Airports
Central Florida Airports Settle Name Dispute
Orlando Melbourne International Airport will be renamed, settling a years-long dispute, with the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.
 Florida's Orlando Melbourne International Airport will reverse the two cities in its name as part of an agreement reached with the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, which believed the name could be confused with Orlando International Airport. (Photo: Walt Simpson)
Florida's Orlando Melbourne International Airport will reverse the two cities in its name as part of an agreement reached with the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, which believed the name could be confused with Orlando International Airport. (Photo: Walt Simpson)

Florida’s Melbourne Airport Association (MAA) and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) have settled their long-simmering dispute over the name of Orlando Melbourne International Airport (MLB). MLB is located approximately 70 miles southeast of Orlando International Airport (MCO), which as a gateway to Central Florida’s renowned tourism destinations is the busiest airport in the state.

Melbourne International Airport officially adopted the name Orlando Melbourne International Airport in 2015 and GOAA, believing the new name was misleading to the millions of passengers each year heading to the area’s theme parks, filed a lawsuit in 2019.