Orlando Sanford Airport

Orlando Sanford Airport

I can only compare this small airport to that of Sarasota International (SRQ) and there isn't any comparison.

This airport is not friendly to anyone parking and dropping off or picking up.

My experience was picking up a friend coming in from Brussels, Belgium. The international arrival area is an exit facing an outside sidewalk and airport roadway. There isn't any close, inside,air conditioned area to wait for an arriving passenger! You must stand outside! In the Florida heat!

The JetAirway (TUI) staff member guarding the exit doors to the customs area of arriving passengers was very conscientious and nice.

The rest of the inside terminal was just ok with a Starbucks and food area called Jetway. Didn't eat or drink anything while waiting over 1 1/2 hours for my friend to clear customs after landing!

I parked at 10:30am to meet an on time 11:25 flight and waited until 1:20 for them to clear customs.

Now, there is air conditioned seating across the roadway and down the terminal but I wasn't the only one waiting out in the elements so my friend could be greeted coming out the doorway into a foreign land.

The airport was clean as were the restrooms.