Sometime in the spring of 1988, the last Delta Connection puddle jumper departed Lakeland, Florida and never looked back. Lakeland sits between Orlando and Tampa just off the traffic-choked hell-road known as I-4, ranked third deadliest in the country. Of course, Walt Disney World is the biggest attraction around, and you don’t actually need to take I-4 to get there from Orlando’s main airport, MCO. Lakeland does have an airport though, and it’s one that’s well known to the general aviation crowd. Avelo seems to do best heading more midwest, but that’s probably because they are getting local money in those cities.