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Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport

Sarasota, US

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Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport

Sarasota, United States · North America

A compact Gulf-coast field that ran 4.51 million passengers through one terminal with two TSA lines that do not connect: easy once you pick Allegiant-A or everyone-else-B, no lounge, and a dining card that still has not caught up with Wahlburgers.

Airportist Score

7.1/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.4
Comfort & amenities7.5
Food & retail7.8
Ground access7.3
Reliability7.2
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport

Sarasota, United States · North America

A compact Gulf-coast field that ran 4.51 million passengers through one terminal with two TSA lines that do not connect: easy once you pick Allegiant-A or everyone-else-B, no lounge, and a dining card that still has not caught up with Wahlburgers.

Airportist Score

7.1/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.4
Comfort & amenities7.5
Food & retail7.8
Ground access7.3
Reliability7.2
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Typical security
12 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
About 15 minutes to downtown Sarasota; about 20 minutes to Bradenton
Uber / Lyft
Cheapest to city
Breeze Transit 2 / 8 / 99
$1.50 cash / $0.75 half / $50 30-day; Route 99 fare waived; Token Transit since 25 Apr 2026 · About 30–45 minutes to downtown Sarasota on Route 2, depending on the bank
On time
77%
of departures
Terminals
1
terminal, 2 concourses, 2 TSA (A Allegiant / B others)
Passengers / year
4.51 million (CY 2025 official)

SRQ security wait times

5 photos

SRQGuide

Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

TSA

Two checkpoints — pick the right one

Allegiant uses Concourse A’s own TSA. Every other airline uses the main / Concourse B checkpoint. Official arrive-early page wants at least two hours; Thursday and Friday mornings are the named crush.

Official flysrq security copy still talks about a single screener line and does not print clock hours. American’s SRQ ticket counter is 04:00–19:30. Do not treat FlightQueue 04:00–20:00 as official.

Layout

A and B are not one sterile walk

After you clear the wrong checkpoint you cannot walk airside to the other concourse. A4–A8 are ground-level Allegiant gates; B is upstairs jet bridges.

Observer 15 Jan 2025: A1–A3 are a future connector, not open. CBP / FIS for Air Canada YYZ sits on the lower level of B. Confirm today’s FIDS before you commit to a curb.

Food

Trust March 2026 openings, not the dining card

The live flysrq.com/dining card is leftover. Concourse B now has Wahlburgers (opened 28 Feb 2026, B6–B8 next to Starbucks), Mattison’s, Motorworks, Huey Magoo’s, The Salty Key, Jimmy John’s, and a remodeled Starbucks.

Concourse A still has Anna Maria Oyster Bar and Patrick’s 1481. Landside Dewar’s Clubhouse is a restaurant, not a lounge. Official hours line is only “vary with the monthly schedule.”

Lounge

There is no passenger lounge

Live Priority Pass USA does not list SRQ. Do not buy a third-party Club SRQ pass. Budget the extra parking-and-TSA time on Thursday and Friday mornings instead.

Homepage banner (12 Sep 2026): lots fill quickly; allow shuttle time. Shade / Overflow sidewalk is temporarily redirected (~3-minute walk or shuttle).

Live conditions

Right now at SRQ

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

Best for

Gulf-coast leisure trips that already know Allegiant uses Concourse A
Drivers who will use Shade Lot $16 or Overflow $14
Travelers who want local food (Wahlburgers, Mattison’s, Anna Maria) after TSA

Watch out for

Two TSA checkpoints that do not connect airside — wrong line is a reclear
No passenger lounge and no Priority Pass
Thursday and Friday mornings: parking fills and the long-term shuttle adds time
Live flysrq.com/dining is leftover — Wahlburgers opened 28 Feb 2026

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

8.4

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

7.5

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

7.8

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

7.3

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

7.2

Lounges · 10%

Worth-it density and access quality.

2.0

Key stats

Editorial reference figures, not live readings.

Annual passengers

4.51 million (CY 2025 official)

Terminals

1 terminal, 2 concourses, 2 TSA (A Allegiant / B others)

On-time departures

77%

Typical security

12 min

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for SRQ.

