Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KFLL
IATA code	FLL
Coordinates	26 ° 4 ′ 21 ″  N , 80 ° 9 ′ 10 ″  W Coordinates: 26 ° 4 ′ 21 ″  N , 80 ° 9 ′ 10 ″  W
Height above MSL	3 m (10  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	3 miles south of Fort Lauderdale , 7 miles north of Hollywood
Street
train	Tri-Rail
Local transport	bus
Basic data
opening	1946
operator	Broward County
surface	567 ha
Terminals	4th
Passengers	36,747,622 (2019)
Air freight	108,340 t (2018)
Flight movements	331,447 (2019)
Employees	12,500 (2015)
Runways
10R / 28L	2438 m × 46 m asphalt
10L / 28R	2743 m × 46 m asphalt

The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is an international airport opened in 1946 , which is located between the eponymous cities of Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood in Florida .

The airport, which has two paved runways and four terminals, has the IATA code FLL and the ICAO code KFLL . The airport operator is Broward County . In 2018 the passenger throughput was 35.96 million; It was ranked 18th in the United States and 59th worldwide.

Location and transport links

The airport is located three miles south of Fort Lauderdale and seven kilometers north of Hollywood. US Highway 1 runs east of the passenger terminals . The Interstate 595 runs north of the airport and ends at the northeastern end of the US Highway 1. I-595 In addition, crosses the northwest corner the west of the airport extends Interstate 95 .

The airport is integrated into local public transport by bus and train . The bus routes are operated by Broward County Transit . The airport is also served by the regional rail company Tri-Rail , whose route connects Miami with Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach . Since the route runs west of the airport, the train station is around three kilometers southwest of the passenger terminals in the area of ​​the city of Dania Beach .

history

The history of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport goes back to Merle Fogg Field , which opened on May 1, 1929 , the airfield was named after the local aviation pioneer Merle Fogg . Until 1942, the airfield was mainly used by general aviation .

On June 3, 1942, the US Navy began building a naval aviation base on the site of Merle Fogg Field. The airfield became the Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale. The first flight took place on October 7th of the same year. In 1943, the future 41st US President and then the youngest pilot in the US Navy, George H. W. Bush, completed his pilot training in Fort Lauderdale. On December 5, 1945, five Grumman TBFs stationed at NAS Fort Lauderdale disappeared during a training flight . The US Navy shut down the base on June 1, 1946.

On January 1, 1948, the US Navy gave control of the airport to Broward County . The civil airport was named Broward County International Airport . The first international scheduled flight took off on June 2, 1953. This was a Mackey Airlines flight to Nassau . On October 4, 1956, the US Navy transferred ownership of the airport to Broward County. The first scheduled flight within the United States , a Northeast Airlines flight to New York , took off on December 13, 1958. On March 1, 1959, a new passenger terminal was opened and on October 1 of the same year it was renamed Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport .

In 1969, the airport recorded more than one million passengers in one year for the first time. The number of passengers increased significantly by 1983, so this year began with a renovation and expansion of the passenger terminals, which cost around USD 283 . In addition, a Concorde landed in Fort Lauderdale for the first time in the same year . The passenger terminals were demolished by the mid-1980s. Terminal 4 was the first new terminal opened in 1985, followed by Terminals 2 and 3 the next year.

In 1994, a new passenger record was reached with more than ten million passengers. In 1999 the low-cost airline Spirit Airlines moved its base to Fort Lauderdale Airport.

In 2000, the passenger record was increased to more than 15 million passengers, and Concourse C of Terminal 1 was opened. Between 2001 and 2003 the passenger terminals were expanded again. In 2003, planning began for an extensive airport expansion, and an extension of Terminal 1 was opened with Concourse B. The following year, for the first time, there were over 20 million passengers in a year. In 2007 Broward County approved the expansion of the southern runway and the FAA approved the expansion a year later. On January 23, 2012, work began on expanding the southern runway 9R / 27L, which until then was 1,608 meters long and 30 meters wide. The southern runway itself was closed on April 17, 2012. As part of the expansion, the western cross wind runway 13/31 was permanently closed on May 6, 2013. Until the opening of the southern runway 10R / 28L, which was extended to 2,438 meters in length and 46 meters in width, on September 18, 2014, only the northern runway 10L / 28R remained in operation. The western extension of Terminal 4 opened in November 2015, and at the end of the year more than 25 million passengers were handled for the first time. In July 2017, an extension of Terminal 1 was opened with Concourse A.

