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 and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KSRQ · observed 5:53 pm EDT (21:53 UTC), 15 minutes ago
LIFR very low ceiling or visibility
- Wind from the north (360°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 0.5 miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 1,700 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet
- Weather: nearby thunderstorms, heavy rain, fog
- Temperature 78°F (26°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter 29.85 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:32 pm EDT (17:32 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, overcast at 25,000 feet VFR
- At times between Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, rain showers, a broken layer at 3,000 feet MVFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility 4 miles, rain showers, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet (thunderheads), overcast at 10,000 feet MVFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, overcast at 25,000 feet VFR
- At times between Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC) and 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, rain showers, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet MVFR
- From Wed 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet VFR
- At times between Wed 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, rain showers, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSRQ 062153Z 36011KT 1/2SM VCTS +RA FG FEW017 OVC024 26/24 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP106 P0093 T02560239
TAF KSRQ 061732Z 0618/0718 12007KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC250 TEMPO 0618/0621 4SM SHRA BKN030 FM062100 23008KT 4SM SHRA VCTS SCT030CB OVC100 FM062300 24005KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC250 TEMPO 0623/0701 4SM SHRA SCT030 OVC100 FM070900 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC100 TEMPO 0709/0712 4SM SHRA SCT030 OVC100
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.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Sarasota/Bradenton from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Sarasota/Bradenton, FL as the owner's town.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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 5, 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.