
BREVARD HISTORY: Melbourne Orlando International Airport Started as Air Mail Fueling Stop in 1928
Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB) has a rich history on the Space Coast. In 1925, the U.S. Post Office contracted the air mail service with Florida Airways under the Kelly Act. What is now the Melbourne Orlando International Airport was designated a fueling stop in 1928 when a Pitcairn Aircraft landed on a cow pasture strip north of Kissimmee Highway. […]