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MCO Meaning

MCO Airport Meaning

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MCO Meaning:

MCO stands for Orlando International Airport


Located in Orlando, Florida, MCO (Orlando International Airport) is classified as a large hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of MCO's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


Orlando International Airport (MCO) Characteristics:

      City: Orlando
      State: Florida
      FAA: Orlando International Airport
      IATA: MCO
      ICAO: KMCO
      Role: P-L

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


MCO is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding MCO, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

MCO meaning is Orlando International Airport.

Orlando International Airport can be abbreviated as MCO.

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