The airport is located 16 nautical miles (30 km) southwest of the central business district of Orlando.

The airport has an operational control tower and a Category I instrument landing system (ILS) on its main runway.

For the 12-month period ending August 16, 2018, the airport had 150,388 aircraft operations, an average of 412 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi, <1% military and <1% scheduled commercial.

There was at that time 240 aircraft based at this airport: 175 single-engine, 26 multi-engine, 19 jet, 19 helicopter, and 1 glider.

Known as Kissimmee Army Airfield, it was used as part of the Air University Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (AAFSAT) tactical combat simulation school in Central and Northern Florida.