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{{Infobox airport
| name              = Melbourne Orlando<br />International Airport 
| image             = MLB Airport Logo.png
| image2            = Melbourne_International_Airport_(Florida)_Front_1.jpg
| image2-width      = 250 
| IATA              = MLB
| ICAO              = KMLB
| FAA               = MLB
| WMO               = 72204
| type              = Public
| owner             = City of Melbourne
| operator          = Melbourne Airport Authority
| city-served       = [[Brevard County, Florida]]<br />[[Greater Orlando]]
| location          = [[Melbourne, Florida]], U.S.
| elevation-f       = 33
| elevation-m       = 10
| coordinates       = {{coord|28|06|10|N|080|38|43|W|region:US-FL_type:airport|display=title,inline}}
| website           = {{URL|www.mlbair.com}}
| image_map         = Orlando Melbourne FAA.pdf
| image_mapsize     = 200
| image_map_caption = [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] airport diagram
| mapframe          = yes
| r1-number         = 09R/27L
| r1-length-f       = 10,181
| r1-length-m       = 3,103
| r1-surface        = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-number         = 09L/27R
| r2-length-f       = 6,000
| r2-length-m       = 1,829
| r2-surface        = Asphalt
| r3-number         = 05/23
| r3-length-f       = 3,001
| r3-length-m       = 915
| r3-surface        = Asphalt
| stat-year         = 2024
| stat1-header      = Total Passengers
| stat1-data        = 716,000
| stat2-header      = Aircraft operations
| stat2-data        = 159,240
| stat3-header      = Based aircraft
| stat3-data        = 264 (2020)
| footnotes         = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=MLB|use=PU|own=PU|site=03321.*A}}, effective September 4, 2025.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://files.constantcontact.com/e10b4593901/73367b32-0dfd-4d89-9439-d4e0992ec005.pdf?rdr=true|title=MLB Monthly Activity Report December 2023|website=mlbair.com|accessdate= August 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Air Traffic Activity System (ATADS) | url=https://aspm.faa.gov/opsnet/sys/Airport.asp | access-date=2025-07-27 | website=aspm.faa.gov}}</ref>
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'''Melbourne Orlando International Airport''' {{Airport codes|MLB|KMLB|MLB}} is a public airport {{convert|1.5|mi}} northwest of downtown [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]], in [[Brevard County, Florida]], United States, and {{Convert|70|mi|0}} southeast of [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], located on central [[Florida]]'s [[Space Coast]]. The airport is reached by [[NASA]] Boulevard ([[State Road 508 (Florida)|State Road 508]]). There is a VOR-DME located on the field. It is governed by a seven-member board which is appointed by the Melbourne City Council and the private sector. The airport budget is part of the Melbourne municipal budget; the airport receives no local tax dollars. The projected expenses for 2010 were $14.1{{nbsp}}million.<ref>[http://www.melbourneflorida.org/info/#budget City of Melbourne FL Community Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216012740/http://www.melbourneflorida.org/info/ |date=February 16, 2007 }}, melbourneflorida.org</ref> The executive director of the airport is Greg Donovan, A.A.E.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlbair.com/AirportOperations/AirportOverview/WelcomefromtheExecutiveDirector.aspx|title=Welcome from the Executive Director|last=(MLB)|first=Melbourne Orlando International Airport|website=mlbair.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-30}}</ref>

Previously named '''Melbourne International Airport''', in 2015 the airport had been renamed '''Orlando Melbourne International Airport'''. However, due to a lawsuit claiming this name was misleading to passengers, the airport changed its name to '''Melbourne Orlando International Airport''' in May 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/orlando-business-oddities-0050ae5f37b0dde254e31b53981fb738
|title=Airport changes name after years of fighting over 'Orlando'
|website=apnews.com|date=May 28, 2021
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language=en-US|access-date=2021-05-31}}</ref>

==History==
===Early years===
Melbourne International Airport began in 1928 when a [[Pitcairn Aircraft Company|Pitcairn Aircraft]] landed on a cow pasture strip north of [[U.S. Route 192#History|Kissimmee Highway]].{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} Airmail service started in late 1928 when the airport was designated a fueling stop.{{clarify|what does one have to do with the other?|date=October 2013}}{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} In 1933 the City of Melbourne acquired {{convert|160|acre|ha|0}} west of Indian River Bluff to develop as a new airport,{{clarify|where was the "old" airport?|date=October 2013}} which was further developed and operated as [[Naval Air Station Melbourne]] during [[World War II]].{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}

