Orlando Sanford International
SFB · KSFB · Orlando, Florida · Seminole County · map
Orlando Sanford International is a public-use airport owned by Sanford Arpt Authority, 16 miles northeast of Orlando, Florida, 55 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 09L/27R, is 11,002 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 293 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 292,472 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,394,614 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KSFB · observed 3:07 pm EDT (19:07 UTC), 11 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet
- Temperature 80°F (27°C), dew point 76°F (24°C)
- Altimeter 30.05 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 1:35 pm EDT (17:35 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 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet and more above VFR
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the 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 KSFB 111907Z 31009KT 10SM BKN014 OVC020 27/24 A3005 RMK AO2 T02670244
TAF KSFB 111735Z 1118/1218 26010KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN035 BKN110 TEMPO 1118/1120 6SM -SHRA BR BKN025 FM112100 29010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 BKN150 FM120000 32005KT P6SM FEW050 BKN200 FM121400 35010KT 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:
- P28A at 2,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): imc.
- P28A at 1,600 ft, 5 nm east, 3:11 pm EDT (19:11 UTC): a broken layer above 1,600 ft.
- E55P at 1,400 ft, 5 nm east, 1:05 pm EDT (17:05 UTC): no turbulence, rain.
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (MLB, 51 nm southeast), 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.
2 temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles:
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 25 nm southwest · security
- 6/8298 Daytona Beach, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 29 nm northeast · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Wednesday 14 October
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA SFB · ICAO KSFB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Sanford Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 55 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:30 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Jacksonville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1943
Runways 4

For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09L/27R | 11,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 6,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 09R/27L | 5,839 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 09C/27C | 3,578 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 1,000 ft, 10,002 ft available for landing, trees 49 ft high 1,000 ft from the end
- Runway 27R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 35 ft high 1,450 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 32 ft high 1,005 ft from the end
- Runway 09R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 839 ft, 5,000 ft available for landing, trees 65 ft high 3,475 ft from the end
- Runway 27L: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 37 ft high 1,875 ft from the end
- Runway 09C: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 53 ft high 2,020 ft from the end
- Runway 27C: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 51 ft high 2,245 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.3 | Sanford |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Sfb and automated weather (ASOS) | 125.975 | Sanford · 123.975 clnc del available when advertised on ATIS. |
| Clearance delivery · Ground When sfb tower closed | 121.35 | Sanford |
| Clearance delivery | 123.975 | Sanford |
| Tower (secondary) | 135.25 | Sanford |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Tthor and star South; South of sfb within 20 NM 3500 feet and below | 125.225 | Sanford |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Sanford and dp North; North of sfb within 20 NM 3500 feet and below | 135.3 | Sanford |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Sanford |
| Tthor and star | 118.85 | Sanford |
| Alyna and star | 124.8 | Sanford |
| Mungi and star | 128.375 | Sanford |
| Shrek and star | 128.675 | Sanford |
| Jokrs and star · Minee and star · Pricy and star | 134.05 | Sanford |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 407-321-9384.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 230 |
| multi-engine | 28 |
| jets | 27 |
| helicopters | 6 |
| other | 2 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 292,472, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 18,823 |
| air taxi and commuter | 72,502 |
| general aviation, travelling | 39,135 |
| general aviation, local | 161,193 |
| military | 819 |
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
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Orlando Executive (15 nm south), Deland Muni-Sidney H Taylor Field (18 nm north), Orlando Apopka Airport (19 nm west).
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:
- Airplane and Drone Flight Instruction LLC 6 aircraft Drone Training School provides FAA Part 107 certification training and commercial drone operations support.
- Muskrat Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft
- Orlando Aero Club INC 1 aircraft
- Orlando Aeroclub INC 1 aircraft
- Sun Flyers LLC 1 aircraft
- Tropical Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft Orlando Sanford Flying Club is a flying club based at Orlando Sanford International Airport (KSFB) in Florida that provides aircraft rental and flight training services.
- US Aero Club LLC 1 aircraft
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):
- 3S Support INC 3S Support Inc.
- Advanced Composite Structures Florida, LLC United Aero Group is a helicopter parts distributor and repair station based in Orlando, Florida, with additional locations in Alabama, California, Manitoba, and Australia.
