Nonstop flight route between Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Orlando, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Louisville International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 720 miles (or 1,159 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Louisville International Airport and Orlando International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDF / KSDF |
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| Location: | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W |
| Area Served: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 501 feet (153 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDF |
| More Information: | SDF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCO / KMCO |
| Airport Name: | Orlando International Airport |
| Location: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°25'45"N by 81°18'32"W |
| Area Served: | Orlando, Florida, US |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCO |
| More Information: | MCO Maps & Info |
Facts about Louisville International Airport (SDF):
- The airport is home to Worldport, the worldwide hub of UPS.
- Because of Louisville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 501 feet, planes can take off or land at Louisville International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,239 miles (18,088 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Bowman Field (LOU), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SDF.
- In addition to being known as "Louisville International Airport", another name for SDF is "Standiford Field".
- The 1980s brought plans for a new terminal, the Louisville Airport Improvement plan.
- Louisville International Airport (SDF) has 3 runways.
- Louisville International Airport handled 3,349,162 passengers last year.
Facts about Orlando International Airport (MCO):
- The furthest airport from Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,506 miles (18,517 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) N of MCO.
- The airport code MCO stands for the airport's former name, McCoy Air Force Base, a Strategic Air Command installation.
- Because of Orlando International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Orlando International Airport (MCO) has 4 runways.
- The airport became a U.S.
- On March 19, 2008, JetBlue announced Orlando as a new focus city.
- Orlando International Airport handled 34,877,899 passengers last year.
- Airside 4 currently serves as the airport's primary international arrivals concourse, however Airside 1 also handles some international arrivals.
- In terms of commercial airline service, the Greater Orlando area is also served by Orlando Sanford International Airport, and more indirectly by Daytona Beach International Airport, Melbourne International Airport, and Tampa International Airport.
- McCoy AFB was identified for closure in early 1973 as part of a post-Vietnam reduction in force.