Returned to the city as a Surplus Property Airport after the War, Melbourne Airport was deeded to the city in 1947. It was a municipal airport until 1967 when the city created the Melbourne Airport Authority to plan, operate, maintain, and develop the airport,{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} then called Melbourne Municipal Airport. The name was Cape Kennedy Regional Airport and city officials changed the name to Melbourne Regional Airport in 1973 to better reflect its role.

In January 1951, the airport had runways 04/22, 09/27, 13/31 and 16/34, all being listed as being {{convert|4000|to|4300|ft}} long.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} Scheduled airline flights began in 1953. The April 1957 Official Airline Guide listed four [[Eastern Airlines]] departures, [[Martin 4-0-4]]s to [[Vero Beach]], [[Daytona Beach]] and [[Jacksonville]].{{citation needed|reason=the OAG should be cited and the OAG text removed from sentence|date=September 2012}} [[National Airlines (NA)|National Airlines]] arrived in 1959 with [[Douglas DC-6B]]s{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} and scheduled the first [[jet airliner]] flights in 1963: [[Douglas DC-8]]s [[Miami International Airport|Miami]]–Melbourne–[[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]]–[[William P. Hobby Airport|Houston]]–[[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]] and Los Angeles–Houston–Melbourne–Miami.

In 1960, Meadowlane Elementary School first opened at a Naval hospital on the airport grounds.<ref>Meadowlane Elementary School. [http://www.edline.net/pages/Meadowlane_Elementary_School/About_Us/SCHOOL_INFO "Meadowlane's History"], ''Meadowlane School Webpage''. Retrieved 04 November 2016.</ref> The school moved to West Melbourne in 1961. In 1969, a National DC-8 flew Los Angeles–[[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]]–Melbourne–Miami. Houston and Los Angeles figured in NASA's space program, and Melbourne was close to the NASA Kennedy Space Center. In July 1974 a National [[Boeing 727]] flew Miami–Melbourne–Tampa–New Orleans–Los Angeles–San Diego;{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} National [[Boeing 727-200]]s flew direct Houston and New Orleans to Melbourne.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} In May 1979 National had one flight a day from Melbourne, a 727-200 to Tampa.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, [[Eastern Airlines]] Boeing 727s, [[Douglas DC-9]]s and Lockheed Electras flew out of the airport. In June 1967 Eastern announced "The Space Corridor" from Melbourne to three centers in the space program: [[Huntsville, Alabama]], [[St. Louis]] and [[Seattle]].  Eastern's "Space Corridor" was a Melbourne-Orlando-Huntsville-St. Louis-Seattle [[Boeing 727-100]]. In June 1967 Eastern flew nonstop Melbourne to [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], Tampa and [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Ft. Lauderdale]] and direct to New York City ([[JFK Airport]]), Washington, D.C. ([[Dulles Airport]]), Boston and Miami. In February 1976 Eastern flew a 727 direct Los Angeles to Melbourne via Atlanta; Eastern eventually dropped Melbourne upon the airlines closure in 1991.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

In the early 1980s some ending scenes for the film ''[[Stranger Than Paradise]]'' were shot in the Melbourne area, including several plot scenes shot at the airport (as listed in the credits).{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}[[People Express Airlines (1980s)|People Express Airlines]] started nonstops to [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport|Columbus]] and [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport|Buffalo]], New York in spring 1982 with [[Boeing 737]] jets. They eventually scaled back to just nonstops to Newark and ended service to MLB in 1986. Delta Air Lines started nonstops to Atlanta in 1983 with DC-9s and upgraded to Boeing 737s and [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|MD-80s]]. In 1999 [[Spirit Airlines]] began commercial service to the airport.<ref>{{cite web |date=1999-04-17 |title=Melbourne International Airport: Air Service |url=http://www.mlbair.com/airservice.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990417043921/http://www.mlbair.com/airservice.htm |archivedate=1999-04-17 |access-date=2023-04-19 }}</ref>

