Manatee County Transportation


 
 Domestic/International Air Transportation
Major Area Airports
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.
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ):
Scheduled Carriers: SRQ General Aviation Fixed Base Operations
Air Canada JetBlue Dolphin Aviation
Air France KLM Jones Aviation
Alitalia US Airways Rectrix Aviaton
Delta United Source:  Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
Sample list of non-stop SRQ flights*
Atlanta, GA New York, NY (JFK)
Boston, MA New York, NY (LGA)
Charlotte, NC Toronto, Canada
Chicago, IL (ORD) Washington, DC (DCA)
Detroit, MI *Subject to change
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.  
 Water Transportation
Port Manatee
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.
Primary Cargoes Top Imports and Exports
Tropical fruits and vegetables Petroleum products - import
Citrus juices and beverages Cement products - import
Forestry products Fertilizer - export
Refined petroleum products Forestry products - import
Finished phosphate fertilizers Fruit - import
Non-ferrous metals Orange juice - import and export
Cement and cement clinker Natural gas - import
Steel Automobiles - export
Project cargo
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. 
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.
Source:  Port Manatee
 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
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