Updated Sep 12, 2026

Official SMAA closeout reprinted 13 Jan 2026: CY 2025 **4,514,781** total passengers (+6.34% vs **4,245,686**). December 2025 **417,468** (+3.05% vs 405,115). FAA prelim CY 2025 enplanements **2,368,014** (rank 69) is a different extract — do not mix the two.
One civil campus at **6000 Airport Circle / 6000 Rick Piccolo Circle, Sarasota, FL 34243**. Official contact and AirNav still print Airport Circle. March 2026 board packets print Rick Piccolo Circle. Main **941-359-2770**. Ops **x4300**. Lost and found Police **x4256**, Mon–Fri 08:00–16:30, 90 days. Parking **SP+ 941-306-5410**. Owner **Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority**. President / CEO **Paul Hoback Jr.** (AirNav manager **941-359-5200**). The live Media page that still names **Fredrick J. Piccolo** as spokesperson is leftover — Piccolo retired in 2025.
Official airlines page (12 Sep 2026), eleven names: **Air Canada, Allegiant, American, Avelo, Breeze, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Sun Country, United**. Sun Country also has a named GPT casino-charter desk. Live March 2026 board dashboard: **68 nonstop destinations**.
**Two TSA checkpoints that do not connect airside.** Concourse A (opened Jan 2025) is Allegiant only, gates **A4–A8**, ground-level, own screening. Concourse B is everyone else (jet bridges; Wikipedia B1–B12 / B14). Official security copy is still generic 9/11 text and does not say this. Wrong concourse means a reclear.
**No passenger lounge.** Dewar's Clubhouse is a landside restaurant. Wahlburgers is a burger counter. Live Priority Pass USA (12 Sep 2026) has CHS / COS / GRR / GSP / XNA / SYR / TUL / PVD — **not SRQ**. American's own SRQ page: clubs **not available**. Aggregator **“The Club SRQ” is fiction.**
`lib/airports.json`: IATA **SRQ**, ICAO **KSRQ**, 27.39534, −82.554251, America/New_York. AirNav elev **29.9 ft**, 3 mi N of downtown Sarasota; 27.3954444, −82.5543889. RWY **14/32 9,500×150**, **4/22 5,006×150**. Civil passenger field — historical Sarasota AAF is gone. **Do not create a second airport for KSRQ.** PIE / TPA / RSW are other Gulf fields, not this page.

13 official sources

https://flysrq.com/
https://flysrq.com/airlines
https://flysrq.com/nonstop-destinations
https://flysrq.com/dining
https://flysrq.com/parking
https://flysrq.com/ground-transportation
https://flysrq.com/arrive-early-travel-tips
https://flysrq.com/amenities
https://flysrq.com/customs-information
https://flysrq.com/form/contact
https://flysrq.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/Board%20Package%203-23-2026.pdf
https://www.airnav.com/airport/KSRQ
https://www.scgov.net/government/breeze-transit/breeze-routes

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Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport and the Sarasota city center
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Getting There
4 ways into the city, compared on time, cost, and luggage.
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Lounges
No passenger lounge. Official dining / amenities / terminal-map cards name restaurants and shops, not a club. American: clubs not available. Live Priority Pass USA (12 Sep 2026) does not include SRQ. Escape / The Club SRQ / Gate-B shower write-ups are aggregator fiction.
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Traveler Tips
Read the airline before you join a security line. Allegiant is A. Everyone else is B. A wrong pick is a reclear, not a walk.
12 tips & hacks
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Amenities
5 rated amenities — food, Wi-Fi, quiet spots, family, and sleep.
Two unconnected TSA lines
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Water
Where to refill for free, and where a bottle costs the least airside.
4 spots1 free or refill
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Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport and the Sarasota city center

This airport SRQ
City center Sarasota

Terminal navigation guide

Terminal-change and gate-area notes pulled from the markdown guide.

