Eventually, low-cost competition forced several major legacy airlines to cut back service to FLL, with United pulling out of the airport entirely in 2008 and American Airlines moving its New York and Los Angeles services to West Palm Beach in 2013. US Airways also planned a hub at Fort Lauderdale in the mid-2000s as part of its reorganization strategy before its merger with America West. Low-cost airline traffic grew in the 1990s, with Southwest opening its base in 1996, Spirit in 1999, and JetBlue in 2000. By 1979, following deregulation, Air Florida, Bahamasair, Florida Airlines, Mackey International Airlines, Republic Airlines, Trans World Airlines and Western Airlines also served the airport. Delta and Eastern were the dominant carriers, with 12 and 14 routes from FLL respectively. (Northeast's nonstop to Los Angeles had already been dropped.)īy 1974, the airport was served by Braniff International Airways, Delta Air Lines, Eastern Air Lines, National Airlines, Northwest Orient Airlines, Shawnee Airlines and United Airlines. FLL had added nonstop flights to Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York–La Guardia, Newark, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. The Feb 1966 Official Airline Guide shows three nonstop departures to New York–Kennedy and no other nonstop flights beyond Tampa and Orlando. In 1966, the airport averaged 48 airline operations a day in 1972, it averaged 173 a day. In 1959 the airport opened its first permanent terminal building and assumed its current name. Ĭommercial flights to Nassau began on June 2, 1953, and domestic flights began in 1958–1959: Northeast Airlines and National Airlines DC-6Bs flew nonstop to Idlewild, and Northeast flew nonstop to Washington National. NAS Fort Lauderdale closed on Octoand was transferred to county control, becoming Broward County International Airport. NAS Fort Lauderdale was the home base for Flight 19, the five TBM Avengers that disappeared in December 1945, leading in part to the notoriety of the Bermuda Triangle. Marine Corps aboard aircraft carriers and from expeditionary airfields ashore. NAS Fort Lauderdale later became a main training base for Naval Aviators and enlisted naval air crewmen flying the Grumman TBF and TBM Avenger for the U.S. The base was initially used for refitting civil airliners for military service before they were ferried across the Atlantic to Europe and North Africa. The runways were paved, and a control tower was built. At the start of World War II, it was commissioned by the United States Navy and renamed Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale. On May 1, 1929, the airport officially opened as Merle Fogg Field, with two criss-cross unpaved runways. World War 1 aviator Merle Fogg purchased an abandoned 9-hole golf course that was destroyed in the 1926 Miami hurricane for $1,200 in 1928. ( February 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. FLL is classified by the US Federal Aviation Administration as a "major hub" facility serving commercial air traffic.
In addition, FLL is the primary South Florida airport for Southwest Airlines though Southwest does serve Miami and Palm Beach, the majority of Southwest flights today use Fort Lauderdale. The airport is a base for Allegiant Air, JetBlue and Spirit Airlines, the latter of which has their corporate headquarters nearby in the suburb of Dania Beach. FLL serves as a primary airport for the Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, and Boca Raton areas, and a secondary airport for parts of Miami and areas north of Boca Raton for flights that are not served by Palm Beach International Airport, such as Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, and West Palm Beach. With over 700 daily flights to 135 domestic and international destinations, FLL has become an intercontinental gateway since the late 1990s, although Miami International Airport still handles most long-haul flights. Route 1, Florida State Road A1A, and Florida State Road 5 bounded by the cities Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Dania Beach, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of downtown Fort Lauderdale and 21 miles (34 km) north of Miami. The airport is off Interstate 595, Interstate 95, U.S. Source: Federal Aviation Administration įort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport ( IATA: FLL, ICAO: KFLL, FAA LID: FLL) is a major public airport in Broward County, Florida, United States, and is one of three airports serving the Miami metropolitan area.
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