The Authority operated a recreational vehicle site, "Port O' Call". This was closed and the tenants evicted in 2003. The intent was to use the property for commercial development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlbair.com/news_pdfs/MN022107.pdf |title=MELBOURNE AIRPORT AUTHORITY MINUTES of the Regular Meeting OF THE MELBOURNE AIRPORT AUTHORITY 7:30 A.M. IN THE MELBOURNE INT'L AIRPORT BOARD ROOM |date=February 21, 2007 |publisher=mlbair.com }}{{dead link|date=April 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>{{Citation needed|reason=The preceding is a partial ref but doesn't document date of closure nor the number of rv lots. also needed when it started|date=April 2010}} The Melbourne Airport Authority operates Tropical Haven (formerly Trailer Haven), a 760-site manufactured home park.<ref name="Business Journal">Baumann, Christine Selvaggi [http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2005/01/31/focus4.html Sanford Airport eyeing retail development], ''Orlando Business Journal'', bizjournals.com/orlando, January 31, 2005</ref>

===Development since the 2010s===
In 2010, the airport had nonstop flights to [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]] on [[Delta Air Lines]] and regional partner [[Atlantic Southeast Airlines]], as well as nonstops to [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport]] on [[US Airways]]' regional subsidiary [[PSA Airlines]]. These flights continue on Delta and American. Delta used to fly nonstop from Melbourne to its hubs in [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]]; [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–Kennedy]] and [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–La Guardia]]; and to [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]] and [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–Reagan]], though all of this was discontinued. [[USA3000 Airlines]] briefly served Melbourne with flights to Baltimore/Washington. [[Presidential Airways (scheduled)]] had nonstop flights to Daytona Beach and Washington, DC (Dulles) with [[Boeing 737]]s and [[BAE-146]] Jets. American Airlines served Melbourne with flights to Raleigh/Durham on MD-80 jets and Continental flew to Newark Liberty with 727 and 737 aircraft. [[Direct Air]] flew to [[Niagara Falls, New York]], and [[Punta Gorda, Florida]], with 737 and [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80]] jets.<ref>{{cite news | title=Falls Airport: Direct Air adding flights to Melbourne | url=http://niagara-gazette.com/local/x546288206/FALLS-AIRPORT-Direct-Air-adding-flights-to-Melbourne | publisher=Niagara Gazette | location=Niagara Falls | date=November 11, 2009 | access-date=April 16, 2012 }}</ref>

[[Elite Airways]] began operating at the airport in 2014 with flights to [[Washington Dulles International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2014/08/25/elite-airways-melbourne-florida-dulles-washington-dc/14575845/|title=Tickets on sale for Melbourne, Fla.-Dulles service|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=August 25, 2014}}</ref>

In 2015, there were an estimated 15,000 paid attendees to the annual air show over a two-day weekend.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Rick | last=Neale | title=Full Throttle Fun | url=http://www.floridatoday.com/story/entertainment/2015/03/12/runaway-air-show-sweeps-melbourne-march/70226842/| newspaper=Florida Today | location=Melbourne, Florida| pages= 1A, 5A | date=March 15, 2015 | access-date=March 15, 2015}}</ref>

The airport's first scheduled international service was announced by [[Porter Airlines]] in September 2015 to [[Toronto]]'s [[Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport|island airport]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Canadian airline coming to Melbourne|url = http://www.floridatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/09/14/new-air-carrier-melbourne-international-airport-space-coast-florida-canada-porter-airlines/72214676/|access-date = 2015-10-06|publisher = Florida Today|last = Price|first = Wayne T.}}</ref> The airline discontinued service to the airport in 2019.

In 2015, the airport changed its name to "Orlando Melbourne International Airport." Airport and local tourism officials wanted to brand the airport as a less-congested alternative to Orlando's other two commercial airports, [[Orlando International Airport]] and [[Orlando Sanford International Airport]]. The airport also believed the name change would attract visitors who wanted to see [[Walt Disney World]], Cape Canaveral, and the area's beaches.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Berman |first1=Dave |title=Melbourne Airport pushes 'Orlando Melbourne' name |url= http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/10/18/melbourne-airport-pushes-orlando-melbourne-name/74012918/ |work=Florida Today |date=October 18, 2015}}</ref> The airport is located approximately {{convert|70|miles}} southeast of the City of Orlando.