Due to Hurricane Irma , Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport had to be closed for several days in September 2017. In contrast to Miami International Airport , however, it suffered only minor damage. Since February 2018, while US President Donald Trump is staying in Mar-a-Lago , United States Air Force fighter jets have been stationed in Fort Lauderdale to protect him .

Airport facilities

Airport diagram

Passenger Terminal Map (obsolete)

Runways

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has two paved runways . The runway 10L / 28R is 2,743 m long and 46 m wide. The second lane 10R / 28L is 2,438 m long and 46 m wide.

terminal

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has four passenger terminals with a total of seven concourses.

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 consists of Concourses A, B and C. These have gates A1 to A7, B2, B5 to B9 and C1 to C9. There are a total of 22 boarding gates and as many passenger boarding bridges . Terminal 1 is used by Alaska Airlines , Allegiant Air , Bahamasair , Copa Airlines , Silver Airways , Southwest Airlines , Swoop , United Airlines and Westjet Airlines .

Concourse C of Terminal 1 was opened in 2000, followed three years later by Concourse B. In Concourse C, two gates were designed for use by wide-body aircraft. Pier C2 for the Boeing 767 , Pier C4 for the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and the remaining gates for the Boeing 757 . All gates in Concourse B were designed for use by the Boeing 757. The last modernization was completed in summer 2018.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 consists of Concourse D with gates D1 to D9. There are a total of 9 boarding gates and the same number of boarding bridges. Terminal 2 is used by Air Canada and Delta Air Lines .

Terminal 2 was opened in 1986. All gates were designed for use by Lockheed L-1011 TriStar wide-body aircraft. The terminal is to be modernized by August 2021.

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 consists of Concourses E and F. These have gates E1 to E10 and F1 to F10. There are a total of 20 boarding gates and as many passenger boarding bridges. Terminal 3 is used by American Airlines , Azul Linhas Aéreas , Emirates , Jetblue Airways and Norwegian Air Shuttle .

Terminal 3 was opened in 1986. Three gates of Concourse F were designed for wide-body aircraft. Pier F1 and F2 were designed for the Lockheed L-1011 and Pier F9 was designed for the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 . The remaining gates were designed for the Boeing 727 . The terminal is to be modernized by December 2021.

Terminal 4

Terminal 4 consists of Concourse H with gates H1 to H8. There are a total of 8 boarding gates and as many passenger boarding bridges. Terminal 4 is used by Air Transat , Avianca , British Airways , Caribbean Airlines , IBC Airways , Frontier Airlines , SkyBahamas Airlines , Spirit Airlines , Sunwing Airlines and TAME .

Terminal 4 was opened in 1985 with ten piers and then served as the airport's only international terminal for several years. Of the original ten piers, only eight are still available due to renovations. Gates H2, H4 and H7 were designed for wide-body aircraft of the FAA Aircraft Design Group V, the remaining gates were designed for aircraft of the FAA Aircraft Design Group III. Terminal 4 is currently being extensively expanded and connected to Terminal 3. The western part of an extensive expansion was completed in November 2015, and the remaining facilities are to follow in 2019.

Other facilities

The control tower is located on the western side of the airport premises, between the runways. The General Aviation Department is also located there .

The cargo airline FedEx has its own cargo terminal at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, located on the north side of the airport.

Airlines and Destinations

The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is the home airport of the airlines IBC Airways , Silver Airways , Spirit Airlines and Tropic Ocean Airways . In addition, the airport serves as a hub for the airlines Allegiant Air and Jetblue Airways .

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is served by 25 airlines. In 2018 the number of passengers at the airport was largely due to the three airlines Jetblue Airways, Spirit Airlines and Southwest Airlines . Overall, the low-cost airlines have a market share of 69.0% among departing passengers; in 2005 their market share was 37.4%.

There were direct flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to 79 national and 56 international destinations in February 2019. The international route network includes scheduled flights to Asia , Europe , North America and South America .

Airline market shares

Airline market shares in terms of departing passengers

airline	2012/13	2017/18	comment
Air Canada	2.0%	2.3%
American Airlines	5.0%	6.0%
Delta Air Lines	13.0%	9.8%
Jetblue Airways	19.0%	24.3%
Southwest Airlines	20.0%	21.2%	2012/13 including AirTran Airways
Spirit Airlines	18.0%	20.1%
United Airlines	8.0%	6.1%
US Airways	7.0%	0.0%	2013 merger with American Airlines, brand abandoned in 2015
Others	8.0%	10.2%

1. ↑ The fiscal year ends on September 30th.

