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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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| Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ): |
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| Scheduled
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SRQ General Aviation Fixed Base Operations |
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| Air Canada |
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JetBlue |
Dolphin Aviation |
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| Air France |
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KLM |
Jones Aviation |
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| Alitalia |
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US Airways |
Rectrix Aviaton |
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| Delta |
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United |
Source:
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport |
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| Sample list
of non-stop SRQ flights* |
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| Atlanta, GA |
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New York, NY (JFK) |
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| Boston, MA |
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New York, NY (LGA) |
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| Charlotte, NC |
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Toronto, Canada |
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| Chicago, IL
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Washington, DC (DCA) |
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| Detroit, MI |
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*Subject to change |
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| Tampa International Airport |
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| Tampa International Airport is the largest airport in the region
with 21 carriers. |
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| St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport |
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| St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport provides access
to commercial airliners, and smaller charter craft. |
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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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Top Imports and Exports |
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Tropical fruits and vegetables |
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Petroleum products - import |
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Citrus juices and beverages |
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Cement products - import |
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Forestry products |
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Fertilizer - export |
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Refined petroleum products |
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Forestry products - import |
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Finished phosphate fertilizers |
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Fruit - import |
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Non-ferrous metals |
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Orange juice - import and export |
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Cement and cement clinker |
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Natural gas - import |
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Steel |
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Automobiles - export |
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Project cargo |
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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. |
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| Port 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
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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
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| Roadway Express |
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Major Overnight Express Service (sampling) |
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| Specialized
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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
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Emery Worldwide |
U.S. Postal Service |
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| Railroad
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| CSX Transportation |
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Connects to Port
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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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