Fort Lauderdale Executive
FXE · KFXE · Fort Lauderdale, Florida · Broward County · map
Fort Lauderdale Executive is a public-use airport owned by the City of Fort Lauderdale, 5 miles north of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 13 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 6,002 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 631 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 186,066 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2,036 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KFXE · observed 12:53 pm EDT (16:53 UTC), 28 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 2,800 feet, scattered clouds at 3,300 feet
- Temperature 87°F (31°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter 30.02 inHg
The forecast issued Mon 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet VFR
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet VFR
- From Tue 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFXE 121653Z VRB06KT 10SM SCT028 SCT033 31/24 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP169 T03060239
TAF KFXE 121720Z 1218/1318 04009KT P6SM SCT025 FM130100 02005KT P6SM FEW025 FM131500 04008KT P6SM FEW025
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
5 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- C172 at 2,000 ft, 6 nm north, 12:15 pm EDT (16:15 UTC): a broken layer above 3,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
BCT UA /OV KBCT200005/TM 1615/FL020/TP C172/SK BKN030
- Report
- a routine report filed through BCT
- Where
- 5 nm south (200°) of KBCT
- Time
- 16:15 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Sky
- a broken layer from 3,000 ft
- LJ60 at 1,200 ft, 8 nm north, 11:31 am EDT (15:31 UTC): a few clouds above 1,300 ft, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
BCT UA /OV KBCT230004/TM 1531/FL012/TP LJ60/SK FEW013/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through BCT
- Where
- 4 nm southwest (230°) of KBCT
- Time
- 15:31 UTC
- Height
- at 1,200 ft
- Aircraft
- LJ60
- Sky
- a few clouds from 1,300 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- C172 at 1,900 ft, 12 nm north, 10:57 am EDT (14:57 UTC): scattered clouds above 2,000 ft, remarks: during the climb.
as filed, and in English
BCT UA /OV KBCT320002/TM 1457/FL019/TP C172/SK SCT020/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through BCT
- Where
- 2 nm northwest (320°) of KBCT
- Time
- 14:57 UTC
- Height
- at 1,900 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Sky
- scattered clouds from 2,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the climb
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (MIA, 25 nm south), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: light and variable; 6,000 ft: light and variable, 17 °C; 9,000 ft: light and variable, 13 °C; 12,000 ft: light and variable, 8 °C; 18,000 ft: 250° at 6 kt, -6 °C.
1 temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles:
- 5/2809 Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 29 nm north · security · until 20 October
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FXE · ICAO KFXE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Fort Lauderdale
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,002 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 4,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 74 ft high 3,685 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left, building 131 ft high 4,760 ft from the end
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 36 ft high 1,078 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 13 ft high 645 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Fxe and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.85 | Executive |
| Clearance delivery | 127.95 | Executive |
| Ground | 121.75 | Executive |
| Tower | 120.9 | Executive |
| Approach and departure | 119.7 | Executive |
| Bhhia and star | 120.5 | Executive |
| Cptan and star · Jestr and star | 124.6 | Executive |
| Departure procedure (BNICE) · Departure procedure (DORRL) · Departure procedure (FEALX) Aarps, bnice, dorrl,frsbe, hrock, zfp; BEECH-FLL departing west | 126.05 | Executive |
| Dekal and star · Fort Lauderdale Dp · Olahs and star BEECH-FLL departing east; Maynr | 126.85 | Executive |
| Kyaks and star · Olahs and star 5000 feet and below | 128.6 | Executive |
| Fortl and star · Teeky and star | 133.775 | Executive |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 954-772-2537.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Pompano Beach Airpark (4 nm northeast), Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (8 nm south), Boca Raton Airport (11 nm north).
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
- U.S. customs available 8:00 am to 11:59 pm.
- Runway 13/31 closed 10:00 pm to 7:00 am when runway 09/27 is operational full length.
- Portions of runway 31 RUN-UP area(west of taxiway 'B')are not visible from the the control tower.
- Flocks of birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- All aircraft operators avoid overflights of residential area ONE-HALF mile southwest of the control tower.
- Taxilane 'C'(southwest of taxiway 'B') is a NON-CONTROLLED operational area.
- Request progressive taxi if unfamiliar.
- Maintenance engine RUN-UPS prohibited 7:00 pm to 7:00 am.
- Runway 27 nighttime preferential use runway for all aircraft departures when winds permit.
- Runway 09 nighttime preferential use runway for all aircraft arrivals when winds permit.
- U.S. customs ramp closed to arriving aircraft 12:00 am to 8:00 am.
