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Orlando International Airport is the busiest airport in Florida in terms of passenger traffic, with more than 35 million travelers per year, No. 13 in the nation and 23rd in the world. Located in south Orlando, the airport is served by more than 50 airlines. With 13,297 acres, OIA is third largest airport in the nation in terms of size, five times larger than Miami International. It has four parallel runways, including two that stretch 12,000 feet and can accommodate the largest jets in the world. The Airfield can handle 140 takeoffs and landing per hour, with 90 arrival and departure gates. The airport is run by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, with government appointed members who c...
Orlando International Airport is the busiest airport in Florida in terms of passenger traffic, with more than 35 million travelers per year, No. 13 in the nation and 23rd in the world. Located in south Orlando, the airport is served by more than 50 airlines. With 13,297 acres, OIA is third largest airport in the nation in terms of size, five times larger than Miami International. It has four parallel runways, including two that stretch 12,000 feet and can accommodate the largest jets in the world. The Airfield can handle 140 takeoffs and landing per hour, with 90 arrival and departure gates. The airport is run by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, with government appointed members who control an annual budget of more than $330 million, and $2.5 billion in assets. With more than 100 retail shops and food and beverage outlets, the airport is a self-contained environment with full service banking, currency exchange, salon, post office. A 446-room Hyatt Regency Hotel is located inside the lobby, and features 50,000-square feet of meeting space for business travelers. Orlando International has 9,300 parking space in the terminal, and 10,700 satellite spaces.
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Orlando remains a hot spot for golfers
Historically speaking, Orlando got a late start in golf.
The sport didn't arrive in Central Florida until 1893, when English businessman Leslie Pell-Clarke had six holes carved out around the northwest shore of Lake Eola. It only lasted a decade or so,...Tags: Athletes, David Leadbetter, Nick Faldo, England, Arnold Palmer
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Sept. 11 hijacker raised suspicions at border
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - A U.S. border agent said yesterday that Mohammed Atta, the suspected ringleader of the Sept. 11, 2001, plot, aroused enough suspicion at the border with his polished appearance and a suspicious student visa that he should have been refused...Tags: Terrorism, Armed Conflicts, Interior Policy, Immigration, Aircraft Hijacking
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International JetBlue flight diverted to Orlando
— A JetBlue flight destined for Bogota, Colombia, that took off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday morning was diverted to Orlando after it reported a mechanical indicator light on board. The 138 passengers on Flight...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Bogota (Colombia), Transportation Accidents, Fort Lauderdale, Air and Space Accidents
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Maglev plan to go to Orange leaders in next month
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelA magnetically-levitated train proposal for Central Florida is slated to go to Orange County Commissioners in about a month. Commissioner Fred Brummer asked about the status of the project, which you can find more background on here, and County... -
Letters to the Editor: Obama vs. Supreme Court, political half-truths and transportation issues
Obama vs. Supreme Court Kathleen Parker ("Obama's taunting Roberts shows politics at its filthiest," Orlando Sentinel, Thursday) needs a history lesson. When she claimed that our president is waging "filthy politics" by disagreeing with the Supreme Court...
Tags: Earl Warren Jr., Orlando, Parties and Movements, Judges, Barack Obama
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Beryl now tropical depression; little rain, no damage for Volusia coast
Central Florida braced for Tropical Storm Beryl Monday, but despite warnings and advisories, the storm was downgraded to a tropical depression early in the day.
That didn't stop treacherous conditions on the coast, where Beryl brought heavy rain and...Tags: Natural Disasters, Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Orlando, Tropical Weather
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Orlando-area rents rise with few new apartments on way
Limited competition from new apartments in Metro Orlando continues to drive up local rents, which rose 0.6 percent during the first quarter, according to a new report from Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services Inc. Apartment owners asked for...
Tags: Rentals, Kissimmee, Marketing
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Heroin lollipop smuggler pleads guilty
A Guatemalan national could spend the rest of his life in prison after he pled guilty to federal drug-trafficking charges for allegedly smuggling lollipops filled with heroin into the country.
Rafael Eduardo Quinonez-Jimenez, 45, was charged with...Tags: Prisons, Heroin, Guatemala
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Orlando area post offices won't be closed, but rural offices' hours will likely be cut
TheU.S. Postal Servicehas abandoned plans to close several Central Florida post offices, but rural offices throughout the region will likely have their hours cut to reduce costs. The service has given a reprieve to the Prairie Lake office in Altamonte...
Tags: Employees, Mail Order Industry, Winter Garden, Orlando, Labor Legislation
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Mica claims progress in privatizing airport screeners
WASHINGTON — In the decade since U.S. Rep. John Mica helped create the Transportation Security Administration, the veteran Republican has gone from reluctant father to outright critic. Few areas of TSA have dodged Mica's scorn; he has attacked the...Tags: Security Measures, Orlando, John L. Mica, Fort Lauderdale, U.S. Secret Service
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Man pleads guilty to pointing lasers at planes near OIA
A Central Florida man pleaded guilty Wednesday to aiming a laser pointer at aircraft departing from Orlando International Airport, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Glenn Stephen Hansen, 49, faces up to five years in federal prison. Prosecutors said...
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Frontier Airlines signs $1M deal with Orlando airport
Denver-based Frontier Airlines agreed to a $1 million deal Wednesday at Orlando International Airport that gives the carrier a chance to get some money back at the end of the fiscal year.
Frontier was approved Wednesday by the airport board to become a...Tags: U.S. Airways, Finance, Allentown, Frontier Airlines Inc., Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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