From Terminals & Navigation

One terminal building (opened 29 Oct 1989), now with two concourses that do not share a sterile corridor. Ticketing and the main checkpoint sit with Concourse B upstairs. Bags, rentals, and ground transportation sit downstairs next to the curb. Official terminal-map copy still sells “very short walking distances” — true inside a concourse, false if you picked the wrong TSA.
Concourse A (opened January 2025; Observer 15 Jan 2025 / ribbon the night before first Allegiant flights): five ground-level gates A4–A8, all leased to Allegiant. Own TSA. Anna Maria Oyster Bar, Patrick’s 1481, sundries. About $115 million on the same contract as B restroom / escalator work. Future A1–A3 connector and more A gates are drawings, not today’s walk.
Concourse B: upstairs jet bridges for American, Delta, Southwest, United, JetBlue, Frontier, Breeze, Avelo, Air Canada, Sun Country. Wikipedia (citing the airport): 13 B gates (B1–B12, B14). CBP / FIS for scheduled international arrivals is on the lower level of B. AirNav: US Customs GA on the west end of the terminal ramp; B8 GAF for private foreign arrivals.
Official welcome copy still talks as if there is one easy concourse. That sentence predates A. Do not plan a “walk over to Allegiant after you eat at Wahlburgers” unless you are already on B and staying on B.
Construction you will feel (March 2026 board + live parking page): inbound baggage-claim expansion in design / procurement; Shade / Overflow sidewalk detour; QTA / parking-garage work is in the capital program (the consolidated QTA was postponed into the garage project). Hurricane Milton (Oct 2024) tore the Concourse B roof — the terminal is open; do not treat 2024 closure copy as current.

Ground transport guide

City-transfer, rideshare, train, and parking guidance from the markdown guide.

From Ground Transport & Parking

Parking (official rates effective 1 Oct 2025): first 0–20 minutes $2 in every public lot, then the daily cap. Short-Term $29 (across from the terminal). Long-Term $16. Shade Lot $16 (400+ covered, credit-card exit only). Overflow A & D and Tower Lot $14, opened only as needed. Shuttle from Long-Term and overflow. SP+ 941-306-5410. Official page: “we do not run out of spaces” and “lots do fill up” — the homepage Thursday / Friday banner is the one to budget. No RV parking. No official reservation product on the parking page (third-party “reserve SRQ” blogs are not SMAA).
Drop-off is the terminal curb. Official pages do not name a free cell lot. Do not invent one.
Uber / Lyft: official ground page — designated pickup at the far west end of the ticket wing in the Ground Transportation area. Follow the app + the signs.
On-demand cars: official page names ALD Limo on the west bag-claim curb, uniformed starter, quoted flat by destination, 855-799-LIMO / the ALD app. Other taxis and limos: call ahead, second lane of the GT queue; a starter is at the GT exit. Official pages do not print a municipal taxi tariff.
Hotel courtesy shuttles: GT queuing area.
Bus: official ground page still says SCAT timetables at the ad past the rental counters, both information booths, and the GT bus shelter. The county system is now branded Breeze. Live Breeze schedules (effective 25 Apr 2026): Route 2 Downtown / Airport / UTC Mall Monday–Sunday; Route 8 also serves the airport; Route 99 Downtown / U.S. 41 / Airport / Bradenton Monday–Saturday, no Sunday, fare waived on 99 by an FDOT grant. Standard Breeze fare $1.50 cash (overpay comes back as a change voucher); half fare $0.75; 30-day pass $50; Token Transit mobile tickets since 25 Apr 2026. Ages 80+ ride free on the standard rules. Do not use 2023 trolley-planning copy as a live product name.
Rentals sit at bag claim. Official amenities / lost-and-found phones: Avis/Budget 941-359-5350 x18, Enterprise 941-359-5543, Hertz 941-355-8840, Thrifty/Dollar 941-355-2996 x232, Alamo/National 941-359-5540 x2221. March 2026 engineering notes mention coordinating a Sixt storage lot for the QTA project — that is not an official on-airport passenger counter on the amenities list. Do not assume Sixt at bag claim.
Drive time: official Getting-to-SRQ / AirNav — about 3 miles north of downtown Sarasota, ~6 miles south of Bradenton. Budget extra on Thursday / Friday mornings.

