Orlando International Airport (IATA: MCO, ICAO: KMCO, FAA LID: MCO) is a major international airport located 6 mi (9.7 km) southeast of the central business district of Orlando. It is the second-busiest airport in Florida, after Miami International Airport. It is the 13th-busiest airport in the United States and the 29th-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic.
The airport serves as a focus city for Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and Frontier Airlines. Southwest is currently the airport's largest carrier in terms of passengers traveled; in 2006, SWA carried one-fifth of MCO's passenger traffic.
The airport code MCO stands for the airport's former name, McCoy Air Force Base, a Strategic Air Command (SAC) installation. Because MCO is the largest major airport near Disney World, its code is sometimes jokingly described as "Mickey's Corporate Office."
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).
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