April brings 17% passenger increase to local airport

Now that two of the busiest months for the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport are over, officials can now focus on the airport’s $73 million expansion project that was started to catch up with passenger numbers.

April proved to be another busy month with 451,036 passengers traveling through the airport, a 17% increase over April 2022. It was the airport’s busiest April on record, according to a press release. 

Over the past 12 months, through April 2023, there have been 4.11 million passengers recorded at the airport. Additionally, there was an 18% increase in passenger number during the first four months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.