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  IATA SFB
  ICAO KSFB
  Type Public
  Run By Sanford Airport Authority
  Closest Town Orlando, Florida
  Distance 16 miles (26 km) NE
  Elevation Ft 55
  Elevation M 168
  Coordinates 28&deg 46' 395" N <br> 81&deg 14' 1496" W



  Runway Angle 09L/27R
  Runway Length F 9,600
  Runway Length M 2,926
  Runway Surface Asphalt


  Runway Angle 09C/27C
  Runway Length F 3,578
  Runway Length M 1,091
  Runway Surface Asphalt


  Runway Angle 09R/27L
  Runway Length F 3,500
  Runway Length M 1,067
  Runway Surface Asphalt


  Runway Angle 18/36
  Runway Length F 6,002
  Runway Length M 1,829
  Runway Surface Asphalt/Concrete


Orlando Sanford International Airport is an airport in Sanford, Florida , near Orlando, Florida . Due to heavy flight training at the airport, it is consistently in the top 30 busiest airports in the world in total operations (takeoff and landings).

The airport is owned by TBI Plc , one of the world's leading airport operators which also owns London Luton Airport , Cardiff International Airport and Belfast International Airport in the UK, Stockholm-Skavsta Airport in Scandinavia and operates airports in South America..


HISTORY

Orlando Sanford International Airport shares a similarity with one of its newest destinations at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield because both Airports are ex-Military airfields made over for commercial use. The airport was formerly Sanford NAS ( Naval Air Station ) and was home to North American RA-5C Vigilante aircraft during the Korean War . Congress closed the Naval Air Station in 1968. A commemorative memorial, plaque and a scale size RA-5C Gate Guardian is positioned on the entrance road within the Airport perimeter in memory to service personnel who served their country during the conflict.


FACILITIES

Orlando Sanford International Airport covers 2,010 acres and has four runways:
  • Runway 09L/27R: 9,600 x 150 ft. (2,926 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

  • Runway 09C/27C: 3,578 x 75 ft. (1,091 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

  • Runway 09R/27L: 3,500 x 75 ft. (1,067 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

  • Runway 18/36: 6,002 x 150 ft. (1,829 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete


The dominant runway is 9L/27R, however parallel runways 9C/27C and 9R/27L are also used for light aircraft. The airport also has available runways 36 and 18 for rare northerly fronts in the winter, this runway is not used for normal commercial traffic.


AIRLINES & DESTINATIONS

  • Air Atlanta Europe (Glasgow, Scotland; London-Gatwick, England; Manchester, England)

  • Allegiant Air (Allentown, PA; Portsmouth, NH; Worcester, MA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Chicago/Rockford, IL; Des Moines, IA; Lansing, MI; McAllen, TX (seasonal); Newburgh, NY; Roanoke, VA; Sioux Falls, SD; South Bend, IN; Springfield, MO; St. Louis - MidAmerica (Belleville, IL); Toledo, OH; Youngstown-Warren, OH)

  • Excel Airways (London-Gatwick, England; Newcastle, England)

  • First Choice Airways (East Midlands, England; Glasgow, Scotland; London-Gatwick, England; Manchester, England; Newcastle, England)

  • Icelandair (Reykjavik, Iceland)

  • Monarch Airlines (Belfast, Northern Ireland; Cardiff, Wales; Dublin, Ireland; Glasgow, Scotland; London-Gatwick, England; Manchester, England; Newcastle, England; Shannon, Ireland)

  • MyTravel Airways (Glasgow, Scotland; London-Gatwick, England; Manchester, England)

  • Pan Am Clipper Connection operated by Boston-Maine Airways (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atlanta, GA; San Juan, Puerto Rico)

  • Thomas Cook Airlines (Glasgow, Scotland; London-Gatwick, England; Manchester, England)

  • Thomsonfly (Formerly known as Britannia Airways ) (Belfast, Northern Ireland; Birmingham, England; Doncaster-Sheffield, England; London-Gatwick, England; Manchester, England)

  • TravelCity Direct (Cardiff, Wales; Glasgow, Scotland; London-Gatwick, England; Manchester, England)

  • Vacation Express (Atlanta, GA; Baltimore-Washington D.C.; Cancun, Mexico; Charlotte, NC; Cincinnati, OH; Cozumel, Mexico; Liberia, Costa Rica; Louisville, KY; Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic)



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