRQ.
Financial concerns were faced again in September 2005, when Delta Air Lines, the carrier with the largest market share out of SRQ [link], filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. While initially there was great concern regarding Delta's bankruptcy filing's effect on the financial stability of the airport, especially if Delta were to have reduced local operations, in fact Delta has since announced new service out of SRQ, which included expanded service to Atlanta, and new service to New York's LaGuardia Airport.
Facilities
Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport covers 1,102 acres and has two runways:- Runway 14/32: 9,503 x 150 ft. (2,897 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 04/22: 5,009 x 150 ft. (1,527 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
Airlines
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport has one terminal with two gate areas:Main Terminal (B Gates)
- AirTran Airways (Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Boston¹, Chicago-Midway, Detroit¹, Indianapolis¹)
- American Airlines
- * AmericanConnection operated by Trans States Airlines (St. Louis¹)
- CanJet (Halifax¹, Ottawa¹, Moncton¹, Toronto¹)
- Continental Airlines (Newark)
- * Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Boston¹, New York-LaGuardia¹)
- * Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- JetBlue Airways (New York-JFK [begins September 21])
- Northwest Airlines (Detroit¹)
- US Airways (Charlotte, Washington-Reagan [begins August 15, 2006])
- * US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)
- * US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines (Washington-Reagan [begins August 15, 2006])
Commuter Gates - (D Gates)
- Air Sunshine (Fort Lauderdale)
- Continental Airlines
- * Continental Connection operated by Cape Air (Tampa)
- Florida Coastal Airlines (Fort Lauderdale)
External links
- [Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport] (official site)
- [Sarasota-Bradenton Regional Airport 1959-1989]
- Resources for this airport:
- * AirNav [airport information for KSRQ]
- * FlightAware [airport information] and [live flight tracker]
- * NOAA/NWS [current] and [historical] weather observations
- * SkyVector [aeronautical chart for KSRQ]
- * FAA [current SRQ delay information]
- [Maps and aerial photos]
- * WikiSatellite view at [WikiMapia]
- * Street map from [MapQuest] or [Google Local]
- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
- * Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Microsoft Virtual Earth]
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