Traffic figures

Source: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

Source: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

Source: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

Source: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport traffic figures 1957-2019
Year of operation	Passenger volume			Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail )	Flight movements
	National	International	total
2019	27.903.550	8,844,072	36,747,622		331,447
2018	27.355.007	8,608,363	35,963,370	108,340	333,465
2017	25,327,778	7,183,275	32,511,053	97,849	312,763
2016	23,149,587	6,055,415	29.205.002	83,683	290.239
2015	21,441,439	5,500,232	26,941,671	74,912	278.002
2014	19,988,550	4,659,756	24.648.306	77,967	258.344
2013	19,861,212	3,698,567	22,540,034	76,308	255.532
2012	19,971,534	3,597,569	23,569,103	87,938	262,831
2011	19,740,913	3,608,922	23,349,835	87,027	267.119
2010	18,965,234	3,447,393	22,412,627	88,965	272.293
2009	18,032,732	3,027,412	21,061,131	86,623	266,979
2008	19,578,759	3,042,939	22,621,698	118.913	295,496
2007	19,823,856	2,858,047	22,681,903	137.219	307.975
2006	18.995.410	2,374,377	21,369,787	148.161	297,088
2005	20.162.550	2,227,735	22,390,285	159.209	330,763
2004	19.150.442	1,668,850	20,819,292	162.905	315,488
2003	16,606,567	1,331,479	17,938,046	156,449	287,593
2002	15,834,632	1,202,629	17,037,261	165.043	280.737
2001	15,012,698	1,395,229	16,407,927	181.907	290.065
2000	14,386,726	1,473,278	15,860,004	236,669	292,675
1999	12,621,439	1,369,253	13,990,692	227,377	280,860
1998	11.212.164	1,241,710	12,453,874	188,000	256.255
1997	10,955,202	1,322,209	12,277,411	-	-
1996	9,812,939	1,350,913	11,163,852	-	-
1995	8,605,942	1,244,771	9,850,713	-	-
1994	9,372,152	1,199,212	10,571,364	-	-
1993	7,858,064	1,314,244	9,172,308	-	-
1992	6,974,904	1,369,962	8,344,866	-	-
1991	6,818,223	1,227,489	8,045,712	-	-
1990	7,764,305	1,333,819	9,098,124	-	-
1989	7,290,222	1,216,131	8,506,353	-	-
1988	7,604,295	972.519	8,576,814	-	-
1987	7,760,926	855.683	8,616,609	-	-
1986	7,076,855	856.199	7,933,054	-	-
1985	5,917,850	835.117	6,752,967	-	-
1984	5,694,838	738.626	6,433,464	-	-
1983	5,074,282	626.330	5,700,612	-	-
1982	5,147,746	697.829	5,845,575	-	-
1981	5,131,922	610.149	5,742,071	-	-
1980	5,533,556	491,323	6,024,879	-	-
1979	5,777,333	443.817	6.221.150	-	-
1978	5,343,996	391,804	5,735,800	-	-
1977	4,174,728	223.130	4,397,858	-	-
1976	3,876,101	225,337	4,101,438	-	-
1975	3,505,197	193,699	3,698,896	-	-
1974	3,277,094	161,336	3,438,430	-	-
1973	3,045,540	135,646	3,181,186	-	-
1972	2,633,210	152,534	2,785,744	-	-
1971	1,718,544	149,333	1,867,877	-	-
1970	1,445,779	177,694	1,623,473	-	-
1969	1,113,881	187.787	1,301,668	-	-
1968	669.421	137.258	806.679	-	-
1967	383,767	111,512	495.279	-	-
1966	228,515	89.206	317,721	-	-
1965	171,404	80,636	252.040	-	-
1964	115,484	69,574	185.058	-	-
1963	138.059	67,533	205,592	-	-
1962	143,842	65,787	209,629	-	-
1961	147.217	66,072	213.289	-	-
1960	120,547	75,360	195.907	-	-
1959	71,931	62,842	134,773	-	-
1958	4,262	44,306	48,568	-	-
1957	4,384	36,951	41,335	-	-

comparison

Airport	Distance to FLL (in km )	year	Passenger volume		Freight ( tons ) (by airmail )		Flight movements
FLL	-	2018	35.963.270	00+ 60.5%	108,340	00+ 21.8%	333,465	0+ 22.5%
		2010	22,412,627		88,965		272.293
MIA	34	2018	45,044,312	00+ 26.2%	2.130.092	00+ 16.0%	416.032	0+ 12.2%
		2010	35,698,025		1,836,171		370.790
PBI	68	2018	6,513,943	00+ 10.6%	24,765	00+ 30.2%	139.915	0- 1.0%
		2010	5,887,723		19,018		141,387
RSW	168	2018	9,373,178	00+ 24.7%	14,730	00- 5.0%	82,418	0- 1.6%
		2010	7,514,316		15,498		83,742
Swell:

