Orlando International Airport – MCO

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Welcome to a tour of one of the most important airports in USA, I am referring to the International Airport of Orlando – MCO.

A short time ago I was in Avianca Ecuador's inaugural flight between Quito and Orlando, perfect opportunity to get to know a new airport and also be able to share it with you in case you have never been there.

Those who follow this space, You know that every time I travel and I can (some airports don't let you record or I don't have enough time) I try to show them airports that I visit so that we can get to know them together.

In this installment we are going to tour the airport and I will also share with you some interesting facts about one of the busiest airports in the United States. USA.

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The International Airport of Orlando (MCO) It is a public airport located 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Orlando, Florida, USA. It is the busiest airport in Florida and the 11th busiest airport in the United States. On 2022, MCO handled 50,2 million passengers.

The airport has three terminals: Terminal A, Terminal B and Terminal C. Terminal A is the oldest terminal and serves as the hub for most international and domestic airlines.. Terminal B serves as an operating base for JetBlue and Spirit Airlines. Terminal C, inaugurated in September 2022, It is the newest terminal and serves as a hub for Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Blue and more.

First of all, let's start with a new Air Report where I toured this airport and its different terminals as much as I could, It is available on YouTube as well as here:

Information and characteristics

Although it has not yet recovered the figures of the 2019, This airport continues to be one of the most important in the entire country and at the current rate it will break all its records during the 2023. Having said that, We are going to review several facts about why they make it so special and important for the airline industry worldwide..

• Your code THERE IT IS is MCO and the ICAO is KMCO.
• The airport does not have a metro (Orlando in general), but it is very well connected by bus (45 minutes to center), taxi, Uber or car rental.
• It is the busiest airport in Florida and the 11th busiest airport in the United States.
• On 2022, MCO handled 50,2 million passengers.
• The airport serves as an operations center for Silver Airways, an operating base for JetBlue, Southwest Airlines y Spirit Airlines, as well as a focus city for Frontier Airlines.
• MCO offers flights to more than 150 destinations around the world.
• The airport has three terminals, each with its own check-in area, security and boarding gates.
• The airport also has a wide range of services such as restaurants, stores, VIP rooms, WiFi and even an aquarium.
• MCO is a popular destination for avgeeks, who enjoy seeing the variety of aircraft operating at the airport.
• The airport is home to a small museum: B-52 Memorial Park.
• is located at 29 altitude meters.
• The airport has 3 terminals, the newest being C.
• In the middle of the terminal there is a hotel that is part of the general structure of the airport, very original the Hyatt Regency.
• Its construction began in 1940, does 83 years and began operating in 1942 as Orlando Army Air Field #2 like a military base.
• Son 41 airlines that operate here.
• The largest is Southwest with the 22% From the market.
• The route with the most demand is to Atlanta with more than 1.3 million passengers per year.
• Between MCO and ATL there are 189 weekly flights.
• The most important international route is Toronto with 577 thousand passengers per year.
• 5 cargo airlines operate here.
• The airport is made up of 4 parallel landing strips, the longest being the 18L/36R with 3.649 meters long.
• Currently, the boeing 777 It is the largest plane that operates here, although the Airbus A380 has arrived under charter mode.
• Here they operate on average 850 Daily flights.
• The most popular plane is the Boeing 737.
• Monthly they operate more than 25.500 flights.
• From here, you can fly to 23 countries and 147 airports.
• Takes off weekly 3962 flights.

Have you ever seen this airport??

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