Orlando International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Orlando, Florida (United States)

IATA: MCO ICAO: KMCO

Longest Active Runway

12,005 ft

3,659 meters

Field Elevation

96 ft

29 m MSL

Runway Inventory

4 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

28.4294°, -81.3090°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #183 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#287 of 7558

Top 3.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (United States)

#17 of 63 in US

#55 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MCO in numbers: 12,005 ft longest runway · tied #183 of 650 published · #287 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.8%) · #17 in United States.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MCO lies at 29 m (96 ft), #446 of 650 published airports by elevation and 27.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 511 ft below the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 6,091 ft higher than MCO.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), 21.1 NM, 11,002 ft. Next: TPA 70.3 NM. MCO has the longest runway in this radius, 1,003 ft over SFB.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,005 ft (3,659 m)

MCO runways: 18L/36R 12,005 × 200 ft permanent paved (pem); 18R/36L 12,004 × 200 ft concrete (con); 17R/35L 10,000 × 150 ft concrete (con); 17L/35R 9,001 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #17 of 63 in United States; DEN leads by 3,995 ft (16,000 ft). +20.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18L/36R	12,005 ft (3659 m / 3.659 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18R/36L	12,004 ft (3659 m / 3.659 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17R/35L	10,000 ft (3048 m / 3.048 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17L/35R	9,001 ft (2744 m / 2.744 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Orlando Sanford International Airport (Orlando)	`SFB`	21.1 NM (39.1 km)	11,002 ft	✅ Lighted
Tampa International Airport (Tampa)	`TPA`	70.3 NM (130.2 km)	11,002 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →