Home of the continental USA's best beach, Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport will (hopefully) be jam-packed for my first ever flyout! Sarasota is a city about 60 miles south of Tampa and is served by many airlines, predominantly Southwest and Allegiant. SRQ also has a large General Aviation presence, especially with private jets.
KSRQ has 2 runways - 14/32 and 4/22. Almost all aircraft operations are handled on runway 14/32, while runway the smaller 4/22 is used mostly with general aviation, and rarely used with commercial (even when winds are favorable).
Sarasota's airport interestingly has the ICAO code KSRQ - but the roots of the seemingly random "Q" in the code are in the field's past military operation. Before IATA and ICAO codes, Sarasota/Bradenton operated under RS, then switched to SSO when 3 letters were needed for all codes. In WW2, the base's code switched to SRQ because SSO was too close to SOS and they wanted to avoid confusion.
Sarasota/Bradenton has a strong General Aviation presence and there are many gates available to fly pattern work in and around KSRQ during the event for those who love flying smaller crafts or need landings for Grade 4!
Server: Expert Server
Airport: KSRQ - Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport
Time: 2022-04-23T20:00:00Z→2022-04-23T16:30:00Z
How to join: Reply with your gate or IFATC request!
NOTAM:
Please keep it professional as this is on the Expert server. Please spawn 15 minutes before the event time. Respect all of the other people even if there is another person not in the event. Have fun, everybody!
(Please consider a gate in General Aviation, they make up over 75% of KSRQ’s traffic 😁)
Terminal B (4 Gates Remaining!)
| Gate | Destination | Aircraft | Flight Number | Flight Time | Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Grand Rapids | A320 | Allegiant 1072 | 2:45 | @ThePotato |
| B2 | New Haven | B738 | Avelo 306 | 2:10 | @Chase_Smith1 |
| B3 | Dallas Fort-Worth | A320 | American 2679 | 3:00 | |
| B4 | Atlanta 3D | A321 | Delta 513 | 1:30 | @Pilot_InfiniteFlight |
| B5 | Boston 3D | A220 | Jetblue 940 | 3:00 | @Avaitor1 |
| B6 | Chicago Midway 3D | B737 | Southwest 2632 | 2:50 | @ORD777flyer |
| B7 | Minneapolis | A320 | Delta 2602 | 3:30 | @Callum_King |
| B8 | Charlotte 3D | B738 | American 1477 | 1:50 | @CaptainE |
| B9 | Toronto Pearson 3D | A319 | Air Canada Rouge 1633 | 2:50 | |
| B10 | Houston - Hobby 3D | B737 | Southwest 2449 | 2:15 | |
| B11 | Denver 3D | A320 | United 1810 | 4:10 | @Ultimate_Shane |
| B12 | Hartford | BCS3 | Breeze 505 | 2:55 | |
| B14 | Indianapolis | B737 | Southwest 3062 | 2:20 | @Metro_Aviation |
Dolphin Aviation (5 Gates Remaining!)
| Gate | Destination | Aircraft | Flight Time | Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin Aviation 01 | Pattern Work* | C172 | Your Choice | |
| Dolphin Aviation 02 | Ocala* | TBM-930 | 1:05 | |
| Cirrus Aviation | Punta Gorda* | SR22 | 0:20 | |
| GA SW01 | Naples* | C172 | 1:20 | |
| GA SW02 | Pensacola* | C172 | 3:30 |
*This is purely a suggestion, you can pick any route you would like!
Rectrix Aviation (3 Gates Remaining!)
| Gate | Destination | Aircraft | Flight Time | Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBO Rectrix 01 | Nassau* | Citation X | 1:00 | @itscay519 |
| FBO Rectrix 02 | Chattanooga* | Citation X | 1:50 | |
| Cirrus Aviation | Gainesville* | SR22 | 1:20 | @Aiden_Hodges |
| HANGAR 01 | Pattern Work* | Cessna 172 | Your Choice | |
| HANGAR 02 | Pattern Work* | Cessna 172 | Your Choice | |
| HANGAR 03 | Kansas City** | B757 | 3:00 | @PolandBall_120 |
| HANGAR 04 | Pattern Work* | Cessna 172 | Your Choice | @Captain_ATK |
*This is purely a suggestion, you can pick any route you would like!
** IRL Hangar 03 stores a private B757 but in-game you cannot spawn there with one. If you choose this gate, please spawn in early and taxi to the correct gate before the flyout.
Standby Gates
Signing up standby does NOT guarantee attendance! as many people cancel right before events, anyone who signs up standby will be allowed to fill the gaps! This is perfect for those who are unsure if they can make the event or anyone interested in signing up after all gates are occupied. Standby is first come first serve, so whoever is standby 1 will have their choice over standby 2, etc. 1 day before the event starts, a poll will be sent out to all signed up for a gate (not standby) asking to confirm attendance. 3 hours before the event starts, anyone who answered no (can not attend) to the poll or didn’t answer the poll at all will be removed and all standby sign-ups will have the opportunity to take a gate. order of signup (standby 1, standby 2, standby 3, etc.) will decide who gets what!
| Standby Gates | |
|---|---|
| Standby 1 | |
| Standby 2 | |
| Standby 3 | |
| Standby 4 | |
| Standby 5 | |
| Standby 6 |
More gates will be available once these fill up!