In 2017, a $20{{nbsp}}million upgrade was proposed for the airport, 90{{nbsp}}percent coming from the [[Federal Aviation Administration]], almost $1{{nbsp}}million from the [[Florida Department of Transportation]] and $1{{nbsp}}million from the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2017/09/21/faa-approved-18-million-grant-airport-runway-upgrades/690771001|title=FAA OKs $18 million grant for Orlando Melbourne airport runway upgrades |work= Florida Today }}</ref>

In November 2019, British tour operator and airline [[TUI Airways]] announced that, from 2022, they would switch their Orlando operations from their current base at [[Orlando Sanford International Airport|Sanford]] to Melbourne. This announcement will see a total of 17 weekly flights to/from eight British airports<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukaviation.news/details-of-tui-uks-move-from-orlando-sandford-to-melbourne/|title = Details of Tui UK's move from Orlando Sandford to Melbourne|date = January 6, 2021}}</ref> and is to bring their operations nearer to [[Port Canaveral]] where TUI's [[Marella Cruises]] will sail from in coming years. As a package tour operator, this brings passengers closer to their cruises, although it has angered many TUI passengers who fly with the company to visit Orlando with [[Walt Disney World]]  and [[Universal Orlando|Universal Orlando Resort]] due to the extended airport transfer time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/tui-flights-florida-orlando-airport-melbourne-disney-world-holidays-a9185331.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/tui-flights-florida-orlando-airport-melbourne-disney-world-holidays-a9185331.html |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=TUI to fly holidaymakers to 'Orlando' airport that's 70 miles away from the city|website=independent.co.uk|date=November 5, 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In July 2021, the airport announced a $61{{nbsp}}million renovation and expansion, in part to prepare for the arrival of [[TUI Airways]]' operations from the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Melbourne-Orlando International Airport set to soar with new expansion |url= https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2021/07/20/melbourne-orlando-international-airport-soars-with-new-expansion |access-date=2021-07-21 |website=www.mynews13.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Facilities and aircraft==
[[File:KMLB Final9R.jpg|thumb|Runway 9R]]
The airport covers 2,420 acres (979 ha) and has three [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] [[runway]]s: 09R/27L is 10,181 × 150&nbsp;ft (3,103 × 46 m), 09L/27R is 6,000 × 150&nbsp;ft (1,829 × 46 m) and 05/23 is 3,001 × 75&nbsp;ft (915 × 23 m).<ref name=FAA /> The main terminal building is named the Edward L. Foster Air Terminal.

In the year ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 103,660 aircraft operations, average 284 per day; 93% were [[general aviation]], 4% [[Commercial aviation|scheduled commercial]], 2% [[air taxi]], and less than 1% [[Military aviation|military]]. 264 aircraft at the time were based at this airport: 186 single-engine and 42 multi-engine [[Airplane|airplanes]], 26 [[Jet aircraft|jet]], 9 [[helicopter]], and 1 [[Military aircraft|military]].<ref name=FAA />

The airport has two [[Fixed-base operator|fixed-base operators]] which provide [[Aviation fuel|fuel]]. Amenities such as conference rooms, pilot supplies, and internet are available.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melbourne Orlando Intl Airport Overview and FBOs (Melbourne, FL) [KMLB/MLB] |url=http://www.flightaware.com/resources/airport/KMLB |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=FlightAware |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Airport Museum (Melbourne, Florida)|Airport Museum]] was in the terminal building. However, a new expansion<ref>{{cite web |last=Nair |first=Shalini |date=2021-10-28 |title=MLB tops out terminal renovation and expansion project |url=https://www.airport-technology.com/news/mlb-terminal-renovation-project/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Airport Technology |language=en-US}}</ref> demolished the museum and replaced with a news and gift shop.

The [[Florida Institute of Technology]] Research, Science and Technology Park covers about {{convert|100|acre|ha}} surrounded by airport tenants such as [[Northrop Grumman]], [[General Electric Railcar Services Corp.|GE Railway]], [[Rockwell Collins]], [[DRS Technologies]], and [[L3 Harris]], and leases property to two hospitals and one hotel.