Ride to Sarasota

Pickup at SRQ. Where the app supports it, dropoff is set to Sarasota city center for a live price.

To city center

Sarasota

~7.0 km

Typical fare

$1.50

From Breeze Transit 2 / 8 / 99 notes

On-demand apps

Uber → city Lyft → city

Fixed-price transfers

GetTransfer quotes Kiwitaxi quotes

Compare prepaid private transfers to Sarasota — useful overnight, with luggage, or when you want a locked-in fare before you land.

Shade / Long-Term / Overflow

Official rates since 1 Oct 2025: Shade $16 covered, Long-Term $16, Overflow A/D and Tower $14 as needed. Short-Term across from the terminal is $29.

Time to city

Shuttle or ~3-minute redirected walk to the curb, then ~15 min to downtown Sarasota

Cost

$14–$16/day after the first 20 minutes at $2

Tip: Thursday / Friday mornings follow the lot signs. Mobile-pay QR: 30 min to exit Short-Term, 40 min Long-Term, 1 hour other lots. No official reservations. No RVs. Eight L2 EV chargers in Short-Term row A8.

FastestBest for luggage

Uber / Lyft

Official pickup is the designated Ground Transportation area at the far west end of the ticket wing.

Time to city

About 15 minutes to downtown Sarasota; about 20 minutes to Bradenton

Cost

App price; official pages do not print a flat

Tip: Follow the app plus the GT signs. Official pages do not name a free cell lot.

Cheapest

Breeze Transit 2 / 8 / 99

Official ground page still says SCAT. Live county brand is Breeze. Route 2 Downtown / Airport / UTC daily; Route 8 also hits the airport; Route 99 Downtown / US 41 / Airport / Bradenton Monday–Saturday, no Sunday, fare waived on 99.

Time to city

About 30–45 minutes to downtown Sarasota on Route 2, depending on the bank

Cost

$1.50 cash / $0.75 half / $50 30-day; Route 99 fare waived; Token Transit since 25 Apr 2026

Tip: Timetables at the rental-counter ads, both information booths, and the GT bus shelter.

ALD Limo + call-ahead taxis

Official page names ALD Limo on the west bag-claim curb, uniformed starter, quoted flat, 855-799-LIMO. Other taxis and limos: call ahead, second GT lane.

Time to city

About 15 minutes to downtown Sarasota

Cost

Quoted flat / meter — official pages do not print a municipal tariff

Tip: Do not assume a taxi is sitting at 23:00. ALD is the only named on-demand starter.

Lounge & amenity notes

Lounge, food, and quiet-spot picks pulled from the markdown guide.

From Lounges, Food & Amenities

No passenger lounge. Official dining / amenities / terminal-map cards name restaurants and shops, not a club. American: clubs not available. Live Priority Pass USA (12 Sep 2026) does not include SRQ. Escape / The Club SRQ / Gate-B shower write-ups are aggregator fiction.
Dewar's Clubhouse (official dining: pre-security, Golf Digest / scotch-bar concept) is a restaurant. Do not badge it as a lounge.
Dining — do not trust the live dining card alone. flysrq.com/dining (12 Sep 2026) still lists landside Dewar’s / Dewar’s To Go / Freshens / Dunkin’-in-Travelmart and airside Starbucks / Gulf Breeze Café / Beach Market Café near B4 / Dunkin’ Express / Kona Bar / Jimmy John’s, hours “vary according to monthly flight schedules.” Observer 16 Mar 2026, written after the B food refresh finished: Wahlburgers (opened 28 Feb 2026, Concourse B next to Starbucks between B6 and B8, SSP America, counter + full bar), Huey Magoo’s, Mattison’s, Motorworks Brewing, The Salty Key, Seaside Mercantile / Shoppes at Siesta Key, Jimmy John’s, remodeled Starbucks. Concourse A: Anna Maria Oyster Bar and Patrick’s 1481. March 2026 SMAA spotlight also lists a Wahlburgers grand opening. ARFF notes in that same board packet still mention Wahlburgers construction / gas-line work — the restaurant is open; some finish work continued after opening.
Wi-Fi: amenities page SRQWIFI + email. Terminal map #FlySRQ-Fi is leftover. No password on official copy.
Water: terminal-map legend includes Water Fill Stations. Disabilities page: accessible drinking fountains. Official pages do not map bottle fillers and do not print bottle prices.
Luggage carts: official map $5 Smart Carte in bag claim and on the curb, rebate if returned; Visa / MC / Amex / Discover or $1 / $5 bills.
ATMs: official map — west bag claim near the GT exit; two more on the second floor by the up escalator and on the concourse. Ready Credit cash-to-card in front of the Delta counter.
TSA Cares 1-855-787-2227. Curbside wheelchair / loading help is on the disabilities page.

