"The airport designator code "MCO" comes from the former McCoy Air Force Base, on which site, located at -81.08° W 28.96° N, and at 113 feet above sea level, Orlando International Airport now stands. Orlando International Airport has Scheduled Non-Stop Service to More Major Destinations in the U.S. than most other airports in the U.S., including all of the any other airport in Florida. Orlando International Airport covers an area of almost 15,000 acres, the third largest airport area in the U.S., and nearly 5 times the size of Miami International Airport. The terminal buildings have a total square footage of almost 4.5 million square feet."