Melbourne Orlando International Airport
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Melbourne Orlando International Airport (IATA: MLB, ICAO: KMLB, FAA LID: MLB) is a public airport 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of downtown Melbourne, in Brevard County, Florida, United States, and 50 miles (80.5 km) southeast of Orlando, located on central Florida's Space Coast. The airport is reached by NASA Boulevard (State Road 508). 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 million.[2] The executive director of the airport is Greg Donovan, A.A.E.[3]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Melbourne | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Melbourne Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Melbourne, Florida, Brevard County, Florida, and Greater Orlando | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Melbourne, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 28°06′10″N 080°38′43″W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 in May 2021.[4]