Sarasota Bradenton International Airport

6000 Airport Circle, Sarasota, FL 34243

"Nice, busy airport. Clean and fairly easy access. Many food/snack/convince items available at the gate area."

"Nice, clean, well-maintained and laid out facility. The size and design makes for convenient transit. Just minutes from the gate to the rental car counters (However, I suggest AVOIDING Avis -- atrocious service and no Preferred). There are a number of food choices both before and after security. The restrooms are clean and spacious."

"If you ever get stressed and tired out from large, confusing, and frustrating airports, then here is a smaller but very efficient international airport in Sarasota for you. It's more of a no-hassle airport. You still get the choice of the larger airlines, like American, United, Delta, Air Canada, etc. It doesn't have dozens of shops and restaurants inside. But it does have Starbucks and Dunkin to give you some energy. It has friendly staff who actually smile at you as they answer your questions. We picked up a good friend here who flew out of California to visit the Gulf Coast side of Florida. She was thrilled with her flight and the ease of a small airport to arrive in. She was relaxed and ready to enjoy her vacation in Sarasota. We were happy that there were hardly any cars to get around or bump into or be honked at. Stress-free experience!"

"The non-5 star review is for the baggage claim. It is very, very slow. We’ve traveled to Sarasota several times and every time the baggage claim has been slow. This time, we timed it. It was over 28 minutes from when we arrived at the baggage claim to when the bags started on the carousel. This is a problem. I’m hoping this review will alert the management that they need to up their game. Better leadership, maybe? More staff? Everyone around us was complaining and small kids were starting to scream. Since I travel to this airport a few times a year, I’ll update this review if they correct the baggage claim from being slow to timely. By comparison, at another airport, we landed, and by the time we got to the baggage claim the bags were already on the carousel. Baggage claim aside, it is nice to have an airport in Sarasota instead of having to fly into Tampa. There are restaurants, a bar, clothing stores, souvenir shops, etc. The women’s bathroom did have a diaper changing station and a wheel chair accessible stall."