Orlando International is the busiest airport in Florida and the main gateway to Walt Disney World, Universal and the rest of Central Florida's theme parks, which shapes everything about it: family-sized security lines, resort check-in desks in the terminal, and demand peaks that follow school holidays. The current schedule feed lists 214 airports in 33 countries connected to Orlando.
Its MCO code is a leftover from McCoy Air Force Base, the military field it grew out of.
Orlando International Airport is the 25th busiest airport in the world — it handled 57,675,573 passengers in 2025, according to ACI World's annual ranking.
The most frequently served routes for Orlando International Airport connect to Atlanta (ATL), New York (JFK) and Chicago (ORD).
The longest connected route for Orlando International Airport reaches Dubai (DXB). This non-stop flight covers a distance of 7,742 miles (12,460 km).