Orlando International Airport

Orlando International Airport
View of a terminal as seen from an arriving plane with the control tower in the background
IATA: MCO ICAO: KMCO FAA LID: MCO WMO: 72205
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Serves	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Hub for	Silver Airways
Focus city for	Frontier Airlines JetBlue Airways Southwest Airlines
Elevation AMSL	96 ft / 29 m
Coordinates	28°25′46″N 81°18′32″W / 28.42944°N 81.30889°W / 28.42944; -81.30889Coordinates: 28°25′46″N 81°18′32″W / 28.42944°N 81.30889°W / 28.42944; -81.30889
Website	orlandoairports.net
Maps
FAA airport diagram
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17L/35R 9,001 2,743 Concrete 17R/35L 10,000 3,048 Concrete 18L/36R 12,005 3,659 Asphalt/Concrete 18R/36L 12,004 3,659 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 44 13 Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations 316,981 Passengers 41,923,399
Source: Aircraft operations: Federal Aviation Administration Passengers: Airports Council International

Orlando International Airport (IATA: MCO, ICAO: KMCO, FAA LID: MCO) is an international airport six miles southeast of Orlando, Florida, United States. The airport is the 2nd busiest in the state of Florida, as over 40.2 million passengers were handled at the airport as of 2015. This makes it the 14th busiest airport in the U.S. by total passenger traffic.

The airport serves as a hub for Silver Airways, as well as a focus city for Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and Southwest Airlines. Southwest Airlines is the airport's largest carrier by passengers carried. The airport also is a major international gateway for the mid Florida region, with flights by foreign air carriers.

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.

In terms of commercial airline service, the Greater Orlando area is also served by Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), and more indirectly by Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), Melbourne International Airport (MLB), and Tampa International Airport (TPA).