Orlando International Airport

Orlando International Airport (KMCO) sits 6 miles southeast of downtown Orlando. Commercial service is dominant — KMCO is one of the busiest airports in the United States by passenger count, driven by Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando — and the field handles a meaningful but not dominant flow of business aviation. For Orlando-area private aviation, KORL (Orlando Executive, 3 miles east of downtown) and KISM (Kissimmee, 18 miles south of downtown near Disney) are the typical charter defaults.

The four runways at KMCO handle every current business jet without restriction. Signature is the principal private terminal. Where KMCO makes sense for private aviation is large-cabin VIP arrivals connecting to the Disney/Universal resort circuit where the passenger requires the major-airport experience, and international charter where CBP on a major hub matters. The operational considerations are slot pressure during peak commercial banks, summer afternoon thunderstorms (April–October), and hurricane season. Field elevation is 96 feet, no density-altitude concerns. Ground time to Walt Disney World is 25–35 minutes; Universal Orlando is 20–25; downtown Orlando is 15–25.

Orlando International Airport is the primary international airport located 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Downtown Orlando, Florida. In 2025, the airport served 57,675,573 passengers, making it the busiest airport in the state and was the seventh busiest airport in the United States in 2025. The airport code MCO comes from the airport's former name, McCoy Air Force Base, a Strategic Air Command installation, that was closed in 1975 as part of a general military drawdown following the end of the Vietnam War.