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DATA CENTER RESOURCES/LINKS ABOUT THE EDC CONTACT US

 Domestic/International Air Transportation
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ):
Main air carrier runway length 9,500 ft.
Terminal complex 240,000 sq. ft.
Air cargo building 19,200 sq. ft.
Public parking spaces 1,450
Land 1,102 acres
(738 acres - Manatee County / 364 - Sarasota County)
Scheduled Carriers:
Air Canada Continental
Air France Delta
AirTran Airways Northwest
Alitallia US Airways
American Eagle
Cape Air
Sample list of SRQ Flights*
Albany, NY Detroit, MI Nashville, TN
Atlanta, GA Grand Rapids, MI New York, NY
Baltimore, MD Houston, TX Newark, NJ
Boston, MA Indianapolis, IN Minneapolis, MN
Charlotte, NC Kansas City, MO Syracuse, NY
Chicago, IL Milwaukee, WI Tampa, FL
Cincinnati, OH
*Subject to change
SRQ General Aviation Fixed Base Operations WEBSITE:
Dolphin Aviation www.srq-airport.com
Jones Aviation
Rectrix Aviaton
Source:  Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, June 2008
Tampa International Airport
Tampa International Airport is the largest airport in the region with 21 carriers. 
St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport
St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport provides access to commercial airliners, and smaller charter craft.
Both about 45 minutes away from Manatee County.
 Water Transportation
Port Manatee
Port Manatee occupies approximately 1,100 acres and features 40-foot deep facilities. Its location, on U.S. 41, five minutes north of the intersection of I-275 and U.S. 41, lies just minutes north of Bradenton.  It is the closest U.S. deepwater seaport to the Panama Canal.
# of Berths 12  
Harbor Channel Length 2.9 miles Facilities      
Harbor Channel Width 400' Warehouse space 781,000 sq. ft.
Harbor Chanel &    Available industrial land 500 acres
         Habor Depth 40' + 2' MLW Sq. Ft. of Chill Space 202,000
Miles of Port-Owned   Sq. Ft. of Frozen Space 30,000
         Railroad Track 7.2 miles Container Yard Size 20 acres
  Reefer plugs 168
Cargo      
Break Bulk Liquid & Dry Bulk Available Services  
Containerized Refrigerated Cargo Chanderling & Vessel Fuel Bunkering
General Cargo RoRo   Customs  
Heavy Lift Project Cargo Rail  
  Public Scales  
Scheduled Service   Ship Repairs  
Costa Rica Chile   Stevedoring  
Brazil Peru   Tug  
Guatemala Dominican Republic          
Honduras  
Major Tenants & Users
Alpico International Gulfstream Natural Gas
C & D Fruit & Vegetable Kinder Morgan
Eastern Portland Cement Logistec USA
Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Port Manatee Forestry Terminal
Florida DEP Fish Hatchery Vulcan Minerals
Florida Rock Industries WSI of the Southeast
Fresh Del Monte Produce
Source:  Port Manatee, 2008
 Ground Transportation              
Motor Freight Carriers Bus Service          
ABF Freight System Local Mass Transit  
CRST Logistics Inter City Service  
GTI Logistics Greyhound Lines:  15 Daily Arrivals / Departures  
Gator Freightway    
Gingerich Trucking Shipping & Receiving  
Interstate Truckers Regional Mail Handling Facility:  
Landstar Inway   Manasota Mail Processing Center
Lee Transport Service   Sorting Capacity: 2.8 million daily
Pollywog Transportation    
Roadway Express Major Overnight Express Service (sampling)
Specialized Maerial Airborne Express Federal Express
Target Interstate DHL Greyhound  
WES-FLO Co. Delta Airlines UPS  
Yellow Transportation Emery Worldwide U.S. Postal Service
           
Source:  Economic Development Council Research, June 2008
Railroad Service
CSX Transportation
u Connects to Port Manatee's railroad & all U.S. markets
u Carload Shipments reach major eastern U.S. cities in 3-6 days
Source:  CSX Transportation, June 2008
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL * MANATEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
P.O. BOX 321 * 222 10th Street West * Bradenton, FL 34206-0321 * Phone: +1 (1-941) 748-3411 * E-mail: Info@manateeEDC.com