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Kissimmee Gateway Airport

ISM · KISM · Orlando, Florida · Osceola County · map

Kissimmee Gateway Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Kissimmee, 16 miles southwest of Orlando, Florida, 82 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 6,001 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 240 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 132,630 takeoffs and landings a year. About 155 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.

Weather right now KISM · observed 1:59 pm EDT (17:59 UTC), 27 minutes ago

MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility

  • Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots
  • Visibility 10 miles or more
  • Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet
  • Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 79°F (26°C)
  • Altimeter 30.09 inHg

The forecast issued Sun 1:36 pm EDT (17:36 UTC), good until Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)

  • From Sun 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet and more above VFR
  • At times between Sun 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC) and 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet MVFR
  • From Sun 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet and more above VFR
  • From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet VFR
  • From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)

SPECI KISM 111759Z 29006KT 10SM OVC012 27/26 A3009 RMK AO2 PNO $

TAF KISM 111736Z 1118/1218 27010KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN035 BKN110 TEMPO 1118/1120 6SM -SHRA BR BKN025 FM112100 30008KT P6SM SCT035 SCT050 BKN150 FM120000 33005KT P6SM FEW050 BKN200 FM121400 36010KT P6SM SCT250

From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.

Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.

12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:

  • GLF4 at 900 ft, 0 nm southwest, 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft.
  • GLF4 at 1,000 ft, 0 nm southwest, 1:55 pm EDT (17:55 UTC): overcast above 1,200 ft.
  • B737 at 3,000 ft, 0 nm southwest, 12:01 pm EDT (16:01 UTC): light chop turbulence, heavy rain.

Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (MLB, 43 nm east), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 230° at 16 kt; 6,000 ft: 230° at 15 kt, 16 °C; 9,000 ft: 230° at 18 kt, 12 °C; 12,000 ft: 220° at 21 kt, 7 °C; 18,000 ft: 200° at 22 kt, -4 °C.

1 temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles:

  • 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 7 nm northwest · security

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the weather along the whole route, winds aloft, time en route

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The airport

Codes
FAA ISM · ICAO KISM
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
City of Kissimmee
Elevation
82 feet above sea level
Control tower
A control tower · 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
Attended
every day, 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
Fuel and services
100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
Notes
landing fee
On the chart
Jacksonville sectional
Magnetic variation
5W
In the FAA's files since
April 1940

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

15330624N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.
FAA airport diagram for Kissimmee Gateway Airport
The FAA's official airport diagram (taxiways, ramps, hot spots); tap to enlarge, or open the FAA's PDF.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
15/336,001 × 100 ftAsphalt, fairMedium-intensity lights
06/245,001 × 100 ftAsphalt, goodMedium-intensity lights
  • Runway 15: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), right-hand traffic pattern, tree 21 ft high 1,035 ft from the end
  • Runway 33: PAPI, four lights on the left, fence 6 ft high 200 ft from the end
  • Runway 06: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 34 ft high 1,170 ft from the end
  • Runway 24: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 40 ft high 1,585 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower124.45Kissimmee
UNICOM122.95
ATIS (recorded airport information)128.775Kissimmee
Clearance delivery · Ground121.7Kissimmee
Clearance delivery When tower closed123.95Kissimmee
Approach and departure119.4Kissimmee
Alyna and star124.8Kissimmee
Bitho and star · Mungi and star · Snfld and star128.375Kissimmee
Leese and star · Shrek and star128.675Kissimmee
Jafar and star · Jokrs and star · Leese and star134.05Kissimmee

Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 407-847-0533.

Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024

single-engine175multi-engine26jets19helicopters19other1
Based aircraft, as a table
aircraft
single-engine175
multi-engine26
jets19
helicopters19
other1
155passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024

Takeoffs and landings a year about 132,630, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)

airline2air taxi and commuter5,793general aviation, travelling64,152general aviation, local62,564military119
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
a year
airline2
air taxi and commuter5,793
general aviation, travelling64,152
general aviation, local62,564
military119

Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.

Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com

Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.

Aircraft registered in Orlando from the FAA register

587 aircraft are registered to owners in Orlando, Florida: 323 piston singles, 64 business jets, 56 piston twins, 42 helicopters, 31 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:

Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Florida.

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Repairs
airframe and engine: major repairs
Parking
hangars, tie-downs
Oxygen
bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
Also here
air freight, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Notes
landing fee charged

Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Orlando International (11 nm northeast), Orlando Executive (16 nm north), Winter Haven Regional (22 nm southwest).

The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Florida · avgas.

Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register

Fuel and service companies in Orlando, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Orlando, by their names on the register:

Charter operators and airlines based in Orlando:

  • Key West Executive Air Charter, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate
  • Proav Charters INC 2 aircraft on the certificate PROAV Charters is a charter operator based in Central Florida with over 35 years of experience.
  • Flight Level Aviation, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate JetLevel Aviation is a private jet charter broker based in Orlando, Florida that arranges on-demand charter, group charter, air ambulance, and helicopter flights through FAA Part 135 certified operators.
  • Atlantic Airlines, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate Atlantic Aviation operates over 105 fixed-base operator (FBO) locations across North America, providing ground support services for business aviation including fueling, deicing, concierge services, and aircraft maintenance through its Fligh
  • Sovereign Air, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Sovereign Air is a boutique on-demand charter company based in Orlando, Florida.

Repair stations in Orlando (12 of 17, all of them):

Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

38 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 38 for private pilot, 38 for commercial and instrument, 24 for airline transport pilot, 35 for flight instructor, 14 for sport pilot, 5 for type ratings; 36 for airplanes, 30 for multi-engine airplanes, 9 for seaplanes, 3 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 32 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 13 engineering representatives, 3 parachute rigger examiners, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 138 training center evaluators, 48 aircrew program designees, 7 training center examiners, 10 administrative pilot examiners.

  • Donald Ray Laughlin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Sunstate Aviation · Kissimmee, FL (1 nm) · (407) 701-7753 · donz3@aol.com
  • Robert King Galloway private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · Kissimmee, FL (1 nm) · (803) 468-7390 · robgallowayjr@icloud.com
  • Anthony Manuel Gallegos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · SunState Aviation · Kissimmee, FL (8 nm) · (863) 303-2839 · tonycfi@outlook.com
  • Bruce Lyndon Moore private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · My Flight · Orlando, FL (11 nm) · (904) 315-1605 · blm.hdfs@att.net
  • Daniel Foster private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Orlando, FL (11 nm) · (941) 238-8493 · dan@aerospaceintel.org
  • Darrin Murphy private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Orlando Executive Airport · Orlando, FL (11 nm) · (803) 526-1153 · darrinmurphy17@gmail.com
  • David Alan Hensch private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · ATP Flight School · Orlando, FL (11 nm) · (386) 248-2010 · dahensch@yahoo.com
  • Edward Moon private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Atlantic Aviation Hangar 76 · Orlando, FL (11 nm) · (321) 228-3116 · ed@turbomoon.com

All 303 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
  • DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
  • DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
  • TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
  • APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
  • DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
  • Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 57 since 1982, 7 fatal

2026-06-06ERA26FA230 · Cessna 150 N156KA · accident · serious injuries
2026-04-24ERA26LA189 · Piper Pa-34-220T N6XT · accident · no injuries
2026-02-17ERA26LA119 · Tabor W Coates Ar-1 N220SM · accident · no injuries
2025-07-30ERA25LA281 · Cessna 172S N121CW · accident · no injuries
2025-03-24ERA25LA155 · Cirrus Design CORP Sf50 N56GY · accident · no injuries
2022-09-09ERA22LA404 · Cirrus Design CORP Sf50 N77VJ · accident · minor injuries
2022-08-25ERA22LA385 · Cessna 172 N9968F · accident · no injuries
2022-07-17ERA22LA328 · Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta N224MG · accident · no injuries
2021-11-30ERA22LA094 · Piper J3C N656CJ · accident · minor injuries
2019-06-08GAA19CA326 · Cessna 172 N1589D · accident · no injuries
2018-05-29GAA18CA348 · Cessna 172 N497SJ · accident · no injuries
2018-03-13ERA18LA103 · Cessna T210 N5382A · accident · no injuries

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out

  • Noise sensitive area 1/2 MI north of aer 24. Departure runway 06 early turnouts NA.
  • When the control tower closed activate malsf runway 15; runway end identifier lights runway 06 and 24 and 33; PAPI runway 06, 15, 24, and 33; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 and 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
  • +6 feet fence 190 feet from runway end 245 feet R of centerline.
  • Holding bay rstrd to aircraft with wingspan of 49 feet or less.
  • Calm wind runway.
  • Mult unlgt obstructions first 3000 feet; 250-500 feet east and west of centerline.
  • Runway 33 approach 34:1 to aer
  • Required all jets/turbo props use nbaa CLOSE-IN procedure.
  • Ultralight aircraft NA except prior permission required - amgr.
  • Low lvl VFR helicopter, wildlife and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
  • Helicopter run on landing NA.
  • Runway 15 has unlgted obstructions present in the approach due to 52 feet trees 1960 feet bfr aer.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ISM.json.

Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 9, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.