- Airgroup Dynamics INC Airgroup Dynamics Inc.
- Alpha Welding Service INC
- Ecoservices LLC
- Epc Aerospace Aircraft Maintenance Services, LLC EPC Aerospace Aircraft Maintenance Services, LLC is a repair station headquartered in Orlando, Florida, providing aircraft maintenance, modification, fleet management, technical consultancy, and asset lifecycle management services.
- Exec Aero LLC Exec Aero LLC is a FAA Part 145 repair station based at Orlando Executive Airport (KORAL) in Florida.
- Florida Flight INC Florida Flight Inc is an FAA-approved repair station based at Orlando International Airport that provides aircraft interior services for commercial, business, and private aircraft.
- Fly Alliance Maintenance, LLC Fly Alliance operates private jet charter flights, jet card memberships, aircraft management, and aircraft sales from bases in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
- Loth Engineering INC
- Orlando Avionics Corporation
- Power Aviation INC
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
32 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 32 for private pilot, 32 for commercial and instrument, 25 for airline transport pilot, 30 for flight instructor, 10 for sport pilot, 5 for type ratings; 30 for airplanes, 27 for multi-engine airplanes, 8 for seaplanes, 3 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 32 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 125 training center evaluators, 49 aircrew program designees, 7 training center examiners, 24 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 · L3 Training Solutions · Sanford, FL (1 nm) · (407) 701-7753 · donz3@aol.com
- Edward Moon private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · D&J Aviation · Sanford, FL (1 nm) · (321) 228-3116 · ed@turbomoon.com
- Joseph N LAMIROULT private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · KW Exec Air Charter · Sanford, FL (1 nm) · (386) 690-8401 · jnl996@aol.com
- Thomas Dowell 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 · Key West Air Charters · Sanford, FL (1 nm) · (864) 238-2871 · thomasdowellcfi@gmail.com
- Todd Michael Underwood private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Sanford, FL (1 nm) · (623) 202-6910 · toddmunderwood@me.com
- Yuji Sakata private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Sanford, FL (1 nm) · (704) 438-8954 · ysakata@ymail.com
- David Randall Hensley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Flight Training Services · DeLand, FL (18 nm) · (386) 320-9050 · train2fly@gmail.com
- Glen Garrick private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Deland, FL (18 nm) · (386) 479-4838 · glengarrick@yahoo.com
All 294 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 · 59 since 1982, 6 fatal
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 9R and 27R; PAPI runways 09L, 27R, 09C, 27C, 09R, 27L, 18, and 36; high-intensity runway lights runway 09L/27R, 09R/27L; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 and 9C/27C - the common traffic frequency.
- Nicole martz (president and ceo)
- Runway 09C/27C not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Prim air carrier operations runway.
- Runway 09R/27L not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. Pri flight T runway.
- Prim air carrier operations runway.
- Runway 09L approach 50:1 to marked dthr.
- Cntr 75 feet good condition; outer edge fair condition.
- Flight training act in traffic pattern and local area.
- Large and/or flocking birds; inclg eagles in the vicinity of airport.
- Paew on terminal ramp WI 75 feet of taxiway C centerline when aircraft using gates 7 or 8.
- Taxiway P closed to aircraft with wingspan greater than 40 feet.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Orlando 587 aircraft · 323 piston singles, 64 business jets, 56 piston twins
- Jprg Aviation INC 18 aircraft in town
- Orange County Sheriffs Office 17 aircraft in town
- Pearlman Aircraft CO 10 aircraft in town
- Orlando Aircraft Sales LLC 10 aircraft in town
- Blackwood Aviation Services INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Dan Newlin Jet Aviation LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Galaxy Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Key West Executive Air Charter, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Proav Charters INC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Flight Level Aviation, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Atlantic Airlines, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Airplane and Drone Flight Instruction LLC 6 aircraft · flight school
- Muskrat Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Orlando Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- 3S Support INC · repair station
- Advanced Composite Structures Florida, LLC · repair station
- Airgroup Dynamics INC · repair station
- Alpha Welding Service INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 59 since 1982 · 6 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 990 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,724 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SFB.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.
