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 and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KSFB · observed 4:53 pm EDT (20:53 UTC), 26 minutes ago
IFR instrument conditions
- Wind from the north (010°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet
- Weather: light rain
- Temperature 78°F (26°C), dew point 76°F (24°C)
- Altimeter 29.87 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 4:59 pm EDT (20:59 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 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 800 feet, scattered clouds at 3,000 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
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSFB 062053Z 01009KT 10SM -RA BKN008 OVC110 26/24 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP112 P0000 60003 T02560244 55004
TAF KSFB 062059Z 0621/0718 03008KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS SCT008 SCT030CB BKN100 FM070100 03005KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN035 BKN120 FM071400 04006KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN050 BKN120
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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
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
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 · 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.