# Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB / KSFB) **Orlando Sanford International Airport** (IATA: SFB, ICAO: KSFB) is a large airport in Orlando, Florida, United States. It opened in Feb 1943. It has 4 runways; the longest is 11,002 ft (3,353 m). In 2025 it handled 3.1 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SFB / KSFB - FAA: SFB - Type: Large airport - Serves: Orlando, Florida, United States - Opened: Feb 1943 - Elevation: 55 ft / 17 m - Coordinates: 28.7743, -81.2346 - Runways: 4 - Longest runway: 11,002 ft / 3,353 m - Instrument procedures: 8 approaches, 1 departure, 8 arrivals - Passengers: 3,124,172 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York - Website: https://flysfb.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Sanford_International_Airport (21 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q597631 - Weather station: KSFB - Ident: KSFB ## Timeline - Feb 1943: Orlando Sanford International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 09L/27R | 11,002 ft / 3,353 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes | | 18/36 | 6,002 ft / 1,829 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes | | 09R/27L | 5,839 ft / 1,780 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes | | 09C/27C | 3,578 ft / 1,091 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00917AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 2,184,701 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 2,435,131 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 2,697,980 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 2,883,969 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 3,041,768 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 3,231,379 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 1,524,707 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 2,363,589 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 2,766,683 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 2,909,265 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 2,848,884 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 3,124,172 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 4 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (1) - [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 1,076 mi / 1,731 km · Arajet ### Seasonal (3) - [CGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcgi.md) Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · United States · 757 mi / 1,218 km · Contour Airlines - [BZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mzbz.md) Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport · Belize · 896 mi / 1,442 km · BermudAir - [BDA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/txkf.md) L.F. Wade International Airport · Bermuda · 1,015 mi / 1,633 km · BermudAir ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SFB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (2) - EO [Express One International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/express-one-international) - N8 [National Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/national-airlines) ### Passenger (3) - [BermudAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bermudair) · 2 · seasonal - DM [Arajet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arajet) · 1 - LF [Contour Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/contour-airlines) · 1 · seasonal Former hub of [TransMeridian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transmeridian-airlines). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 3.1M (2025) | #450 of 3,974 | #109 in North America | #86 in US | | Longest runway | 11,002 ft / 3,353 m | =651 of 29,858 | =151 in North America | =123 in US | | Elevation | 55 ft / 17 m | =39,017 of 43,403 | =17,701 in North America | =14,640 in US | | Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US | | Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =20 in North America | =19 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | APP/DEP | 119.775 | | ATIS | ATIS | 125.975 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.350 | | CTAF | CTAF | 120.300 | | GND | GND | 121.350 | | TWR | SANFORD TWR | 120.300 | ## Nearby airports - [ORL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korl.md) Orlando Executive Airport · 17 mi / 27 km - [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · 24 mi / 39 km - [DAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdab.md) Daytona Beach International Airport · 30 mi / 48 km - [TIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktix.md) Space Coast Regional Airport · 32 mi / 51 km - [KTTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktts.md) Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility · 35 mi / 56 km - [LEE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klee.md) Leesburg International Airport · 35 mi / 56 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Orlando Sanford International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orlando_Sanford_International_Airport&oldid=1375944011), revision of 21 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb/data