MCOKMCO
February 11, 2026 – February 12, 20262 days2,184 flights1,860,794 ADS-B points
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About the data

Flights reconstructed from ADS-B — the position signal modern aircraft broadcast to air traffic. Coverage is strongest across North America and Europe, thinner over oceans, polar regions, and parts of Asia and Africa.

Long-haul flights whose paths cross sparsely-covered areas may appear with an unknown origin or destination — the receiver network loses sight of them mid-ocean. We mark those unknown rather than guess. Every flight is still counted in the totals; the route-by-route breakdown filters to flights with identified endpoints.

This dataset covers two days of ADS-B traffic at Orlando International Airport (MCO/KMCO), February 11 and 12, 2026, captured on the 45th anniversary of the airport's opening as a civilian facility. Across those 48 hours, 2,184 flights were recorded: 1,116 arrivals and 1,068 departures, with an additional 34 ground operations. Traffic ran continuously from 00:00 to 23:59 EST, averaging 45.5 flights per hour. February 12 was the busier of the two days at 1,129 total movements, compared to 1,055 on February 11. The single busiest hour across the entire dataset was 17:00 EST, which saw 175 flights, skewed heavily toward departures at 107 versus 68 arrivals. A secondary arrival surge appears at 20:00, when 100 of the 145 total movements were inbound. The 955 unique aircraft observed included registrations from 13 countries, with US-registered aircraft accounting for 862 of them, followed by Canada at 32 and Brazil at 13. The Atlanta route (ATL) led all pairings with 81 total movements across the two days, followed by Chicago O'Hare at 62 and Philadelphia at 56. Newark, LaGuardia, Miami, Charlotte, Baltimore, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Boston each recorded between 42 and 55 movements. Approach and departure tracks were concentrated to the north and northeast, with NNE the dominant direction in both categories: 324 approaches and 275 departures. NNW and N were the next most frequent in both. Southern quadrant directions accounted for a much smaller share of total traffic. The altitude profile across 1,860,794 ADS-B position points shows the highest concentration of readings below 1,000 feet, reflecting time spent near the surface during approach and departure phases. Above that, the distribution thins through the mid-altitudes before peaking again in the 35,000 to 36,000 foot band, which recorded 102,019 points, the highest of any cruise-level range. The highest recorded altitude was 48,375 feet, logged by N427HG on a departure to Fort Worth Meacham. The longest flight by distance was an arrival tagged to N980JT, covering 4,027 nautical miles from Boston in 791 minutes. Average groundspeed across all flights was 309 knots, with a recorded maximum of 678.3 knots.

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Summary

Total Flights

2,184

Arrivals

1,116

Departures

1,068

Unique Aircraft

955

Peak Day Flights

1,129

Avg / Day

1,092

Notable Flights

Shortest

3 NM2 min

From MCOOrlando International Airport

N714FX

Longest

4027 NM791 min

From BOSGeneral Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport

N980JT

Highest

48,375 ft909 NM

To FTWFort Worth Meacham International Airport

N427HG

Most Active

10flights

N318FR

Day Highlights

Each day in EST time

Busiest Day

Feb 12, 2026

1129 flights · 581 arr / 548 dep

Quietest Day

Feb 11, 2026

1055 flights · 535 arr / 520 dep

Avg Daily Flights

1,092

across 2 days

Performance

Max Altitude

48,375ft

Avg Altitude

18,493ft

Max Groundspeed

678.3kts

Avg Groundspeed

309kts

Total Distance

1,726,576NM

Avg Leg Distance

791NM

Avg Leg Duration

136min

Traffic Flow

Arrivals
Departures
N345 · 312NE329 · 279E2 · 21SE55 · 67S99 · 87SW19 · 13W70 · 82NW197 · 207

Routes

Arriving from

ATL
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport40
ORD
Chicago O'Hare International Airport32
PHL
Philadelphia International Airport30
EWR
Newark Liberty International Airport27
LGA
LaGuardia Airport27
BOS
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport25
MIA
Miami International Airport23
BWI
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport22
DFW
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport22
JFK
John F. Kennedy International Airport22
DTW
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22
CLT
Charlotte Douglas International Airport20
IAH
George Bush Intercontinental Airport19
DCA
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport19
BNA
Nashville International Airport18
DEN
Denver International Airport17
RDU
Raleigh-Durham International Airport16
IND
Indianapolis International Airport16
MSP
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field16
LAX
Los Angeles International Airport15

Departing to

ATL
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport41
ORD
Chicago O'Hare International Airport30
EWR
Newark Liberty International Airport28
PHL
Philadelphia International Airport26
LGA
LaGuardia Airport24
CLT
Charlotte Douglas International Airport24
MIA
Miami International Airport22
BWI
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport21
DFW
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20
IAH
George Bush Intercontinental Airport20
RDU
Raleigh-Durham International Airport19
JFK
John F. Kennedy International Airport18
BOS
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport17
DTW
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport17
DCA
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport17
BNA
Nashville International Airport16
DEN
Denver International Airport14
IND
Indianapolis International Airport13
MDW
Chicago Midway International Airport13
DAL
Dallas Love Field13

Aircraft by Registration Country

United States862
Canada32
Unknown30
Brazil13
United Kingdom8
Germany2
France2
United Arab Emirates1
Portugal1
Croatia1

Aircraft

955 unique aircraft

N318FR
10 flights
N602NK
10 flights
N623NK
9 flights
N235FR
9 flights
N809JB
9 flights
N644FR
8 flights
N225BZ
8 flights
N608NK
8 flights
N263BZ
8 flights
N730NK
8 flights
N353FR
7 flights
N228BZ
7 flights
N646NK
7 flights
N521JB
7 flights
C-GAAJ
7 flights
N712FR
7 flights
N504JB
7 flights
N663FR
7 flights
N630NK
7 flights
N519JB
7 flights

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