🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport

Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE/KFXE) is a general aviation airport located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, approximately 5 miles north of the city. It is owned and operated by the City of Fort Lauderdale.

Type of facility and operations:

• FXE is categorized by the FAA as a General Aviation (GA) airport, serving non-airline aviation businesses. This includes corporate aircraft, privately owned aircraft for recreational or business use, and operators offering services like charter flights, sightseeing, aerial photography, law enforcement, and flight training.
• The FAA prohibits scheduled air carriers (regional or major airlines) and large-aircraft charters from operating at GA airports like FXE.
• It is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country, with over 160,000 annual operations.
• FXE features four Fixed-Base Operators (FBOs) that provide fueling, maintenance, aircraft hangars, and other aviation services.
• The airport also includes a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, making it the busiest such facility for clearing international arrivals of general aviation aircraft and passengers. Customs services are available from 1300Z to 0459Z.
• The airport is self-sustaining, using revenues from land leases and fuel fees to cover operational costs.

Notable features or history:

• FXE has two intersecting runways. Runway 09/27 is 6,002 feet long and 100 feet wide with an asphalt surface.
• The airport implemented the "I-95 Turn" in February 1994 to mitigate noise. From 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., jets departing Runway 9 with destinations to the west and north are directed to turn left over the I-95 industrial corridor to gain altitude. During late-night hours (11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.), all jets are directed to turn left up I-95, regardless of destination, with exceptions for air ambulance, emergencies, and adverse weather.
• A new Air Traffic Control Tower, designed to meet FAA security requirements and withstand hurricane-force winds, was commissioned in November 2013. The tower operates 24 hours a day.
• FXE oversees Fort Lauderdale’s Foreign-Trade Zone-241 (FTZ-241), offering economic benefits to companies involved in export/import.
• The airport supports 22,959 jobs and has an annual economic impact of $3.9 billion.

Current status:

• FXE is operational and open to the public.
• It is located 7 miles north of Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport and serves as a reliever airport.
• The airport has a Class D airspace with a 2500’ MSL Ceiling.
• There is an active construction notice at the airport.

*Sources researched: flyfxe.com, faa.gov, nfdc.faa.gov*