Orlando International Airport

MCO KMCO  Orlando, United States

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MCO at a glance

  • What it is: Orlando International Airport is a major international airport serving Orlando, United States.
  • Codes: MCO on your ticket, KMCO on the radar.
  • How busy: the reference profile lists about 57.2 million annual passengers across 4 runways.
  • Main airline: JetBlue Airways bases aircraft here.
  • Right now: 53 aircraft are within 55 km, shown live on the map above.
  • Local time zone: America/New_York (UTC-4), so every time shown for MCO is local rather than UTC.

Aircraft observed near MCO

53 aircraft are within 55 km of MCO right now. This is live ADS-B traffic, not a published timetable: aircraft are classified by what they are physically doing - Climbing out, on approach, or holding at cruise overhead. For gate numbers and scheduled times, check with MCO directly or your airline.

Departing now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
AAL2109 American Airlines route not published on stand or taxiing — —
AAL2089 American Airlines route not published on stand or taxiing — 11 kts
SWA3120 Southwest Airlines route not published on stand or taxiing — 12 kts
FFT1418 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 15 kts
AAL1660 American Airlines route not published on stand or taxiing — 1 kts
MXY855 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 3 kts
JBU338 JetBlue Airways route not published on stand or taxiing — —
JBU987 JetBlue Airways route not published on stand or taxiing — 32 kts

Arriving now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
DAL328 Delta Air Lines route not published on approach 450 ft 132 kts
JBU2937 JetBlue Airways route not published on approach 1,850 ft 155 kts
AZU8706 — route not published on approach 8,025 ft 259 kts
N713SQ — route not published on approach 850 ft 68 kts
SWA1641 Southwest Airlines route not published on approach 6,000 ft 243 kts
MXY843 — route not published on approach 3,025 ft 175 kts
SWA176 Southwest Airlines route not published on approach 4,450 ft 179 kts
N145FH — route not published on approach 475 ft 75 kts

Overhead and in the area

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
CXK1083 — route not published in the area 4,100 ft 115 kts
N903TR — route not published in the area 300 ft 77 kts
N95HT — route not published in the area 775 ft 105 kts
MXY1017 — route not published in the area 31,000 ft 453 kts
LFA518 — route not published in the area 2,575 ft 119 kts
LFA330 — route not published in the area 1,100 ft 112 kts
LFA338 — route not published in the area 900 ft 95 kts
LFA321 — route not published in the area 2,300 ft 112 kts
57.2M
Annual passengers (reference)
4
Runways
2
Terminals
96 ft
Field elevation

About MCO

Florida's busiest airport, driven by traffic to Walt Disney World, Universal and the region's other theme parks. The MCO code derives from the former McCoy Air Force Base. A striking new Terminal C opened in 2022 and connects to the Brightline rail service to Miami.

Orlando International began life as McCoy Air Force Base, a Strategic Air Command bomber installation whose legacy survives in the airport code MCO. Civil airliners shared the runways from the 1960s as the 'Orlando Jetport at McCoy,' but everything changed when Walt Disney World opened in 1971 and transformed central Florida into the world's theme-park capital.

The Air Force departed in the mid-1970s, the city took over the field. In 1981 a striking new terminal opened, pioneering a layout of a central landside hall linked to airside satellite concourses by automated people movers.

Traffic exploded alongside the growth of Disney World, Universal and the convention industry, and Orlando eventually overtook Miami to become the busiest airport in Florida. The gleaming Terminal C opened in 2022, designed for international growth and expansion.

In 2023 Brightline's intercity trains began serving a station built directly into the terminal complex, linking the airport to Miami by rail. Today MCO is one of the largest origin-and-destination leisure airports in the world, a place where nearly every passenger is starting or ending a vacation rather than connecting.

How MCO operates today

Orlando International operates four parallel north-south runways arranged in two widely separated pairs, giving it plenty of airfield capacity for its relentless leisure peaks. Terminals A and B share the original 1981 landside building, connected by automated people movers to four airside satellites. The new Terminal C handles JetBlue and most international carriers.

