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| Major Area
Airports |
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| Three international airports can be found within 50 miles of
Manatee County. Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) is a mere 10
minutes from downtown Bradenton and provides commercial flights and general
aviation services to more than 1.5 million passengers annually. Further domestic and international air
transportation options can be accessed through Tampa International Airport
(TPA) within 47 miles and St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport
(PIE) within 36 miles of Bradenton. |
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| Main air
carrier runway length |
9,500 ft. |
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| Terminal
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240,000 sq. ft. |
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| Air cargo
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19,200 sq. ft. |
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| Public parking
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1,450 |
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| Land |
1,102 acres |
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Manatee County / 364 - Sarasota County) |
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| Scheduled
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| Air Canada |
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JetBlue |
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KLM |
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Northwest |
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| Alitallia |
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US Airways |
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| Delta |
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| Sample list
of non-stop SRQ flights* |
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Indianapolis, IN |
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| Baltimore, MD |
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Memphis, TN |
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| Boston, MA |
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New York, NY |
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| Charlotte, NC |
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Toronto, Canada |
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| Cincinnati, OH |
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Washington, DC |
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| Detroit, MI |
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| *Subject to
change |
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| SRQ General
Aviation Fixed Base Operations |
Website: |
| Dolphin
Aviation |
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www.srq-airport.com |
| Jones Aviation |
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| Rectrix
Aviaton |
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| Source: Sarasota Bradenton International Airport |
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| Tampa
International Airport |
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| Tampa International Airport is the largest airport in the region
with 21 carriers. The airport had
over 18 million passengers in 2008 with 260 daily departures. |
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| St.
Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport |
| St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport provides access
to commercial airliners, and smaller charter craft. The airport had over 740,000 passengers in
2008. |
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| Water Transportation |
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| Port
Manatee |
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Located in the eastern Gulf of Mexico at the entrance of the
Tampa Bay, Port Manatee is one of Florida's largest ports and is the closest
U.S. deepwater seaport to the Panama Canal.
Eight million Floridians live within two hours of Port Manatee. The port is a prime location with nearly
5,000 acres of surrounding green space ripe for development and features
40-foot deep facilities. Port Manatee
handles approximately 9 million tons of cargo each year. Located in Foreign
Trade Zone 169. Port Manatee offers
exceptional highway and interstate connections with 60-mph access to
Interstate 75 and Interstate 275. Trucks leaving Port Manatee reach I-75 and
I-275 in less than four minutes via U.S. Highway 41.
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| Primary Cargoes |
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Tropical fruits and vegetables |
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Citrus juices and beverages |
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Forestry products |
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Refined petroleum products |
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Finished phosphate fertilizers |
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Non-ferrous metals |
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Cement and cement clinker |
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Steel |
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Project cargo |
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| Top Imports and
Exports |
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Petroleum products - import |
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Cement products - import |
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Fertilizer - export |
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Forestry products - import |
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Fruit - import |
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Orange juice - import and export |
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Natural gas - import |
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Automobiles - export |
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| Port Manatee has more than one million square feet of public
warehouse and office space, featuring 202,000 square feet of refrigerated
space, including 30,000 square feet of freezer space. The port offers nearly
one-and-one-half miles of berthing for ships. Another 1,584 feet of deepwater
berthing is set for completion in 2010 with the opening of Berth 12. |
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Crane
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Gottwald HMK 6407 Mobile Harbor Container Crane |
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Lifting capacity: 100 tons at 80 feet |
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Reach: 13-container-wide reach |
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Container moves: up to 25 containers per hour |
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Height: 131 feet |
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Eye view from operator’s cab: 85 feet |
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Crane weight operational: 420 tons |
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Maximum radius: 167 feet |
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Height from
ground with boom elevated to 36 feet radius point: 257 feet |
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Hoisting speed:
100 tons – 66 feet per minute; 45 tons – 132 feet per minute |
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Multi-purpose
crane handling containers, project, heavy-lift, bulk, breakbulk and general
cargo |
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Manatee’s Class III railroad connects to CSX rail lines with two switch
engines (1,600 and 1,700 horsepower) and nine miles of standard gauge track,
20 switches, nine crossings and 300-car capacity. The railroad operates 24 hours a day to
accommodate customer needs, |
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| Source: Port Manatee |
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| Ground Transportation |
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| Motor Freight
Carriers |
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Bus Service |
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| ABF Freight
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Local Mass Transit |
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| CRST Logistics |
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Inter City Service |
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| GTI Logistics |
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Greyhound Lines: 15 Daily Arrivals / Departures |
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| Gator
Freightway |
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| Gingerich
Trucking |
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Shipping & Receiving |
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Regional Mail Handling Facility: |
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| Landstar Inway |
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Manasota Mail Processing Center |
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| Lee Transport
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Sorting Capacity: 2.8 million daily |
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| Pollywog
Transportation |
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| Roadway Express |
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Major Overnight Express Service (sampling) |
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| Specialized
Maerial |
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Airborne Express |
Federal Express |
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| Target
Interstate |
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DHL |
Greyhound |
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| WES-FLO Co. |
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Delta Airlines |
UPS |
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| Yellow
Transportation |
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Emery Worldwide |
U.S. Postal Service |
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| Source: Economic Development Council Research |
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Connects to Port Manatee's
railroad & all U.S. markets |
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Carload Shipments reach
major eastern U.S. cities in 3-6 days |
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Source:
CSX Transportation |
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Manatee’s Class III railroad connects to CSX rail lines with two switch
engines (1,600 and 1,700 horsepower) and nine miles of standard gauge track,
20 switches, nine crossings and 300-car capacity. The railroad operates 24 hours a day to
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