A new [[Embraer]] Business Jet Assembly Facility, intended to employ 200 workers, is under construction.<ref name="Business Journal"/> Production facilities are for the [[Embraer Phenom 100|Phenom 100]] and [[Embraer Phenom 300|300]] as well as the [[Embraer Legacy 450|Legacy 450]] and [[Embraer Legacy 500|500]].<ref name=chad>Trautvetter, Chad. "[http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainalerts/2014-08-26/approval-imminent-embraer-legacy-450/500-us-plant Approval Imminent for Embraer Legacy 450/500 U.S. Plant] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027064013/http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainalerts/2014-08-26/approval-imminent-embraer-legacy-450/500-us-plant |date=October 27, 2014 }}" ''AINonline'', 26 August 2014. Accessed: 4 September 2014.</ref>

In 2010, two companies ([[AAR Corporation]] and MidAirUSA) announced plans for facilities at the airport. The companies intended to respectively employ 225 and 300 people.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Wayne T. | last=Price | title=Airport lands link to 450 jobs | url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20101216/NEWS01/12160307/1006/Crist%20won%20t%20commute%20woman%20s%20sentence/Airport-lands-link-to-450-jobs| publisher=Florida Today | location=Melbourne, Florida | pages= 1A | date=December 16, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title=IN DEMAND | url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110109/BUSINESS/101090345/Jobs-2011-In-Demand| publisher=Florida Today | location=Melbourne, Florida | pages= 8A | date=January 9, 2011}}</ref><!---soft copy does not contain material quoted here but accompanied article quoted in hard copy---> MidAirUSA went bankrupt in 2015; Aeromod International took over the MidAirUSA hangar in 2016.

===Public safety===
The airport is served by the Melbourne Airport Authority Police Department for law enforcement services, and by the Melbourne Fire Department for fire and rescue services.

==Airlines and destinations==
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{{Airport destination list
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| {{nowrap|[[Delta Air Lines]]}} | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]]
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| {{nowrap|[[Sun Country Airlines]]}} | '''Seasonal:''' [[Minneapolis/St Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St Paul]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2023/02/03/sun-country-launches-service-between-melbourne-and-minneapolis-st-paul-on-floridas-space-coast/69852308007/|title=Sun Country launches seasonal flights between Melbourne and frigid Minneapolis-St. Paul|website=Florida Today|date=February 3, 2023}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[TUI Airways]]}} | '''Seasonal:''' [[Belfast International Airport|Belfast–International]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishstar.com/news/ireland-news/only-flight-between-united-northern-30300058|title=Only flight between United and Northern Ireland takes off for first time|website=Irish Star|date=June 22, 2023}}</ref> [[Glasgow Airport|Glasgow]],<ref name="TUIMLB">{{cite web|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2022/03/22/tui-airways-lands-inaugural-flight-melbourne-united-kingdom/7118560001/|title=TUI, Melbourne's first-ever European airline, lands inaugural flight from United Kingdom|website=Florida Today|date=March 22, 2022}}</ref> [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]],<ref name="TUIMLB" /> [[Manchester Airport|Manchester (UK)]],<ref name="TUIMLB" /> [[Newcastle International Airport|Newcastle upon Tyne]]<ref name="TUIMLB" />
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==Statistics==
{{update section|date=September 2023}}

===Airline Traffic===
According to the airport website, Melbourne Orlando International carried a record 747,691 passengers in 2023, the highest since 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melbourne Orlando IA, FL {{!}} Home |url=https://www.mlbair.com/#:~:text=Our%20tenants%20generate%20more%20than,to%20the%20Space%20Coast's%20economy.&text=In%202023,%20MLB%20reported%20near,top%20year%20ever%20in%201990. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403201252/https://www.mlbair.com/#:~:text=Our%20tenants%20generate%20more%20than,to%20the%20Space%20Coast's%20economy.&text=In%202023,%20MLB%20reported%20near,top%20year%20ever%20in%201990. |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.mlbair.com |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Most of the passenger traffic out of MLB is from three airlines: [[Delta Air Lines|Delta Airlines]], [[TUI Airways]], and [[PSA Airlines]] (under [[American Airlines]]).[https://www.mlbair.com/travelers/airlines-flight-status]

