New flight takes off from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport

Starting this fall, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport will have a new flight. American Airlines is launching service between SRQ and Miami, the airport says in a statement.

Nonstop service to Miami will begin Nov. 3. Flights will be on a 76-seat Embraer 175 jet departing SRQ at 6:30 a.m. and arriving at MIA at 7:40 a.m. For the return trip, officials say flights will leave MIA at 9:30 p.m. and get into SRQ at 10:40 p.m., though the schedule is subject to change.

“We are thrilled to announce that American Airlines will be adding Miami, FL (MIA) as their sixth nonstop destination from SRQ,” Rick Piccolo, president and CEO of SRQ, says in the statement.

Currently, American Airlines also offers nonstop service between SRQ and Charlotte, North Carolina (CLT); Washington, D.C. (DCA); Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (DFW); Chicago, Illinois (ORD); and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PHL).

“American is pleased to connect Sarasota with our Miami hub,” Jordan Pack, American’s director of domestic network planning, says in a statement. “Miami is our gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean, and with this service, customers will be able to connect to more than 60 destinations in the region.”

SRQ serves 11 airlines offering 68 nonstop destinations.