Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport KFXE / FXE
One of the busiest business airports in the US, 20 minutes from Las Olas and the Fort Lauderdale yacht basins, with 24-hour CBP and a cluster of large FBOs including Banyan's flagship. A classic Caribbean and Bahamas departure point; the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show (late October) fills every ramp.
6,002 ft
Longest runway
20 min
Drive to Fort Lauderdale
4
FBOs / handlers
13 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24 (voluntary noise abatement 22:00–07:00)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 10 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to Gulfstream/Global class; BBJ excluded by runway length.
- Website
- www.fxeairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Sheltair Aviation
- Banyan Air Service
- Jetscape Aviation
- National Jets
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (6,002 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700) 5,640 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 5,470 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G600 5,700 ft
- Bombardier Global 5500 5,340 ft
- Bombardier Global 5000 5,540 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G500 5,300 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 7X needs 5,710 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Legacy 650E needs 5,741 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Legacy 650 needs 5,741 ft
Other airports for Fort Lauderdale
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport KFLL 9,000 ft · 10 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport · Ilikerio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons