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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 37 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 379 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 420,755 takeoffs and landings a year. About 24,937,962 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Orlando International?
Its FAA code is MCO, and its ICAO code is KMCO.
Where is Orlando International?
It is 6 miles southeast of Orlando, Florida, 96 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Orlando International?
The longest of its 4 runways, 18L/36R, is 12,005 feet long.
Does Orlando International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Orlando International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Orlando International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Newark Liberty International, Luis Munoz Marin International, Chicago O'Hare International, Philadelphia International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Orlando International?
9 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Airplane and Drone Flight Instruction LLC and Orlando Aero Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Orlando International?
45 pilot examiners and 33 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Orlando International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, cargo handling
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Orlando Executive (7 nm north), Kissimmee Gateway Airport (11 nm southwest), Orlando Sanford International (21 nm north).
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.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 193,979 departures from MCO in those twelve months, carrying 28,109,651 passengers in 34,229,207 seats (82% filled), to 269 destinations (89 abroad) on 79 airlines.
All 269 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 3 |
| multi-engine | 6 |
| jets | 27 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 420,755, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 391,493 |
| air taxi and commuter | 15,628 |
| general aviation, travelling | 13,393 |
| military | 241 |
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Orlando from the FAA register
581 aircraft are registered to owners in Orlando, Florida: 320 piston singles, 63 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.
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 based within about 15 miles:
- Airplane and Drone Flight Instruction LLC 6 aircraft · Orlando Drone Training School provides FAA Part 107 certification training and commercial drone operations support.
- Orlando Aero Club INC 2 aircraft · Orlando
- Muskrat Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Orlando
- Sun Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Orlando
- Tropical Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Orlando Orlando Sanford Flying Club is a flying club based at Orlando Sanford International Airport (KSFB) in Sanford, Florida.
- US Aero Club LLC 1 aircraft · Orlando
- Sunstate Aviation INC 4 aircraft · Kissimmee, 11 miles away SunState Powered by Academy of Aviation is a Part 141 certified flight school offering career pilot training and private pilot certification at locations in Kissimmee, Florida; Long Beach, California; and San Diego, California.
- Flyers Aloft LLC 1 aircraft · Winter Park, 12 miles away Countrywide Flyers is a flying club based at Orlando-Apopka Airport (X04) in Apopka, Florida.
- A5 Flight Club LLC 1 aircraft · Saint Cloud, 14 miles away A5 Flight Club LLC, operating as the SCSU Aero Club, is a non-profit flying club based in Saint Cloud, Florida, operated by students, faculty, and staff of St.
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
- Atlantic Airlines, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate Atlantic Aviation operates a network of over 105 fixed-base operator (FBO) locations across North America, providing ground support services for business aviation.
- 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 specializing in parts sourcing, component repairs, blade repairs, and aircraft sales for commercial and military helicopter operators.
- 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 that provides aircraft maintenance, modification, fleet management, technical consultancy, and asset lifecycle management services.
- Exec Aero LLC Exec Aero LLC is a Part 145 repair station at Orlando Executive Airport providing aircraft maintenance and repairs to private owners, flight schools, flying clubs, and corporate operators.
- Florida Flight INC Florida Flight Inc is an FAA-approved repair station providing aircraft interior services including seat repair and modification, installation of in-flight entertainment systems, and daily airline interior line maintenance.
- Fly Alliance Maintenance, LLC Fly Alliance operates on-demand private jet charter flights, jet card memberships, aircraft management, and aircraft sales.
- Loth Engineering INC
- Orlando Avionics Corporation Orlando Aircraft Services is an FAA-certified repair station offering avionics sales and service, aircraft maintenance, RVSM certification, altimeter and transponder inspections, and pilot shop services.
- Power Aviation INC Power Aviation Inc is a non-destructive testing laboratory based in Orlando, Florida, providing NDT inspection services to aircraft owners, military, power companies, industrial plants, and manufacturers.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); 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
45 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 45 for private pilot, 45 for commercial and instrument, 30 for airline transport pilot, 42 for flight instructor, 17 for sport pilot, 5 for type ratings; 43 for airplanes, 37 for multi-engine airplanes, 11 for seaplanes, 4 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 33 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 7 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 11 engineering representatives, 3 parachute rigger examiners, 2 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 138 training center evaluators, 49 aircrew program designees, 8 training center examiners, 28 administrative pilot examiners.
- 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 (0 nm) · (904) 315-1605 · [email protected]
- 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 (0 nm) · (941) 238-8493 · [email protected]
- 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 (0 nm) · (803) 526-1153 · [email protected]
- David Alan Hensch private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · ATP Flight School · Orlando, FL (0 nm) · (386) 248-2010 · [email protected]
- 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 (0 nm) · (321) 228-3116 · [email protected]
- Edward Joseph Comisky private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT · Orlando, FL (0 nm) · (407) 406-4817 · [email protected]
- Glen Rich private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Orlando, FL (0 nm) · (303) 619-5340 · [email protected]
- Kyle I Pack private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, gliders · Orlando, FL (0 nm) · (941) 468-4985 · [email protected]
All 336 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Orlando 581 aircraft · 320 piston singles, 63 business jets, 56 piston twins
- Orange County Sheriffs Office 17 aircraft in town
- Jprg Aviation INC 16 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
- Orlando Aero Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Muskrat Flying Club LLC 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
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 8,132 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Frontier Airlines Inc.
- Newark Liberty International (EWR) 6,326 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., JetBlue Airways
- Luis Munoz Marin International (SJU) 6,175 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines Co.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 6,136 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., American Airlines Inc.
- Philadelphia International (PHL) 5,398 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., Frontier Airlines Inc.
- Laguardia (LGA) 4,988 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., JetBlue Airways
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 4,904 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., Frontier Airlines Inc.
- John F Kennedy International (JFK) 4,756 flights in twelve months · JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 31 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 984 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 21,711 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MCO.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 27, 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.
