Orlando International
MCO · KMCO · Orlando, Florida · Orange County · map
Orlando International is a public-use airport owned by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, 6 miles southeast of Orlando, Florida, 96 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 18L/36R, is 12,005 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KMCO · observed 5:53 pm EDT (21:53 UTC), 15 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the northeast (040°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 1,100 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet
- Weather: light rain
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter 29.87 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 4:58 pm EDT (20:58 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet (thunderheads) and more above VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet and more above VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet and more above VFR
- From Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet (thunderheads) and more above VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMCO 062153Z 04005KT 10SM -RA SCT011 BKN030 OVC110 26/24 A2987
TAF KMCO 062058Z 0621/0724 03008KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS SCT007 BKN040CB OVC100 FM070100 02005KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN035 BKN120 FM071400 04006KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN050 BKN120 FM071800 03008KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS SCT020 BKN035CB BKN100
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.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MCO · ICAO KMCO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
- Elevation
- 96 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Jacksonville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1941
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18L/36R | 12,005 × 200 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18R/36L | 12,004 × 200 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17R/35L | 10,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17L/35R | 9,001 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 18L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), 11,601 ft available for landing
- Runway 18R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 36L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, 11,621 ft available for landing
- Runway 17R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 35L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 17L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 35R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS Departure | 120.525 | Orlando |
| Digital ATIS Arrival | 121.25 | Orlando |
| Clearance delivery | 134.7 | Orlando |
| Ground West | 121.8 | Orlando |
| Ground East | 126.4 | Orlando |
| Tower Runway 17L/35R, 17R/35L | 118.45 | Orlando |
| Tower Runway 18L/36R, 18R/36L | 124.3 | Orlando |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (CITRUS) · Class B airspace 061-180 4500 feet and below; 181-310 5500 feet and below | 119.4 | Orlando |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace · Departure procedure (FSHUN) 181-359 above 5500 feet; Departing south | 120.15 | Orlando |
| Alyna and star · Approach and departure · Class B airspace 000-180 above 5000 feet; 000-180 above 5500 feet | 124.8 | Orlando |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace 311-060 5500 feet and below | 135.3 | Orlando |
| Approach (secondary) | 123.85 | Orlando |
| Approach (secondary) · Grnch and star · Jafar and star | 134.05 | Orlando |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Orlando |
| Bitho and star · Gtout and star · Mungi and star | 128.375 | Orlando |
| Leese and star | 128.675 | Orlando |
| Ar and operations | 148.8 | Orlando |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 407-270-2241.
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Aircraft registered in Orlando from the FAA register
588 aircraft are registered to owners in Orlando, Florida: 324 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Florida.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 31 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Center 75 foot keel section of runway concrete full length; center 100 foot keel section of runway concrete first 1000 feet, both ends. Rest of runway width is asphalt.
- Center 87 foot keel section of runway concrete full length; rest of runway width is asphalt. Last 3000 feet of runway 18R is concrete full width.
- All aircraft determined to be FAA design group IV and above must perform judgemental oversteering instead of cockpit centerline steering when taxiing.
- When orl ILS runway 7 and mco ILS runways 17 and 18R simultaneous operations are conducted, air traffic control radar required.
- Bright lights on road between runway 17R/35L and runway 17L/35R may be mistaken for runway lights.
- Use caution in vicinity of taxiway "a" along west ramp.
- Unless adv by ATIS, departure flights on initial contact with gnd control: aircraft on west ramp, airside 1 and 3 (gates 1-59) use gnd control 121.8. Aircraft at airside 2 and 4 (gates 60 and higher), use gnd control 126.4.
- Taxiway J3 and taxiway J4 restricted to wingspan of less than 118 feet.
- Runway status lights are in operation.
- Taxiway a, south of taxiway A3 restricted to wingspan of less than 118 feet. Prior permission required required for wingspan 118 feet or greater.
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 5, 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.