Sarasota/Bradenton International
SRQ · KSRQ · Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida · Sarasota County · map
Sarasota/Bradenton International is a public-use airport owned by Sarasota Manatee Arpt Authority, 3 miles north of Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida, 30 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 9,500 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 340 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 169,216 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2,196,171 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KSRQ · observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), 12 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (050°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 90°F (32°C), dew point 65°F (18°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:38 pm EDT (17:38 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the east at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSRQ 131953Z 05007KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03220183 PNO $
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KSRQ
- the station, KSRQ
- 131953Z
- observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC)
- 05007KT
- wind from the northeast at 7 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 32/18
- temperature 32 °C (90 °F), dew point 18 °C (64 °F)
- A2999
- altimeter setting 29.99 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP153
- sea-level pressure 1015.3 hPa
- T03220183
- temperature 32.2 °C (90 °F), dew point 18.3 °C (65 °F)
- PNO $
- the rain gauge is not working, the station needs maintenance
TAF KSRQ 131738Z 1318/1418 08007KT P6SM FEW030 FEW250 FM132100 01008KT P6SM FEW030 FM140200 05005KT P6SM SKC FM141500 08008KT P6SM FEW030
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KSRQ
- the station, KSRQ
- 131738Z
- issued 1:38 pm EDT (17:38 UTC)
- 1318/1418 08007KT P6SM FEW030 FEW250
- valid from Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC) to Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- FM132100 01008KT P6SM FEW030
- from Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet
- FM140200 05005KT P6SM SKC
- from Tue 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- FM141500 08008KT P6SM FEW030
- from Wed 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the east at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force over this field. 1 pilot report of turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: light chop turbulence, at 26,000 ft, 32 nm northeast, 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported icing within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 16,000 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
6 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- GLF4 at 26,000 ft, 32 nm northeast, 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC): light chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
PIE UA /OV PIE100020/TM 1730/FL260/TP GLF4/TB LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through PIE
- Where
- 20 nm east (100°) of PIE
- Time
- 17:30 UTC
- Height
- at 26,000 ft
- Aircraft
- GLF4
- Turbulence
- light chop
- B38M at 36,000 ft, 87 nm west, 3:39 pm EDT (19:39 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
RSW UA /OV RSW290135/TM 1939/FL360/TP B38M/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through RSW
- Where
- 135 nm west (290°) of RSW
- Time
- 19:39 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- none
- A321 at 4,500 ft, 94 nm northeast, 2:23 pm EDT (18:23 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
LEE UA /OV 090025/TM 1823/FL045/TP A321/SK TOPS070
- Report
- a routine report filed through LEE
- Where
- wind from 090° at 25 knots
- Time
- 18:23 UTC
- Height
- at 4,500 ft
- Aircraft
- A321
- Sky
- TOPS070
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (PIE, 32 nm north), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 050° at 7 kt; 6,000 ft: 040° at 15 kt, 16 °C; 9,000 ft: 020° at 9 kt, 13 °C; 12,000 ft: 050° at 6 kt, 8 °C; 18,000 ft: 040° at 10 kt, -4 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
12 notices to air missions in force at this field, 7 more starting within a week.
- closed Apron Ascension Ramp north Access closed until Fri 30 Oct, 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC) · SRQ 08/070
as issued
!SRQ 08/070 SRQ APRON ASCENSION RAMP NORTH ACCESS CLSD 2608251100-2610302200
- closed Taxiway K closed until Thu 31 Dec, 6:00 pm EST (23:00 UTC) · SRQ 05/096
as issued
!SRQ 05/096 SRQ TWY K CLSD 2605300006-2612312300
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. The notices come from the FAA's notice service, the site's copy refreshed every few minutes (last checked 2 minutes ago). The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices; the request for the full feed is with the FAA.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SRQ · ICAO KSRQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Sarasota Manatee Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1942
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 9,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 5,006 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 1,350 ft, 7,540 ft available for landing, berm 20 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 32: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 1,150 ft, 7,510 ft available for landing
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left, road 15 ft high 335 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.1 | Sarasota |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Srq and automated weather (ASOS) | 124.375 | Sarasota |
| Clearance delivery | 118.25 | Sarasota |
| Ground | 121.9 | Sarasota |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 119.65 | Sarasota |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) · Class C (secondary) | 124.95 | Sarasota |
| Bangz and star · Rayzz and star | 118.8 | Sarasota |
| Lubbr and star | 135.5 | Sarasota |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 941-355-8482.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Venice Municipal (20 nm south), Albert Whitted Airport (23 nm north), St. Pete-Clearwater International (32 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Florida · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- And manatee county.
