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Airport Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL)

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL Airport

URL: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) Airport Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL
Time zone: GMT -5
Country: United States (US)
Latitude / Longitude: 26°4'21"N / 80°9'9"W
Alternative spelling: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-FL
Service telephone: +1 954 359-6147 Access to public transport: Interstate I-95, I-75, I-595, U.S. 1, Florida Turnpike
Address: Fort Lauderdale Airport, 320 Terminal Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315, USA Passengers: 0
Operating Company: Broward County Take-off and landing: 0
Parking spaces: Yes, paid parking, 12000 short-term and long-term parking (Hibiscus, Palm and Cypress garage[long term]), other parking spaces accessible with free shuttle service Stations: Broward County Transit buses (BCT), Tri-Rail commuter trains
Altitude of runway: 3 m Length of runway: 2743 m
Nearby cities: Fort Lauderdale (6 km), Hollywood (7 km), Pembroke Pines (11 km), Coral Springs (25 km), Hialeah (27 km), Miami (33 km)
Operating airlines: Southwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways, United Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, ATA
Alternative airports: Ft. Lauderdale Executive (FXE) 12 km, Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) 33 km, West Palm Beach-FL (PBI) 68 km, Bimini International (BIM) 96 km, Freeport (Bahamas) (FPO) 157 km, Naples, FL (APF) 162 km
Description: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is a US-American airport in Dania Beach, Florida. It is located between the cities of Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood in Broward County, 34 km north of Miami. The distance to Ft. Lauderdale is 9 km.

At the moment Hollywood International Airport is the fastest growing airport in the United States. Counting passenger numbers, it is at place 23 of the busiest airports in the United States and in the top 50 worldwide.  Fort Lauderdale Airport is a main base for the Delta Air Lines as well as for the domestic low-cost airlines Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Jet Blue. In the 1990s the airport became established as an intercontinental gateway in particular for the charter companies, even though Miami International Airport still operates the most long-distance flights from and to south Florida.
Location: From the north and the south, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport is accessible using the Interstate I-95 via the I-595, from there turning onto the South Federal Highway, the U.S. 1, and following the signs to the airport. There are several possibilities of reaching the airport using public transport. There are buses run by Broward County Transit (BCT) and the transit service of Tri-Rail, which connects the airport with the counties Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach. The bus stops are adjacent to the terminals.
History: When Merle Fogg airport opened on a disused golf course on 01.05.1929 the airport was taken over by the United States navy at the start of the Second World War and renamed NAS Fort Lauderdale. In 1946, Broward County purchased NAS Fort Lauderdale and again turned it into a commercial airport. On 02.06.1953 commercial flights to Nassau started, and in 1958 domestic flights were taken up by Eastern Air Lines, National Airlines and Northeast Airlines. Now Air Sunshine (Guantanamo Bay, Marsh Harbour, San Salvador, Stella Maris) and Florida Coastal Airlines (Daytona Beach, Freeport, Key West, Sarasota, Treasure Cay) operate domestic flights.
Destinations: Other airlines at Fort Lauderdale airport are Aeroméxico (Mexico City), Air Canada (Calgary, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson), Air Jamaica (Kingston, Montego Bay), AirTran Airways (Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington), American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth, New York-LaGuardia, Port-au-Prince, St. Louis), Bahamasair (Freeport, Marsh Harbour), Continental Airlines (Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark), Delta Air Lines (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Hartford, Los Angeles, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City), JetBlue Airways (Boston, Long Beach, Oakland), Midwest Airlines (Kansas City, Milwaukee), Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Indianapolis, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul), Southwest Airlines (Chicago-Midway, Jacksonville, Long Island/Islip, Nashville, New Orleans, Tampa), Spirit Airlines (Atlantic City, Grand Cayman, Orlando, Providence, San Juan, Santo Domingo, St. Thomas), Ted operated by United Airlines (Chicago-O’Hare, Denver, Washington-Dulles) and US Airways (Cancún, Charlotte, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington-Reagan). There are non-stop connections to 40 cities in total in the U.S.A. and international flights go to Canada, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and South America.
 

Favorite flights from and to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL / FLL

·  Flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) to Greensboro-Winston Salem, NC (GSO) 2 Flights per week with Delta Air Lines, Allegiant Air
·  Flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) to Las Vegas - McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS) 66 Flights per week with Delta Air Lines, Korean Air, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways
·  Flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD) 83 Flights per week with Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, US Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, SAS Scandinavian Airlines
·  Flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) to Guatemala City (GUA) 7 Flights per week with Spirit Airlines
·  Flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) to Burlington, VT (BTV)
·  Flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, GA (ATL) 214 Flights per week with Delta Air Lines, Korean Air, Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane, Air France
·  Flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) to Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) 80 Flights per week with AVIANCA, Delta Air Lines, US Airways, Airtran Airways
·  Flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) 75 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, Airtran Airways
·  Flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT) 63 Flights per week with US Airways, Deutsche Lufthansa
·  Flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) to Port Columbus International Airport, OH (CMH) 21 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Skybus Airlines
·  Flights from Houston - George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) 109 Flights per week with Continental Airlines, COPA, Northwest Airlines
·  Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) 89 Flights per week with American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, US Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, United Airlines, Japan Airlines, SAS Scandinavian Airlines
·  Flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) 73 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, KLM, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines
·  Flights from Vienna International (VIE) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL)
·  Flights from Des Moines, IA (DSM) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL)
·  Flights from Albany-NY (ALB) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) 8 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, US Airways, United Airlines
·  Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, GA (ATL) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) 214 Flights per week with Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane, Delta Air Lines, Air France
·  Flights from South Bend, IN (SBN) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL)
·  Flights from Buffalo Niagara International, NY (BUF) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) 34 Flights per week with US Airways, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
·  Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) 80 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, Airtran Airways, US Airways
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