MCO and ORL Airport Update and Expansion Plans
Summary
Orlando International Airport is the seventh-busiest in the country, and it's feeling the strain — parking shortages, slow baggage handling, and not enough gates at peak times. GOAA is adding 8,000 parking spaces, a unified baggage system, new gates and moving walkways, plus a vertipad for electric air taxis with a test flight expected November 2. The long-dormant Colonial Promenade shopping plaza near the Executive Airport gets its redevelopment reveal at a public GOAA meeting November 4.
At a glance
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
GOAA's five-year capital program at MCO is $6.9 billion, funded at the authority level rather than through city taxes.
Travelers through MCO and ORL, plus local small businesses hoping to win airport contracts under GOAA's revamped LDB and small business programs.
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