good

Two unconnected TSA lines

Accessibility

Concourse A (Jan 2025) is Allegiant only, gates A4–A8, own checkpoint. Concourse B is jet-bridge gates for everyone else. Official security copy still reads like one line.

basic

No passenger lounge

Has Lounge

Official dining cards, American’s SRQ page, and the live Priority Pass USA list have no SRQ club. Dewar’s Clubhouse is a landside restaurant. Do not buy a third-party Club SRQ pass.

good

Wahlburgers and B-side refresh

Food

Wahlburgers opened 28 Feb 2026 between B6 and B8 next to the remodeled Starbucks. Also Mattison’s, Motorworks, Huey Magoo’s, The Salty Key, Jimmy John’s. Concourse A: Anna Maria Oyster Bar and Patrick’s 1481. Official dining card is stale.

basic

SRQWIFI

Fast WiFi

Amenities page: connect to SRQWIFI and enter an email (newsletter signup). Terminal-map legend still says #FlySRQ-Fi — leftover. No posted password.

good

Breeze Transit + $16 shade parking

Easy Transport

Routes 2, 8, and 99 stop at the airport ($1.50; 99 fare-waived Mon–Sat). Shade Lot is 400+ covered stalls at $16/day. Eight complimentary Level 2 EV chargers in Short-Term row A8.

Editorial guide tricks

The markdown guide's highest-signal tactics before the data-backed tips below.

From Best Airport Tricks & Hacks

Read the airline before you join a security line. Allegiant is A. Everyone else is B. A wrong pick is a reclear, not a walk.
After the main / B checkpoint you can walk the B jet-bridge concourse. Live FIDS is the gate list. Wikipedia’s “B1–B12, B14” is the published B set; AirNav: B1 is limited to 118 ft wingspan. Do not navigate A from a B boarding pass.
Need a human: information booths on official ground-transport copy sit near the down escalator and on the second level. White courtesy phones are on the FAQ.
Homepage parking banner is newer than any “we never run out of spaces” sentence. On Thursday / Friday mornings follow the lot signs and budget the long-term / overflow shuttle (two hours before first departure through the last arrival, even if delayed).
Shade Lot is 400+ covered stalls: enter Rick Piccolo / Airport Circle and turn right before the terminal. Credit-card-only exit, intercom for problems. Sidewalk to Shade / Overflow is temporarily redirected — official copy: about a 3-minute walk or take the shuttle.
Eight complimentary Level-2 EV chargers sit in Short-Term row A8. The parking rate still applies.
Mobile-pay the ticket (QR on the stub), then you have 30 minutes to exit Short-Term, 40 minutes Long-Term, 1 hour other lots. Four “credit card only” plaza lanes plus cashier lanes. Amex / Visa / MC / Discover. No RVs in any lot.
Wi-Fi: official amenities page SSID SRQWIFI, email required, and that address is added to the “What’s New at SRQ” list. The terminal-map page still prints #FlySRQ-Fi — leftover. Use the splash you actually see.

01

SecurityTraveler Tips & Hacks

Read the airline before you join a line

Allegiant clears Concourse A. Every other airline clears the main / B checkpoint.

Official arrive-early page wants at least two hours. Homepage banner: Thursday and Friday mornings are the crush. Official pages do not print TSA clock hours. American’s ticket counter is 04:00–19:30. CLEAR+ printed IMPACTED/Closed on 12 Sep 2026 — verify on the day. No official guest-pass kiosk.

