Denver (DEN) to Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ)
Flight time
≈ 3h 52m
Bearing
117° SE
Denver (DEN) to Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ) is 1,530 miles (2,462 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–SRQ
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–SRQ; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 60% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
10
May 2026
Seats
1,636
both directions
Passengers
1,448
both directions
Load factor
88.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–SRQ?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–SRQ in May 2026 (10 departures).
- WN
10 departures · 1,636 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.5%
Load
What plane flies DEN–SRQ?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 60% of DEN–SRQ departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
6 departures · 86.5% load
60.0% - Boeing 737-700
3 departures · 92.0% load
30.0% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 92.6% load
10.0%
How has DEN–SRQ traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–SRQ departures rose from 1 in August 2025 to 10 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–SRQ traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
1 departures · 121 passengers
67.6%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
42 departures · 5,548 passengers
81.5%
Load
November 2025
58 departures · 7,563 passengers
81.5%
Load
December 2025
90 departures · 12,528 passengers
84.7%
Load
January 2026
108 departures · 12,699 passengers
74.6%
Load
February 2026
104 departures · 12,532 passengers
80.6%
Load
March 2026
121 departures · 16,181 passengers
85.3%
Load
April 2026
76 departures · 10,795 passengers
85.6%
Load
May 2026
10 departures · 1,448 passengers
88.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → SRQ
83.8% full
5 departures · 638 passengers
SRQ → DEN
92.6% full
5 departures · 810 passengers
Nonstop DEN–SRQ traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Sarasota/Bradenton
US
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
Coordinates
27.39°N, 82.55°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ)?
DEN to SRQ is 1,530 miles (2,462 km / 1,329 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to SRQ?
A nonstop covers the 1,530-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–SRQ?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (60.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (30.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–SRQ?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,530-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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