====Top destinations====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align=
|+ '''Busiest domestic routes from MLB<br />(July 2024 – June 2025)'''<ref name="Transtats">{{cite web |title=RITA {{pipe}} BTS {{pipe}} Transtats|url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=ZYO&Nv42146_anzr=Zryo1740r,%20SY:%20Zryo1740r%20V06r40n6v10ny&pn44vr4=SNPgf|publisher=[[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]]|date=January 2017|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! Rank
! City
! Passengers
! Airline
|-
| 1
| [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| 132,970
| Delta
|-
| 2
| [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| 77,690
| American
|-
| 3
| [[Lehigh Valley International Airport|Allentown, Pennsylvania]]
| 15,600
| Allegiant
|-
| 4
| [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| 15,340
| Allegiant
|-
| 5
| [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati, Ohio]]
| 8,170
| Allegiant
|-
| 6
| [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
| 4,020
| Sun Country
|}

==== Airline market share ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align=
|+ '''Largest airlines at MLB<br /> (July 2024 – June 2025)'''<ref name="transtats.bts.gov">{{cite web|title=Orlando-Melbourne: Orlando Melbourne International (MLB)|url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=ZYO&Nv42146_anzr=Zryo1740r,%20SY:%20Zryo1740r%20V06r40n6v10ny&pn44vr4=SNPgf|publisher=[[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]]|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>
|-
!Rank
!Airline
!Passengers
!Share
|-
|1
| [[Delta Air Lines]]
|264,000
|52.52%
|-
|2
| [[PSA Airlines]]
|152,000
|30.33%
|-
|3
| [[Allegiant Air]]
|77,950
|15.52%
|-
|4
| [[Sun Country Airlines|Sun Country]]
|8,090
|1.61%
|}

==Flight schools==
*F.I.T. Aviation Flight School is owned by [[Florida Institute of Technology]] for the College of Aeronautics. It offers flight training for fixed wing aircraft for the FAA Private Pilot Certification, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot Certification, and Multi-Engine and Advanced Aircraft Training. In 1999, to match a grant for a new engineering building, Florida Tech sold nearly a third of its training fleet.
*Melbourne Flight Training

