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Additional name changes followed, to include Sanford Regional Airport, Central Florida Regional Airport, Orlando Sanford Regional Airport and the current Orlando Sanford International Airport. Through the 1980s and 1990s the oldest Navy buildings were demolished while those built in the 1950s and 1960s were renovated for civil use.
Orlando International Airport (IATA: MCO, ICAO: KMCO, FAA LID: MCO) [6] is the primary international airport located 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Downtown Orlando, Florida. In 2021, it had 19,618,838 enplanements , making it the busiest airport in the state and seventh busiest airport in the United States .
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Orlando Airport may refer to: Orlando Apopka Airport (X04) – a general aviation airport northwest of Orlando in Apopka, Florida; Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) – a general aviation and reliever airport east of Orlando city center; Orlando International Airport (MCO) – the primary commercial service airport for Orlando, Florida
The primary major airports of the area are Orlando International Airport, at SR 528 Exit 11/SR 417 Exit 17, and Orlando Sanford International Airport, at SR 417 Exit 49. Orlando International (MCO) is a focus city of JetBlue and Southwest Airlines.
Its downtown attracts tourists with shops, restaurants, a marina, and a lakefront walking trail. The Orlando Sanford International Airport, in the heart of the town, functions as the secondary commercial airport for international and domestic carriers in the Orlando metropolitan area.
Orlando Sanford International Airport serving Sanford, Florida, United States (FAA/IATA: SFB) Sanford Regional Airport serving Sanford, Maine, United States (FAA/IATA: SFM) Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport serving Sanford, North Carolina, United States (FAA: TTA) Joshua Sanford Field serving Hillsboro, Wisconsin, United States (FAA: HBW)
The Sanford Airport began as an airfield constructed by the Sanford Mills in the 1930s, with a single airstrip and hangar. With the entry of the United States into World War II in 1941, the airfield was expanded by the United States Navy in 1942 and formally commissioned as Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Sanford in 1943.