Pro

Each checkpoint is smaller than a hub’s single line.

Watch-out

Wrong concourse means a landside reclear — A and B do not connect airside.

02

FoodTraveler Tips & Hacks

Trust March 2026 openings, not the dining card

flysrq.com/dining still lists Gulf Breeze / Beach Market and misses Wahlburgers.

Observer 16 Mar 2026: Wahlburgers (B6–B8, opened 28 Feb 2026), Huey Magoo’s, Mattison’s, Motorworks, The Salty Key, Seaside Mercantile. Concourse A still has Anna Maria Oyster Bar and Patrick’s 1481. Hours “vary with the monthly schedule.” Dewar’s Clubhouse is landside food, not a lounge.

Pro

B-side food is newer and more local than the leftover card suggests.

Watch-out

You cannot walk from a B boarding pass to A dining without reclearing.

03

TransportTraveler Tips & Hacks

Budget the shuttle on Thursday and Friday mornings

Homepage banner: lots fill quickly. Official pages do not name a free cell lot.

Rates since 1 Oct 2025: Short-Term $29, Long-Term $16, Shade $16, Overflow/Tower $14. Shuttle from long-term/overflow two hours before first departure through the last arrival. Uber/Lyft at the far west end of the ticket wing. Official copy still says SCAT; the system is Breeze (routes 2 / 8 / 99).

Pro

Shade Lot is covered $16 and sits before the terminal loop.

Watch-out

Shade / Overflow sidewalk is temporarily redirected (~3-minute walk or shuttle).

04

LoungeTraveler Tips & Hacks

There is no passenger lounge

Live Priority Pass USA does not list SRQ. American: clubs not available.

Do not buy a third-party Club SRQ or Escape SRQ pass. Dewar’s Clubhouse and Wahlburgers are restaurants. Budget extra parking-and-TSA time on Thursday and Friday mornings instead of hunting a club.

Pro

Nothing to chase — plan food on the correct concourse.

Watch-out

Long sit with no shower, no day-pass club, and no PP hall.

Best quality

Starbucks bottled water

Airside Concourse B, remodeled café next to Wahlburgers between Gates B6 and B8

Buy a bottleConcourse Bairside

Official dining card still lists Starbucks post-security. Observer 16 Mar 2026 pins the remodel next to Wahlburgers. Official pages do not print a bottle price.

Price: posted register price

Best value

Dunkin' bottled water

Landside Dunkin' inside the Paradies Travelmart, plus the official Dunkin' Express past the main TSA

Buy a bottleTicketing / Concourse Bairside

Official dining card: landside Dunkin' in Travelmart and a post-security Dunkin' Express. Official pages do not print a bottle price or a standing clock.

Price: posted register price

Dewar's Clubhouse / To Go

Landside, before either TSA — official dining card still lists Dewar's Clubhouse and Dewar's To Go pre-security

Buy a bottleTicketinglandside

Use this only if you have not cleared security. It is a restaurant, not a lounge.

Price: posted register price

Mapped water-fill stations

Hunt the official terminal-map Water Fill Stations icons — official pages do not print gate pins

Refill stationTerminalairside

The terminal-map legend includes Water Fill Stations. The disabilities page mentions accessible drinking fountains. Neither page maps a bottle filler. Treat this as a hunt, not a pin.

Entry requirements

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Published alerts

Editorial profile notes — not a live alert feed. Live operations are on Overview and in the panel below.

Published alerts

Typical operations snapshot — editorial, not live news. File dated Sep 12, 2026.

Normal

Two TSA lines that do not connect — Allegiant is A, everyone else is BThursday / Friday mornings: parking fills; budget the long-term shuttleInbound bag-claim expansion in procurement (March 2026 board)

Typical delay mix from the same editorial snapshot — not a live feed. Current operations are on Overview.

Typical departure delays16 min · 22%

Typical arrival delays16 min · 22%

Typical cancellations0 min · 1%

Live operations

Live operational signals from Flighty or FAA, plus checkpoint waits where airports publish them.

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