Southwest is the largest airline, with JetBlue, Spirit, Frontier, Delta and United all carrying heavy volumes. Traffic is overwhelmingly origin-and-destination, driven by theme parks, cruises and conventions. The on-site Brightline station connects the terminal directly to South Florida by rail.

Top routes from MCO

DestinationMain airlinesWhy it matters
Atlanta (ATL) Delta, Southwest, Frontier Connects the world's busiest airport with America's biggest vacation city.
Newark (EWR) United, JetBlue, Spirit A heavy Northeast pipeline of theme-park-bound families.
New York (JFK) JetBlue, Delta One of several massive New York-Orlando leisure corridors.
San Juan (SJU) Frontier, Spirit, JetBlue A vital link for central Florida's large Puerto Rican community.
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) American Airlines, Spirit, Frontier Feeds Texas travelers and American's hub connections into Orlando.

Facts about MCO

  • The code MCO comes from McCoy Air Force Base, the Strategic Air Command installation the airport replaced.
  • MCO has overtaken Miami to become the busiest airport in Florida.
  • The 1981 terminal pioneered the layout of a central landside hall linked to airside satellites by automated people movers.
  • Since 2023, Brightline intercity trains have served a rail station built directly into the terminal complex.

Plane spotting at MCO

There is no official viewing area, but the top decks of the terminal parking garages and hotels along the approach corridors give wide views of one of America's most colorful leisure-airline lineups. New to spotting? Start with our aircraft identification guide and the world's best spotting airports.

IATA / ICAO
MCO / KMCO
Location
Orlando, United States 28.431, -81.308
Time zone
America/New_York
Opened
1981
Hub for
Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines
Website
www.orlandoairports.net

Airlines hubbed at MCO

B6 · JBU JetBlue Airways United States

Tracked flights using MCO

Selected scheduled services whose curated route starts, ends or stops at Orlando International Airport.

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
G37650 GRU → MCO Boeing 737 MAX 8Track G37650 →

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in United States.

FLL Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport Fort Lauderdale, United States MIA Miami International Airport Miami, United States HAV José Martí International Airport Havana, Cuba ATL Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, United States CLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport Charlotte, United States MEM Memphis International Airport Memphis, United States IAD Washington Dulles International Airport Washington, United States BWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Baltimore, United States

More airports and guides connected to MCO

Most of the tails you see here belong to JetBlue Airways. It ranks among the world's busiest fields, which we compare in the busiest airports ranked. Nearby, Fort Lauderdale (FLL) serves the same country. The codes MCO and KMCO are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

Passenger, runway, terminal and hub figures are maintained as a reviewed reference snapshot, not a live operational record. Check the airport directly before travelling.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about MCO

What is the airport code for Orlando International Airport?

Orlando International Airport uses the IATA code MCO on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code KMCO in flight plans and on radar. The leading “K” in KMCO is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does MCO have?

Orlando International Airport operates 4 runways across 2 passenger terminals. The field sits at 96 ft above sea level.

How busy is MCO?

This reference profile lists roughly 57.2 million annual passengers for Orlando International Airport. You can see aircraft observed departing, arriving and overhead on this page, taken from live ADS-B broadcasts.

Which airlines are based at MCO?

JetBlue Airways treat MCO as a hub or major base. Many other carriers serve the airport without basing aircraft there.

How many terminals does MCO have?

This reference lists Orlando International Airport with 2 passenger terminals. Check the airport or operating airline for the terminal assigned to a specific flight.

What time zone is MCO in?

Orlando International Airport runs on America/New_York, currently UTC-4. Flight trackers work in UTC internally, so the seven-day history on our flight pages is stamped UTC while the boards on this page are in MCO local time - worth remembering when the two disagree by a whole calendar day.

Can I track flights at MCO live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Orlando International Airport, and there are 53 in range as this page loaded. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in America/New_York.