Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport

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Coordinates: 26°11′50″N 080°10′15″W / 26.19722, -80.17083

Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
IATA: FXE – ICAO: KFXE – FAA: FXE
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Fort Lauderdale
Location		Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Elevation AMSL		13 ft / 4 m
Website		ci.FtLaud.fl.us/FXE/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
8/26	6,001	1,829	Asphalt
13/31	4,000	1,219	Asphalt
Statistics (2001)
Aircraft operations			261,163
Based aircraft			708
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (IATA: FXE, ICAO: KFXE, FAA LID: FXE) is a general aviation airport located within the city limits of Fort Lauderdale, in Broward County, Florida, United States, five miles (8 km) north of downtown Fort Lauderdale.^[1] It is a division of the Community and Economic Development Department of the City of Fort Lauderdale.

The airport was built in 1941 to train Naval Aviators during World War II, and named West Prospect Satellite Field. In 1947, the federal government deeded the airport to Fort Lauderdale for use as a public airport.

The airport serves over 250,000 aircraft operations per year, making it the eighth busiest General Aviation center in the United States. The airport is designated as general aviation reliever facility for the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport by the FAA. The airport is a port of entry with a full service Customs facility. The airport also operates a 24 ARFF facility that meets the requirements of index B, although the airport is not certificated under FAR Part 139. ARFF services are provided by Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue

The airport is home to two rare Florida native species of animal, the Gopher Tortoise and the Florida Burrowing Owl.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport covers an area of 1,050 acres (425 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 8/26 measuring 6,001 x 100 ft. (1,829 x 30 m) and 13/31 measuring 4,000 x 100 ft. (1,219 x 30 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2001, the airport had 261,163 aircraft operations, an average of 715 per day: 94% general aviation, 6% air taxi and <1% military. There are 708 aircraft based at this airport: 52% single-engine, 26% multi-engine, 16% jet and 5% helicopter.^[1]