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Metro Orlando’s
business environment is strengthened by the presence of a world-class
international airport that is consistently recognized for excellence in
customer service, and six other regional airports that provide travelers
with a variety of options. Detailed information on each of these airports
is found below.
Orlando
International Airport
- More
than 36 million passengers served in 2007.
- North
America's best large airport for customer service.
- 4th largest airport in the nation for domestic origin and destination.
- 2nd best
airport in the world for customer service.
- 11th fastest-growing major airport in the world.
- 10th
busiest airport in the nation; 20th in the world.
- More
than 980 arrivals
and departures daily.
- Scheduled
non-stop service available to 86 domestic destinations and 16 international
destinations (including direct flights to Monterey, Mexico
and Frankfurt, Germany).
- 17th largest
port of entry for international visitors in the continental United States.
- 205,733
tons of cargo in 2007
- 205-acre
park, Foreign Trade Zone No. 42, offers duty exemptions or deferments
for companies receiving materials from foreign countries.
- More
than 15,000
acres, the third largest parcel of airport property in the country.
Only 35 percent of airport property is developed, leaving large areas
available for expansion.
 Greater
Orlando Aviation Authority |
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Orlando Sanford International Airport
- Third
most active international airport in Florida; 13th most active international
airport in the nation.
- Four paved
runways ranging from 3,750 to 9,600 feet long.
- Rated
for wide-body air carriers, with a Federal Aviation Authority air-traffic
control tower, approved instrument approach, aircraft service facilities
and U.S. customs office.
- Foreign
Trade Zone No. 250.
- 395-acre
Sanford Airport Commerce Park with rail service available in its western
sector.
- 50,000–square–foot
cargo building, in the Sanford Airport Commerce Park, enables cargo
handling, pallet preparation and receiving.
- $25 million
expansion that added a two-story terminal complex of more than 120,000
square feet. Increasing total number of gates to 12.
- 13,500-square-foot
incubator—the Airport Enterprise Center.
Orlando
Sanford International Airport |
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Kissimmee Gateway Airport
- Closest
public airport to Walt Disney World and other area attractions.
- 900-acres
and two paved runways, 6,000 feet and 5,000 feet in length, can accommodate
all corporate aircraft and many commercial airliners.
- Instrument
approaches for all-weather access.
- Available
services include fuel, maintenance, avionics, hangars, flight instruction,
aircraft charter and rental cars.
- Recently
constructed air traffic control tower.
- 26-acre
industrial park for both aviation and non-aviation related businesses.
- Regulation,
18-hole golf course on site.
Kissimmee
Gateway Airport |
Leesburg
International Airport
- 30 miles
northwest of Orlando.
- 5,000-foot
paved runway.
- Recently
added U.S customs and border protection inspection.
- Accommodates
general aviation and corporate pilots with 24 hours a day services which
include FBO facilities, fuel, flight instruction, maintenance, refurbishing,
navigational aids, hangar space, and open tie-down space.
- Industrial
zone, accommodates small industrial cargo.
- Expansion
program includes air traffic control tower, rescue fire station, new
FBO facility, and precision instrument landing system.
Orlando
Executive Airport
- 25th busiest
general aviation airport in the United States.
- Aside
from meeting both personal and corporate flying needs, services include
flight instruction, aircraft sales and rentals, maintenance, charter,
storage, and air ambulance services.
- 1,056
acres owned by the City of Orlando.
Greater
Orlando Aviation Authority
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Mid-Florida
Air Service Airport
- Located in Eustis
(Lake County).
- 3,000-foot
lighted runway suitable for most general aviation.
Orlando Apopka Airport
- Located
in Apopka (Orange County).
- 4,000-foot
paved runway.
- FBO
and self-serve AvGas and JetA fuel, conference room, hangar space
and aircraft maintenance.
Orlando
Apopka Airport
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