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Why is it MCO and not ORL? If you're booking air travel to Orlando, you'll need to remember that MCO airport code. However, if you were to fly your own aircraft to Orlando, that's when the more expected airport code, ORL, would come in handy. ORL is the code for the Orlando Executive Airport, a general-aviation facility located several miles north of Orlando International Airport. |
Most visitors fly into Orlando International Airport (IATA: MCO) . It is served by nearly all major US airlines and a wide range of international carriers. From there, you can rent a car, take a taxi, order a limo or towncar, or take Disney's Magical Express : a free bus service from the airport to the WDW resort hotels (prior reservations required, call 1-407-WDISNEY). Florida State Roads 528 (to the north) and 417 (to the south) link the airport with Interstate 4 which leads directly into Walt Disney World. Bear in mind that when booking air travel online, you may be asked to provide an airport's three letter IATA code. Perhaps the best way to remember the code for Orlando International Airport is to think that MCO stands for "Mickey and COmpany" (it actually stands for the airport's original name, McCoy Air Force Base).
Orlando-Sanford International Airport (IATA: SFB) which is farther away from Walt Disney World than is Orlando International, serves several flights from the United Kingdom, including those from Belfast in Northern Ireland. If you are flying Allegiant Air from within the US, Jetairfly from Belgium, or Icelandair from Iceland, you will land here. The Disney's Magical Express service is not available here. Florida State Road 417 connects the airport to Interstate 4.
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