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Airports · Florida · heliport · FAA file effective October 29, 2026

Downtown Fort Lauderdale Heliport

DT1 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida · Broward County · map

Downtown Fort Lauderdale Heliport is a public-use heliport owned by the City of Fort Lauderdale in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 114 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 84 by 84 feet of concrete.

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What is the airport code for Downtown Fort Lauderdale Heliport?

Its FAA code is DT1.

Where is Downtown Fort Lauderdale Heliport?

It is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 114 feet above sea level.

Does Downtown Fort Lauderdale Heliport have a control tower?

No, it has no control tower.

Are there flight schools at Downtown Fort Lauderdale Heliport?

9 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Flydreams Aircraft Group INC and North Perry Flight Center INC. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Downtown Fort Lauderdale Heliport?

28 pilot examiners and 35 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name

Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions

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The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA DT1
Kind
Heliport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
City of Fort Lauderdale
Elevation
114 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
every day, irregular hours
Lights
runway lights sunset to sunrise
Fuel and services
no fuel reported; the services card below
On the chart
Miami sectional
Magnetic variation
5W
In the FAA's files since
May 2002

This airport's record at the FAA

Landing pad

H1N500 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

PadLength × widthSurfaceLights
H184 × 84 ftConcrete, goodMedium-intensity lights
  • Runway H1: building 23 ft high 183 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM123.05

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this heliport.

Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (3 nm south), Fort Lauderdale Executive (5 nm north), Pompano Beach Airpark (8 nm north), North Perry Airport (9 nm southwest).

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (3 nm south), Fort Lauderdale Executive (5 nm north), Pompano Beach Airpark (8 nm north), North Perry Airport (9 nm southwest).

The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Florida · avgas.

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out

  • See airspace case 93-ORL-970-NRA.
  • Contact fll the control tower on frequency 119.3 prior to entering fll class C airspace and upon TAKE-OFF.
  • Airport physical address: 201 southeast 2ND ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
  • Perimeter lights.
  • Standard heliport markings - good condition.
  • Buildings in the vicinity of heliport northeast, southeast, and southwest.
  • Prior permission required to use parking position, all hours.
  • No TAKE-OFFS or landings at eastern parking position.
  • Repetitive flight training and student solos discouraged.
  • Noise sensitive areas all quadrants.
  • Primary approach 145 degreess true crs inbound. Secondary approach 027 degreess true crs inbound.
  • Rooftop facility.

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Fort Lauderdale from the FAA register

608 aircraft are registered to owners in Fort Lauderdale, Florida: 208 piston singles, 174 business jets, 79 turboprops, 61 piston twins, 50 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.

Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:

Gold Coast Aviation 14Aviation Resource Group INC 13Premier Aircraft Sales INC 11Islander Holdings LTD 11Logos Aviation INC 10Airman Helicopter INC 10Flydreams Aircraft Group INC 9Aero Jet Aviation I INC 8Southern Cross Aircraft LLC 6Air Services International Leasing LLC 6

Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Florida.

Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register

Fuel and service companies in Fort Lauderdale, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:

  • Flydreams Aircraft Group INC 9 aircraft · Fort Lauderdale, 3 miles away FlyDreams Aircraft Group is an aviation company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that operates multiple divisions including SkyEagle Aviation Academy (a Part 141 flight school), FlyDreams Training Center (a Part 142 training center), aircr
  • North Perry Flight Center INC 2 aircraft · Fort Lauderdale, 3 miles away North Perry Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club based at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, Florida, providing aircraft to members for personal use.
  • Cirrus Pompano Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Fort Lauderdale, 3 miles away
  • Kc Aviation Aeroclub LLC 1 aircraft · Plantation, 7 miles away
  • Sun City Aviation LLC 7 aircraft · Davie, 9 miles away Sun City Aviation Academy is an FAA Part 141 and Part 61 certified flight school located at North Perry Airport (KHWO) in South Florida.
  • Pompano Senior Squadron Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · Pompano Beach, 9 miles away Pompano Beach Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Pompano Beach Airport in South Florida.
  • Flight Center International LLC 1 aircraft · Hollywood, 10 miles away Flight Center International Academy is a Part 61 flight school operating from North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
  • Dragon Flight Training Academy LLC 5 aircraft · Pembroke Pines, 14 miles away Dragon Flight Training Academy is a flight school at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, Florida, offering pilot training from discovery flights through airline transport pilot certification.
  • Ns Aviation Training and Rental INC 1 aircraft · Pembroke Pines, 14 miles away

Charter operators and airlines based in Fort Lauderdale (12 of 27):

  • Executive Air Services, LLC 12 aircraft on the certificate Executive Aviation Corporation provides private jet charter and aircraft management services to worldwide destinations from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
  • Great Flight INC 11 aircraft on the certificate Great Flight is a private jet charter operator based in West Palm Beach, Florida, offering on-demand charter flights for individuals, corporations, and organizations.
  • IBC AIRWAYS, Inc. 11 aircraft on the certificate IBC Airways is an FAA Part 135 certificated air carrier operating cargo and passenger flights throughout the Caribbean and to Latin America and the United States.
  • Dolphin Atlantic INC 10 aircraft on the certificate
  • REVA, Inc. 10 aircraft on the certificate REVA provides air ambulance and medical transport services 24/7 across the United States and to over 90 countries.
  • Nealco Air Charter Services INC 8 aircraft on the certificate
  • Execuflight INC 7 aircraft on the certificate
  • Tropic Air Charters, Inc. 7 aircraft on the certificate Tropic Air Charters is an FAA Part 135 on-demand air carrier based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport offering plane charter, helicopter charter, cargo charter, and island logistics services across Florida and The Bahamas.
  • Maine Aviation Management Inc 6 aircraft on the certificate
  • Skyways Charter LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate
  • My Corporate Jet, INC. 3 aircraft on the certificate
  • Airbrock Management & Charter Services, Inc. 2 aircraft on the certificate

Repair stations in Fort Lauderdale (12 of 25, all of them):

Companies in the same town as this heliport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

28 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 25 for private pilot, 24 for commercial and instrument, 12 for airline transport pilot, 15 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 4 for type ratings; 22 for airplanes, 14 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 4 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 35 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 6 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 25 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 9 engineering representatives, 2 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 80 training center evaluators, 51 aircrew program designees, 4 training center examiners, 9 administrative pilot examiners.

All 257 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
  • DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
  • TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
  • APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
  • DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
  • Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport

Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal

2018-01-24ERA18LA068 · Schweizer 269C N3947C · accident · no injuries

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.

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Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.