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.jpg) Aerial view of Orlando International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Greater Orlando Aviation Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Greater Orlando | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Silver Airways | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Focus city for | JetBlue | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Built | 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 96 ft / 29 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°25′46″N 81°18′32″W / 28.42944°N 81.30889°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Aircraft operations: Federal Aviation Administration[3] Passengers: Airports Council International[4][5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Orlando International Airport (IATA: MCO, ICAO: KMCO, FAA LID: MCO)[6] is the primary international airport located 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Downtown Orlando, Florida. In 2021, it had 19,618,838 enplanements, making it the busiest airport in the state and seventh busiest airport in the United States. The airport code MCO stands for the airport's former name, McCoy Air Force Base, a Strategic Air Command (SAC) installation, that was closed in 1975 as part of a general military drawdown following the end of the Vietnam War.
The airport serves as a hub for Silver Airways, an operating base for Avelo Airlines, Breeze Airways, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Spirit Airlines, as well as a focus city for JetBlue. Southwest is the airport's largest carrier by passengers carried. The airport is also a major international gateway for the Florida region, with over 850 daily flights on 44 airlines. The airport also serves 135 domestic and international destinations. At 11,605 acres (4,696 ha), MCO is one of the largest commercial airports in terms of land area in the United States.[3][7] In addition, the airport is home to a maintenance base for United Airlines.[8] The airport was also a hub for Delta Air Lines until 2007.
- ^ "Breeze Airways to launch new flights to Orlando, bring operations base". January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.(subscription required)
- ^ "Southwest Airlines Announces New Crew Base for Pilots and Flight Attendants at Nashville International Airport (BNA)" (Press release). August 14, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for MCO PDF, effective October 31, 2024.
- ^ "ACI passenger figures in 2007". Airports Council International. August 1, 2011. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
- ^ "Traffic Statistics". Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. January 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Great Circle Mapper: MCO / KMCO – Orlando, Florida". Karl L. Swartz. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
- ^ "MCO airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ GOAA; Authority, Greater Orlando Aviation. "US Service". Orlando International Airport (MCO). Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.