==Accidents & incidents==
*On March 17, 1958, an [[Eastern Air Lines]] [[Martin 4-0-4]] (flight # unknown) on final approach to MLB struck an unmarked pile of gravel at the approach end of the runway. During the landing roll, the landing gear leg collapsed and the aircraft caught fire and burned. All ten occupants (three crew, seven passengers) evacuated safely.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19580317-0|accessdate=May 4, 2021|title=N496A}}</ref>
*On March 3, 2001, a [[Cessna 182 Skylane]] operating for the [[Civil Air Patrol]] lost directional control and nosed over at the Melbourne Airport. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll of the [[touch-and-go landing]], resulting in the on-ground collision with a ditch and subsequent separation of the nose gear wheel and fork assembly and nose over of the airplane.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Cessna 182Q N4949N, Saturday 3 March 2001 |url=https://asnc.flightsafety.org/wikibase/386171 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*On September 30, 2001, a [[Piper Warrior]] lost control during the landing rollout at the Melbourne Airport. The pilot reported a gust of wind blew him off the runway, and he attempted a [[go-around]] when he was unable to correct. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing rollout while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Piper PA-28-151 N5447F, Sunday 30 September 2001 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/298436 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}}</ref>
*On March 28, 2002, a [[Cessna 152]] ran off the runway during landing at the Melbourne Airport. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the students pilot's failure to perform a [[go-around]] after a bounced landing condition that resulted in the on-ground collision with a ditch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Cessna 152 N5530Q, Thursday 28 March 2002 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/297466 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*On January 4, 2003, a [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172 Skyhawk]] and a [[North American T-6 Texan|North American AT-6A Texan]] collided while on the ground at the Melbourne Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cessna 172K crash in Florida (N522F) {{!}} PlaneCrashMap.com |url=https://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N522F/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=planecrashmap.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=North American AT-6A crash in Florida (N57318) {{!}} PlaneCrashMap.com |url=https://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N57318/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=planecrashmap.com}}</ref>
*On January 10, 2003, an [[Experimental aircraft|experimental]] [[Atlantica 235|Shaw Atlantica 235FG]] collided with the ground shortly after liftoff from the Melbourne Airport. According to the pilot, the purpose of the airplane operation was to complete high speed taxi maneuvers as part of the aircraft certification requirement; no flight was intended. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's inadvertent liftoff and his failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a [[Stall (fluid dynamics)|stall]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shaw Atlantica 235FG crash in Florida (N235BW) {{!}} PlaneCrashMap.com |url=https://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N235BW/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=planecrashmap.com}}</ref>
*On January 24, 2003, an [[Experimental aircraft|experimental]] Maverick [[Twinjet 1500]] collided with trees at the Melbourne Airport. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to obtain sufficient altitude to clear obstacles at the approach end of the airport, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Maverick Twinjet 1500 N750TJ, Friday 24 January 2003 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/246407 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*On April 12, 2003, a [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172 Skyhawk]] collided with a parked airplane while taxiing at the Melbourne Airport. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the student pilot's improper throttle setting during the braking test, resulting in a collision with a parked airplane.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Cessna 172S N52903, Saturday 12 April 2003 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/296011 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*On June 18, 2003, a [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172 Skyhawk]] bounced off the runway on landing and flipped over while landing at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Cessna 172S N53352, Wednesday 18 June 2003 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/295682 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*On October 21, 2003, a [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172 Skyhawk]] was damaged during a hard landing at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's inadvertent full retraction of the [[Flap (aeronautics)|flaps]], while recovering from a bounced landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and subsequent impact with terrain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Cessna 172N N734JT, Tuesday 21 October 2003 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/295063 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*On March 23, 2006, a [[Cessna 340]] crashed while on approach to the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid a [[Stall (fluid dynamics)|stall]] during the final approach to land. All three occupants perished.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Cessna 340A N37JB, Thursday 23 March 2006 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/44168 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*On November 21, 2006, an [[Experimental aircraft|experimental]] [[Liberty XL2|Liberty XL-2]] impacted the runway during landing at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the [[Student pilot certificate|student pilot's]] failure to relinquish control of the airplane when instructed by the certified flight instructor resulting in airspeed not being maintained and an inadvertent [[Stall (fluid dynamics)|stall]] just above the runway.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Liberty XL-2 N508XL, Tuesday 21 November 2006 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/291629 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*On February 26, 2007, a Robinson R22 was damaged during takeoff from the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. The instructor gave some control to the student during takeoff, but the helicopter spun 2 to 2.5 times above the ground before impacting the surface. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action following a loss of control in flight.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Robinson R22 Beta N8347V, Monday 26 February 2007 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/285212 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*On February 6, 2009, a [[Piper Warrior|Piper Warrior II]] was damaged during a hard landing at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the student pilot's inadequate crosswind landing technique and the certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piper PA-28-161 crash in Florida (N616FT) {{!}} PlaneCrashMap.com |url=https://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N616FT/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=planecrashmap.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Piper PA-28-161 N616FT, Saturday 23 October 1999 |url=https://asnc.flightsafety.org/wikibase/352582 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*On February 29, 2012, a [[Cirrus SR22]] crashed while landing at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's abrupt maneuver in response to a perceived traffic conflict, which resulted in an accelerated stall and a loss of airplane control at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller's incomplete instructions, which resulted in improper sequencing of traffic landing on the same runway. All three occupants died.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Cirrus SR22 GTS G3 N544SR, Wednesday 29 February 2012 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/wiki.php?id=144125 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aerodynamic Stall / Spin: Cirrus SR22 GTS G3, N544SR; fatal accident occurred February 29, 2012 in Melbourne, Florida |url=http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2012/12/cirrus-sr22-gts-g3-n544sr-contractor.html |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Kathryn's Report}}</ref>
