Orlando Sanford International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Orlando, Florida (United States)

IATA: SFB ICAO: KSFB

Longest Active Runway

11,002 ft

3,353 meters

Field Elevation

55 ft

17 m MSL

Runway Inventory

4 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

28.7743°, -81.2346°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #362 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#582 of 7558

Top 7.7% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (United States)

tied #35 of 63 in US

same length as GEG, TPA · #114 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SFB in numbers: 11,002 ft longest runway · tied #362 of 650 published · #582 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.7%) · tied #35 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)

SFB lies at 17 m (55 ft), #506 of 650 published airports by elevation and 20.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 552 ft below the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 6,132 ft higher than SFB.

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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 International Airport (MCO), 21.1 NM, 12,005 ft. Next: TPA 83.7 NM. MCO has the radius's longest runway, 1,003 ft more than SFB.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,002 ft (3,353 m)

SFB runways: 09L/27R 11,002 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 18/36 6,002 × 150 ft permanent paved (pem); 09R/27L 5,839 × 75 ft asphalt (asp); 09C/27C 3,578 × 75 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #35 of 63 in United States with GEG/TPA at 11,002 ft; DEN leads by 4,998 ft (16,000 ft). +10% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09L/27R	11,002 ft (3353 m / 3.353 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18/36	6,002 ft (1829 m / 1.829 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09R/27L	5,839 ft (1780 m / 1.780 km)	75 ft (23m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09C/27C	3,578 ft (1091 m / 1.091 km)	75 ft (23m)	`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 International Airport (Orlando)	`MCO`	21.1 NM (39.1 km)	12,005 ft	✅ Lighted
Tampa International Airport (Tampa)	`TPA`	83.7 NM (155 km)	11,002 ft	✅ Lighted

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