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Fort Lauderdale (2019)

rank	city	Passengers	Airlines
01	Atlanta , Georgia	1,359,980	Delta , JetBlue , Southwest , Spirit
02	Newark , New Jersey	753.690	JetBlue, Spirit, United
03	New York – LaGuardia , New York	711.260	Delta, JetBlue, Southwest , Spirit
04th	New York – JFK , New York	610.780	Delta, JetBlue
05	Baltimore , Maryland	582,470	Southwest, Spirit
06th	Boston , Massachusetts	465.840	Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit
07th	San Juan , Puerto Rico	459.140	JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit
08th	Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas	446,650	American , Spirit
09	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania	441,490	American, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit
10	Detroit , Michigan	427,400	Delta, Spirit

Busiest international routes to and from Fort Lauderdale (2016)

rank	city	Passengers	Airlines
01	Toronto – Pearson , Canada	509.755	Air Canada , Air Transat , Sunwing , WestJet
02	Montreal – Trudeau , Canada	483.970	Air Canada, Air Transat, Sunwing, WestJet
03	Port-au-Prince , Haiti	451.145	American , JetBlue , Spirit
04th	Nassau , Bahamas	420.814	Bahamasair , JetBlue
05	Bogotá , Colombia	310,999	Avianca , JetBlue, Spirit
06th	San Jose , Costa Rica	303,695	JetBlue, Southwest , Spirit
07th	Montego Bay , Jamaica	261.501	Caribbean , JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit
08th	Cancun , Mexico	247,575	JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit
09	Kingston , Jamaica	246,886	Caribbean, JetBlue, Spirit
10	Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic	229,616	JetBlue, Spirit

Incidents

• On May 18, 1972, a Douglas DC-9-31 ( aircraft registration number N8961E ) of Eastern Airlines crash-landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The main landing gear and the wings broke off. A fire broke out in which the aircraft was completely destroyed. The 10 people on board all survived the accident.
• On May 26, 1979, a Howard 350 (converted Lockheed Ventura ) crashed due to an engine failure shortly after taking off on a flight to Bimini . While trying to make an emergency landing near the airport, the plane collided with trees. The pilot and a passenger were on board, both were killed. The cause of the accident was found to be poor maintenance and human error on the part of the pilot.
• On November 19, 2013, a Learjet 35A operated by the Mexican Aero JL crashed into the Atlantic Ocean five kilometers northeast of the airport . The Learjet previously completed an ambulance flight from San José to Fort Lauderdale for Air Evac International , and the crash then occurred on the return flight to the base in Cozumel . Shortly after take-off, the copilot reported an engine failure and then received instructions from the air traffic controller to return to the airport. Instead, the plane moved further away from the airport and lost more altitude, so that it fell into the water after a left turn before Fort Lauderdale. There were two crew members and two passengers on board the aircraft, all of whom died in the crash. After the wreck was recovered, it was found that the thrust reverser was activated on the left engine , but the cause could no longer be determined due to the destruction of the aircraft. In addition, after evaluating the flight recorder, it was found that the copilot was not qualified for his position. Furthermore, the crew did not work through the emergency checklist ; according to the NTSB, this would probably have prevented the crash.
• On October 29, 2015, an engine of a Boeing 767-200 (N251MY) operated by Dynamic Airways caught fire while waiting for take-off clearance following a fuel leak . Of the 110 people on board, 14 were injured, one of whom was badly burned.
• On October 28, 2016, an MD-10F ( aircraft registration number N370FE ) on flight FX910 had an accident while landing at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The machine coming from Memphis broke the left main landing gear while it was coasting, causing the left wing to hit the asphalt and catch fire. The crew was able to save themselves unharmed. According to the NTSB investigation report, the cause of the accident is a crack in the chassis. This was not discovered because the maintenance interval was exceeded by 213 days.
• On January 6, 2017, 26-year-old Esteban Santiago shot a legally transported pistol in Terminal 2, killing five people. When the perpetrator ran out of ammunition , he was arrested without resistance. The Iraq war veteran served in the National Guard until 2016 and had mental health problems.

Web links

Commons : Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Site of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (English)
• www.airnav.com
• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )

Individual evidence

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8. ↑ FLLAIR - Runway Fast Facts. Broward.org, accessed February 20, 2019 . 
9. ^ Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport Runway Expansion Project. (No longer available online.) Parsons.com, formerly in the original ; accessed on December 30, 2016 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
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