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
- 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.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 6,002 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Gulfstream Aerospace G600 5,700 ft
- Bombardier Global 5500 5,490 ft
- Bombardier Global 5000 5,540 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G500 5,300 ft
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 6X 5,480 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G450 5,600 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 7X needs 5,710 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Legacy 650E needs 5,741 ft
- Bombardier Global 8000 needs 5,760 ft
Other airports for Fort Lauderdale
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport KFLL 9,000 ft · 10 min