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Orlando International Airport

Orlando · United States · America/New_York

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4Runways
12,005Longest (ft)
96Elevation (ft)
102Route Records
35Airline Records
UTC-5Timezone
260Mapped Stands
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Route Intelligence

48Well Connected
Shortest route
GNVGainesville Regional Airport168.5 km
Silver Airways (3M)
Longest route
FRAFrankfurt Main Airport7,619.3 km
United Airlines
Nearest international
MHHLeonard M. Thompson International Airport468.2 km
Silver Airways (3M)
Longest international
FRAFrankfurt Main Airport7,619.3 km
Lufthansa Cargo
Longest domestic
SEASeattle–Tacoma International Airport4,104.7 km
American Airlines

Airport Connectivity Score

48/100

Well Connected

Destinations served102 destinations
Airline diversity35 airlines
Haul mix coverage3 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

17L/35R9,001 ftAsphaltLIT
17R/35L10,000 ftConcreteLIT
18L/36R12,005 ftAsphalt/ConcreteLIT
18R/36L12,004 ftConcreteLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
43
medium-haul
52
long-haul
7

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
ORLOrlando Executive Airport13.1 km
Nearest same country
ORLOrlando Executive Airport13.1 km
Nearest international
FPOGrand Bahama International Airport331.3 km
Farthest airport
MJKShark Bay Airport18,516.9 km
Within 500 km: 57 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 181 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 646 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1ORLOrlando Executive Airport13.1 kmM
2ISMKissimmee Gateway Airport20 kmM
3SFBOrlando Sanford International Airport39 kmL
4TIXSpace Coast Regional Airport50.7 kmM
5LEELeesburg International Airport65.5 kmM
6COFPatrick Space Force Base71.7 kmM
7MLBMelbourne Orlando International Airport74.9 kmM
8LALLakeland Linder International Airport85.2 kmM
9DABDaytona Beach International Airport87.2 kmM
10VRBVero Beach Regional Airport122.7 kmM

ATC Frequencies9

A/DAPP/DEP119.4 MHz
ATISATIS121.25 MHz
CLDCLNC DEL134.7 MHz
GNDGND121.8 MHz
OPSAR OPS41.5 MHz
RDOST PETERSBURG RDO122.1 MHz
RDOST PETERSBURG RDO122.2 MHz
TWRTWR118.45 MHz
UNICUNICOM122.95 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

73W
67
320
45
738
38
757
23
73C
22
319
17
73H
16
733
15
E90
14
SF3
13

Live Departures & Arrivals50

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FFT1786A21N125 ft
AAL1606A3211,850 ft
N891JSC56X1,675 ft
BHS238B7372,700 ft
AAL2117A3217,325 ft
N1794XC210800 ft
FFT1691A21N5,775 ft
DAL482A21N2,950 ft
CMP479B7386,975 ft
SWA1025B7375,725 ft

Source: adsb.lol — community ADS-B network. Approximate local traffic within 40nm, not a definitive schedule.

Aircraft Spotted Here

Airbus A321-271NX at Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l Airport - KCLEPhoto: DJ Reed via JetPhotosAirbus A321-231 at San Diego Int'l Airport-Lindbergh Field - KSANPhoto: Mike MacKinnon via JetPhotosCessna 560XL Citation XLS Gen2 at DeKalb Peachtree Airport - KPDKPhoto: TranNguyenAnBinh via JetPhotosBoeing 737-752 at Miami Int'l Airport - KMIAPhoto: spotter_cr506 via JetPhotosAirbus A321-211 at Miami Int'l Airport - KMIAPhoto: acphotographycr via JetPhotosCessna 210L Centurion at Gainesville Regional Airport - KGNVPhoto: Maik Voigt via JetPhotos

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Airline Records in Dataset35

EIAer Lingus
AMAeroMéxico
ACAir Canada
AFAir France
TSAir Transat
FLAirTran Airways
ASAlaska Airlines
AZAlitalia
AAAmerican Airlines
AVAvianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia
UPBahamasair
BABritish Airways
BWCaribbean Airlines
DECondor Flugdienst
CMCopa Airlines
DLDelta Air Lines
AYFinnair
F9Frontier Airlines
IBIberia Airlines
B6JetBlue Airways
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
LHLufthansa Cargo
3MSilver Airways (3M)
G3Sky Express
WNSouthwest Airlines
NKSpirit Airlines
SYSun Country Airlines
JJTAM Brazilian Airlines
UNTransaero Airlines
USUS Airways
UAUnited Airlines
VXVirgin America
VSVirgin Atlantic Airways
Y4Volaris
WSWestJet

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Airport HistoryEst. 1962

Orlando International traces its roots to a World War II-era military airfield that became Strategic Air Command's McCoy Air Force Base, and it still carries the 'MCO' code from that history even though the base itself closed in 1975. Commercial service began under a joint civil-military arrangement in 1962, but it was the 1971 opening of Walt Disney World that transformed the sleepy joint-use field into one of the busiest airports in the country. Today it is operated by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority and ranks among the largest U.S. airports by land area, reflecting central Florida's status as one of the world's top tourism destinations.

✦The MCO airport code is a holdover from McCoy Air Force Base, even though the airport hasn't been called McCoy since 1976.
✦At 11,605 acres, Orlando International is one of the largest U.S. airports by land area.
✦The airport served as a designated emergency landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle program.
✦A pair of retired B-52 bombers from the old SAC base era are preserved on airport grounds at B-52 Memorial Park.
1942
Military airfield established

The U.S. Army established Orlando Army Air Field #2 as an auxiliary field; it was renamed Pinecastle Army Airfield the following year.

1958
Renamed McCoy Air Force Base

The Strategic Air Command base was renamed after Colonel Michael N.W. McCoy, commander of the 321st Bombardment Wing, who died in a B-47 crash during a SAC competition — the origin of the MCO airport code still used today.

1962
Commercial jetport opens

A joint-use agreement between the City of Orlando and the U.S. Air Force allowed civilian flights to begin at McCoy AFB as the 'Orlando Jetport at McCoy.'

1971
Walt Disney World opens

The opening of the Magic Kingdom drove a dramatic surge in air travel demand to Orlando, reshaping the airport's growth trajectory for decades.

1975
McCoy AFB closes

The Air Force base closed and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) was established to run the airport as a purely civilian facility.

1976
Renamed Orlando International Airport

The airport formally took its current name and international-gateway status while retaining the historic MCO code.

2022
Terminal C opens

A new 20-gate terminal opened in September 2022 as part of a major capacity expansion to handle rising tourist traffic.

2025
Record traffic milestone

MCO handled roughly 57.7 million passengers, making it the seventh-busiest airport in the United States.

Operator
U.S. Air Force (McCoy AFB)1942 – 1975
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA)1975 – presentA state-chartered enterprise fund of the City of Orlando that has operated the civilian airport since McCoy AFB's closure.

Compiled from Wikipedia, the airport's own history page (flymco.com), and aviation outlets; 2025 passenger ranking is time-sensitive.