Talk:Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport

Why SRQ?

I did a Google search to find out why the airport code is SRQ. I didn't find anything after a bit of searching. If anyone has a source, could they add the info (plus a link to the source) to this page? Thanks! Pmurph5 (talk) 16:43, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Why SRQ? The Answer

From SRQ FAQ:

The SRQ designation has evolved from the pre-World War II, two-letter assigned codes of RS to its present global designation of SRQ. In the early days of aviation, radios were used for aviation navigation purposes, and codes were assigned to each aviation facility. During those days, there were not many facilities, but as the aviation industry grew the need for coordinated codes grew. The International Transport Association (IATA) assigned new three-letter codes worldwide. By 1948, use of these new codes was standard practice, and they were given to all cities with scheduled airline service and any associated navigational facilities. A city with only one airport needed only one code. At the same time, Sarasota’s RS was changed to SSO, considered to be very recognizable. Less-used letters (Q,Z,X) were added to more or less recognizable codes as “filters”. For example the Los Angeles LA became LAX. When a city was served by more than one airport, the name of each airport was coded. While NYC was assigned to the city itself, each of its servicing airports had special codes: LGA for La Guardia, IDL for Idlewild– now JFK, and EWR for Newark. The Sarasota NDB (non-directional beacon) was the only radio navigational facility between Tampa and Ft. Myers. All aircraft fortunate enough to have radios routinely used it. Most private aircraft had neither radios nor instrument flight capability. The former Civil Aeronautics Authority flight service stations began getting reports of pilots misinterpreting Sarasota’s designation of SSO, for the International Distress code, SOS. The only difference was the length of the pause between the “O” and the “S”. Eventually, a change had to be made. Of the unused codes, IATA selected, as the best-unassigned combination of recognizable letters to replace SSO, the two letters SR, to which the “filter” letter Q was added. So around 1956, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport became SRQ. These three code letters today designate the area of Sarasota-Bradenton not only to the aviation world but also throughout the community. Jamesedmo (talk) 17:24, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

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City limits and the airport

Thanks for finding that, @The Grid:! It's true that the southernmost bit of the airport is in the Sarasota city limits! Anyhow, I wonder if there are any PDFs that we could use as sources for that bit. I attempted to make archives on archive.is of the GIS mapping program but this seems to have failed. WhisperToMe (talk) 20:32, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

@WhisperToMe: It's no problem! I'm trying to find sources myself that go outside of the GIS. There's also a DRI associated with the airport and I know it gets reviewed by Manatee County, Sarasota County, and the City of Sarasota before going to the local entity that reviews them. Those documents should be public as well and always provide a narrative. – The Grid (talk) 20:37, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

Reference has been added! – The Grid (talk) 20:40, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

JetBlue source outdated

I had to remove Newark out of the destinations list under JetBlue as Newark flights isn’t available. Also, the source is from 10 years ago. 2600:1001:B014:C451:AC2B:BB34:2CE6:DFF5 (talk) 16:13, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Arrival Area

On driving into the Arrival Area to pick up my arriving passengers,I saw a large number of people waiting to be picked up. Arriving cars were strung out up to three lanes wide and 500 feet long. I looked for signs or markers identifying locations along this strip. I saw none. I suggest adding location markers so arriving cars and their pick-ups can find each other more readily. 73.55.77.90 (talk) 04:18, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your comment, but Wikipedia isn't a place for general discussion of the airport or its shortcomings. I suggest you email your idea to airport management, which you can do on their website. Mirza Ahmed (talk) 04:29, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

A direct link to contact the SRQ airport here. At least they can forward the issue to the right people. – The Grid (talk) 14:07, 5 January 2024 (UTC)