Longboat Key evaluates impacts of new flight path

Longboat Key evaluates impacts of new flight path

Departing flights from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport have traveled over Longboat Key since 2006.But in 2024, the flight path for SRQ departures was altered, meaning planes now travel above Longboat about a mile north of where they used to. The new flight path has led the town of Longboat Key to look into any potential impacts of the change.“We have seen some residue on furniture and other things that wasn’t there before, so we’re tryi…