Orlando Executive Airport (ORL)

1928	View larger image Official opening as "Orlando Municipal Airport". Pan Am begins service to Cuba and Puerto Rico from ORL.

1929	View larger image US Postal Service inaugurates Air Mail service to and from ORL

1935	View larger image Amelia Earhart visits Florida Air Tours, an annual week-long event.

1938	Eddie Rickenbacker (President of Eastern Airlines) makes an appearance at ORL's 10th anniversary celebration.

1940	View larger image Renamed "Orlando Air Base" as US Army Corps assumes control for military training.

1946	Control reverts to the City of Orlando. Commercial air service (Delta, Eastern and National Airlines) commences.
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1951	View larger image Terminal is built.

1961	Renamed "Herndon Airport".

1962	View larger image Commercial air service starts relocation to McCoy AFB property (the future Orlando International Airport), 8 miles south of ORL.

1968	Airlines complete relocation to McCoy AFB, making ORL primarily a general and corporate aviation airport.

1976	Operational control of ORL transfers from the city of Orlando to the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA).

1982	View larger image Renamed "Orlando Executive Airport".

1992	View larger image Dedicated an aviation themed park in the southwest corner of the airport (off Crystal Lake Drive) in honor of hometown hero and aviation extraordinaire, Colonel Joe Kittinger
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1995	View larger image FAA moved into a new Air Traffic Control Tower ideally located south and midfield of runway 7/25

1996	View larger image Orlando Executive Airport hosted the static display for the National Business Aviation Association convention.

1997	Terminal is razed and construction of new FBO facilities begins.

2000	View larger image Showalter Flying Service's new terminal opened.

2001	View larger image SheltAir Aviation Services' new terminal opened.
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2002	Orlando hosted the static display for the National Business Aviation Association convention.

2003	Orlando hosted the static display for the National Business Aviation Association convention.

2005	View larger image Orlando hosted the static display for the National Business Aviation Association convention.

2006	Orlando hosted the static display for the National Business Aviation Association convention.

2007	View larger image Airport administration moved into new facilities at 365 Rickenbacker Drive, complete with a 3,600 sq. ft. community room and facilities to offer international flight clearance through an agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection

2008	Orlando hosted the static display for the National Business Aviation Association convention.

2009	Orlando hosted the static display for the National Business Aviation Association convention.

2010	View larger image Dedicated a State Historical Marker recognizing the contributions that the airport made in support of World War II. The marker is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Maguire Blvd. and Livingston St. on the west side of the airport.

2012	Orlando hosts the static display for the National Business Aviation Association convention.

2014	Orlando hosts the static display for the National Business Aviation Association convention.
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