RADAR-SIMKMCO – Orlando International Airport
Orlando, United States · 28.429°N 81.309°W · elevation 95 ft
Control the traffic at Orlando International Airport in radar-sim, a free air traffic control simulator that runs in the browser: as tower you issue take-off and landing clearances on 17L/35R, 17R/35L, 18L/36R and 18R/36L, as approach you vector and sequence the arrivals onto the ILS. No download, no account.
Start as tower at KMCO ▶ · Start as approach at KMCO ▶ · choose traffic level and wind first
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | True heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 2,744 m (9,003 ft) | 46 m | asphalt | 179° / 359° |
| 17R/35L | 3,048 m (10,000 ft) | 46 m | concrete | 179° / 359° |
| 18L/36R | 3,659 m (12,005 ft) | 61 m | asphalt/concrete | 180° / 000° |
| 18R/36L | 3,659 m (12,005 ft) | 61 m | concrete | 179° / 359° |
The airport has 4 runways. The parallel runways 17L/35R, 17R/35L, 18L/36R and 18R/36L: 18L/36R – 18R/36L (455 m) lies closer than 760 m and is worked as one runway, arrivals to both ends separated like on a single final; the other combinations are far enough apart (1035 m) for independent parallel approaches. The runways in use depend on the traffic level and the wind: one (the best headwind among the longest, here 18L/36R with 3,659 m) on low, two on medium, and on high every runway with a headwind component and at most 20 kt crosswind.
Airspace
The simulated control zone is a circle of 5 NM around the field with extensions along the instrument runways, up to 2,500 ft. In approach sessions arrivals check in over an entry fix and are vectored or sent direct to the initial approach fix of the runway in use; in tower sessions a virtual approach controller does this and hands them over established on the ILS inside 10 NM.
| Approach | Initial approach fix (bearing / distance from KMCO) |
|---|---|
| RWY 17L | ESAVA (006° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 17R | NETAS (003° / 12 NM) |
| RWY 18L | IKDEV (357° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 18R | LUTUM (355° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 35L | INODA (176° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 35R | VIUPU (173° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 36L | EBKID (184° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 36R | KEMZU (183° / 13 NM) |
Entry fixes: IMSIR (324° / 26 NM), LUUNE (004° / 27 NM), OTURE (260° / 33 NM), PAONI (194° / 27 NM), TIUDI (078° / 30 NM), ZEGUK (140° / 32 NM).
Nearby airports
Controlled airports within 80 NM are drawn on the scope; departures leave towards their destination's direction.
KORLOrlando Executive Airport – 7 NM, bearing 350°KISMKissimmee Gateway Airport – 11 NM, bearing 219°KSFBOrlando Sanford International Airport – 21 NM, bearing 011°KTIXSpace Coast Regional Airport – 27 NM, bearing 079°KTTSSpace Florida Launch and Landing Facility – 34 NM, bearing 071°KLEELeesburg International Airport – 35 NM, bearing 312°KCOFPatrick Space Force Base – 39 NM, bearing 108°KXMRCape Canaveral SFS Skid Strip – 39 NM, bearing 087°
…and 8 more within 80 NM.
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