The Orlando International Airport

The City of Orlando, Florida is the hub of commercial business and the gateway to prestigious places like Walt Disney, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Sea World Orlando, The Holy Land Experience, and Universal Studios. The City of Orlando, Florida is located in Orange County, Florida and with in the city limits lays the Orlando International Airport in Orlando’s central commercial district. It is through this airport that all peoples from abroad and beyond as well as those nationally commute to and from to connect to the world and view all Orlando has to offer. The Orlando International Airport is such a vital key to the City of Orlando and it unlocks a substantial amount of the city’s tourism and in turn affects the economy. Once upon a time, Orlando was a small town surrounded by cow pastures, citrus fields, and ruled by “citrus barons”. With the development of Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Florida, SeaWorld Orlando and a contingent of smaller attractions, those cow pastures turned into planned communities that house a wide range of residents, from Disney's fifty-five thousand cast members to sports celebrities, millionaires, and the average American. The Orlando International Airport is located close to the US-528 expressway, Orlando International Airport (MCO) is around seven miles / eleven km southeast of downtown Orlando and also near to Belle Isle, Lake Nona, Lake Warren and Mud Lake. The Orlando International Airport is served by more than fifty airlines such as Delta Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, AeroMéxico, and other international airlines. The Orlando International Airport is operated and owned by Greater Orlando Aviation Authority who controls an annual budget of more than $330 million, and $2.5 billion in assets. . The Orlando International Airport is five times the size of Miami International Airport at thirteen thousand two hundred and seven square feet; OIA is third largest airport in the nation in terms of size. With more than a hundred retail shops and food and beverage outlets, the airport is a self-sufficient environment with full service banking, currency exchange, salon, post office. A 446-room Hyatt Regency Hotel is located inside the lobby, and features 50,000-square feet of meeting space for business travelers. Orlando International has 9,300 parking spaces in the terminal, and 10,700 satellite spaces. The airport code MCO stands for the airport's former name, McCoy Air Force Base, a Strategic Air Command (SAC). The Greater Orlando area is also served by Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), and more indirectly by Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), Melbourne International Airport (MLB), and Tampa International Airport (TPA). The Orlando International Airport is also served by Commuter Cab, a division of Aimtree, as a shuttle service. Anywhere you want to go from any of the airports in North Florida and Southern Georgia. Commuter Cab commutes from the home base of Gainesville and Gainesville Regional Airport. Commuting from Gainesville and Gainesville Regional Airport to the Orlando International Airport usually entails a special deal from Commuter Cab’s operating office. Reservations can be made at (352) 256- 1086.