- Taxiway F ltd to 70000 pounds gross weight.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 14 and 32; runway end identifier lights runway 22; PAPI runway 04, 22, 14 and 32; high-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 and 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Berm 20 feet tall 200 feet bfr aer runway 14 465 right of centerline.
- Runway 14 approach slp 50:1 to dthr.
- Strict noise abatement procedure in effect for departure jet aircraft.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Misc: class C asp effective 700-0100 ++; OT class G. class east 700 feet above ground level and above.
- When tower closed hold at ILS hold psn signs abeam runway 14 and runway 32 threshold durg all weather conditions. Approach to runway 14 and runway 32 csdrd clear when aircraft are beyond runway 14 and runway 32 threshold base upon landing drctn.
- Divd air carrier aircraft advised to use terminal ramp.
- Field conditions unmon 1:00 am to 5:30 am.
- No international flight dvrsns acptd unless emergency.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 18,486 departures from SRQ in those twelve months, carrying 2,277,479 passengers in 2,858,665 seats (80% filled), to 147 destinations (17 abroad) on 31 airlines.
All 147 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 235 |
| multi-engine | 27 |
| jets | 64 |
| helicopters | 14 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 169,216, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 33,638 |
| air taxi and commuter | 16,667 |
| general aviation, travelling | 73,683 |
| general aviation, local | 43,594 |
| military | 1,634 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Sarasota/Bradenton from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Sarasota/Bradenton, FL as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 15 for private pilot, 15 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 14 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 13 for airplanes, 9 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 17 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 46 training center evaluators, 1 aircrew program designee, 3 training center examiners, 4 administrative pilot examiners.
- Anthony Manuel Gallegos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · The Pilot Place · Sarasota, FL (1 nm) · (863) 303-2839 · tonycfi@outlook.com
- Mark Alan Ducorsky private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Sarasota-Cirrus Aviation (SRQ) · Sarasota, FL (1 nm) · (630) 215-8057 · topflier@apexeagle.net
- Matthew Eichel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight School · Sarasota, FL (1 nm) · (817) 230-4148 · mattheweichel@gmail.com
- Thomas James Norton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Sarasota, FL (1 nm) · (407) 951-2901 · tom@nortonaviation.com
- Toby Randall Blanton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Venice, FL (20 nm) · (404) 386-2643 · tblanton605@gmail.com
- James Andrew Moseley private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Tampa Bay Executive Airport · Tampa Bay, FL (34 nm) · (618) 334-2299 · irish_7@sbcglobal.net
- Jose Singer Riquelme private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Global Pilot Academy · Tampa, FL (35 nm) · (813) 525-1579 · singerjoseantonio@gmail.com
- Zachary Taylor private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Tampa, FL (35 nm) · (727) 798-5554 · zack.taylor@flyskyway.com
All 100 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 42 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 42 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 989 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,716 aircraft registered
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 2,244 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 1,373 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., PSA Airlines Inc.
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) 1,224 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 974 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., American Airlines Inc.
- Newark Liberty International (EWR) 903 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Republic Airline
- Nashville International (BNA) 686 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Allegiant Air
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) 666 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways, Republic Airline
- Orlando International (MCO) 629 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Delta Air Lines Inc.
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SRQ.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 12, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.