*On May 22, 2012, two [[Piper Warrior|Piper Warriors]] collided while taxiing at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. One airplane taxiing into the back of the other, which was holding short of the runway. The probable cause was the second pilot’s failure to set the parking brake and to maintain a proper visual lookout, which resulted in an on-ground collision with another airplane.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piper PA-28-161 crash in Florida (N602FT) {{!}} PlaneCrashMap.com |url=https://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N602FT/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=planecrashmap.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Piper PA-28-161 crash in Florida (N47749) {{!}} PlaneCrashMap.com |url=https://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N47749/ |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=planecrashmap.com}}</ref>
*On April 4, 2014, a [[Piper Warrior|Piper Warrior II]] operating for the Florida Institute of Technology experienced an engine fire after landing at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. After the engine quit on a runway exit, the flight instructor onboard attempted to restart it multiple times when smoke began billowing from the engine compartment. The cause of the accident was found to be the flight instructor's overpriming of the engine during multiple unsuccessful engine start attempts on an active runway.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Piper PA-28-161 N642FT, Friday 4 April 2014 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/290647 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}}</ref>
*On May 27, 2015, a [[Cessna Skymaster|Cessna 337]] struck buildings and antennas while taxiing at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. The pilot's loss of directional control was due to alcohol ingestion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cessna 337F Super Skymaster, N1732M: Accident occurred May 27, 2015 at Melbourne International Airport (KMLB), Florida |url=http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2018/06/cessna-337f-super-skymaster-n1732m.html |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Kathryn's Report}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Cessna 337F Super Skymaster N1732M, Wednesday 27 May 2015 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/176449 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*On February 25, 2017, a [[Socata TB-20|Socata TB20]] was damaged during landing at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. The pilot reported noticed a problem with his electrical system and began an emergency landing gear extension. After unsuccessful attempts, the pilot performed a gear-up landing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Landing Gear Collapse: Socata TB-20 Trinidad, N2519T; accident occurred February 25, 2017 at Melbourne International Airport (KMLB), Brevard County, Florida |url=http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2017/02/socata-tb-20-trinidad-air-dorron-inc_27.html |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Kathryn's Report}}</ref>
*On November 16, 2017, a [[Piper Arrow|Piper Arrow II]] crashed while landing at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport. The pilot was landing at a faster-than-normal speed and said the plane did not settle into a normal roundout, before it veered left and exited the runway. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll on the wet runway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II, N5381F: Accident occurred November 16, 2017 at Orlando Melbourne International Airport (KMLB), Brevard County, Florida |url=http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2017/11/piper-pa-28r-200-n5381f-incident.html |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Kathryn's Report}}</ref>
*On December 26, 2024, a [[Beechcraft Duchess]] crashed while approaching Melbourne. The pilot reported he was low on fuel and was trying to restart an engine. The aircraft struck a powerline and crashed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plane crashes into power lines near Melbourne airport |url=https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2024/12/27/plane-crashes-into-power-lines-near-melbourne-airport |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=mynews13.com |language=en}}</ref>
*On April 18, 2025, a [[TUI Airways]] [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787-9]], after aborting takeoff, suffered a right gear collapse, causing the plane to veer off the taxiway. The plane, carrying 350 passengers on a flight to [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]], was cancelled. No injuries were reported. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Huntoon |first=LeeAnn |date=2025-04-20 |title=350 passengers deplaned after Melbourne-Orlando airport incident |url=https://www.wesh.com/article/melbourne-orlando-airport-incident/64531287 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=WESH |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Flight aborted for 350 passengers at Melbourne-Orlando Airport after mechanical error: officials {{!}} FOX 35 Orlando |url=https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/flight-aborted-350-passengers-melbourne-orlando-airport-after-mechanical-error.amp |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.fox35orlando.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Langston |first=Jacob |date=2025-04-19 |title=Plane carrying 350 passengers aborts takeoff at Melbourne-Orlando International Airport, gets stuck in grass |url=https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/04/19/plane-carrying-350-passengers-aborts-takeoff-at-melbourne-orlando-international-airport-gets-stuck-in-grass/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=WKMG |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of airports in Florida]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category-inline}}
* [https://www.mlbair.com Melbourne International Airport, official site]
* [http://www.fitaviation.com/ FIT Aviation], official site
* {{FAA-diagram|00252}}
* {{FAA-procedures|MLB}}
{{US-airport|MLB}}

{{Florida airports}}

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[[Category:Airports in Brevard County, Florida]]
[[Category:Airports established in 1928]]
[[Category:World War II airfields in the United States]]
[[Category:Florida Institute of Technology]]
[[Category:Transportation in Melbourne, Florida]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Melbourne, Florida]]
[[Category:1928 establishments in Florida]]