Sarasota Airport with a Connecting Flight or Tampa Airport and a Non-Stop Flight? Maverick was talking to some people at work and they were having this discussion. If you could not get a direct flight from the Sarasota Airport, would you drive to the Tampa Airport to take a direct flight. Lulu said, has long as prices were about equal, she would almost always pick Sarasota over Tampa. Lots of people wanted to share their thoughts. LISTEN HERE