- Customs ramp located taxiway G7.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2,057 departures from FXE in those twelve months, carrying 18,418 passengers in 27,711 seats (66% filled), to 47 destinations (23 abroad) on 14 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale Executive → San Andros FXE–SAQ | 546 | 3,165 | Nealco Air Charter... |
| Fort Lauderdale Executive → South Andos FXE–TZN | 372 | 2,331 | Nealco Air Charter..., Tropic Ocean Airways LLC |
| Fort Lauderdale Executive → Westchester County FXE–HPN | 297 | 6,051 | Delux Public Charters d/b/a JSX |
| Fort Lauderdale Executive → Andros Town FXE–ASD | 243 | 1,483 | Nealco Air Charter..., Tradewind Aviation |
| Fort Lauderdale Executive → New Bight FXE–TBI | 208 | 1,198 | Nealco Air Charter... |
| Fort Lauderdale Executive → Teterboro FXE–TEB | 167 | 3,213 | Delux Public Charters d/b/a JSX, Air Hamburg... |
| Fort Lauderdale Executive → Chub Cay FXE–CCZ | 93 | 590 | Nealco Air Charter..., Tradewind Aviation |
| Fort Lauderdale Executive → Nassau FXE–NAS | 27 | 77 | Tradewind Aviation, Island Wings Ltd. Dba..., Chartright Air Inc. |
All 47 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 253 |
| multi-engine | 118 |
| jets | 236 |
| helicopters | 22 |
| other | 2 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 186,066, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 35 |
| air taxi and commuter | 25,029 |
| general aviation, travelling | 112,523 |
| general aviation, local | 48,157 |
| military | 322 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fort Lauderdale from the FAA register
610 aircraft are registered to owners in Fort Lauderdale, Florida: 209 piston singles, 173 business jets, 79 turboprops, 62 piston twins, 51 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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 in Fort Lauderdale, by their names on the register:
- North Perry Flight Center INC 2 aircraft 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
Charter operators and airlines based in Fort Lauderdale (12 of 27):
- Executive Air Services, LLC 12 aircraft on the certificate Executive Aviation Corporation is a private jet charter and aircraft management company based in 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, serving individuals, corporations, and organizations with on-demand charter flights throughout Florida and beyond.
- IBC AIRWAYS, Inc. 11 aircraft on the certificate IBC Airways is an FAA Part 135 certificated air carrier that operates cargo and passenger flights throughout the Caribbean and to Latin America and the U.S.
- Dolphin Atlantic INC 10 aircraft on the certificate
- REVA, Inc. 10 aircraft on the certificate REVA Air Ambulance Services is an air ambulance and medical transport operator based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- Nealco Air Charter Services INC 8 aircraft on the certificate
- Execuflight INC 7 aircraft on the certificate Execuflight is a Part 135 certified charter operator and aircraft management company based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in Florida.
- 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 private plane and 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):
- Acr Electronics INC
- Aerospace Avionics LLC
- Airmark Overhaul INC Airmark Overhaul Inc is an FAA and EASA approved repair station specializing in overhaul and repair of Lycoming and Continental aircraft engines, cylinders, and accessories.
- Avionics Masters INC
- Banyan Air Services INC
- Bell Textron INC Bell Textron Inc is a helicopter and tiltrotor manufacturer based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- Dayton-Granger INC Dayton-Granger Inc is an aerospace manufacturing company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that designs, tests, and manufactures antennas, electrostatic protection, and lightning protection products for military and commercial aircraft.
- Embraer Executive Jet Services, LLC
- Engineering and Inspections Unlimited INC
- Gef Aviation INC GEF Aviation is an FAA repair station located at Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Florida.
- Helicopter Parts and Service INC Helicopter Parts & Service, Inc is an FAA repair station specializing in maintenance and repair of rotary-wing aircraft, located near Pompano Beach Air Park in Pompano Beach, Florida.
- Imx Aerospace IMX Aerospace is a repair station in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that tests, repairs, and overhauls aircraft accessories including fuel boost pumps, generators, hydraulic pumps, pneumatic valves, actuators, ignition exciters, and electro-mecha
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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, 36 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.
- Jerold Bogartz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); multi-engine airplanes · Banyan Air Service · Ft Lauderdale, FL (1 nm) · (954) 336-4167 · jerrybogartz@gmail.com
- Benjamin Samples private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pompano Beach, FL (4 nm) · (304) 382-3091 · samples.benjamin@gmail.com
- Byron Roland Leguisamo private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Coconut Creek, FL (4 nm) · (786) 260-2501 · byronleguisamo057@gmail.com
- Frank Brooks Black private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Pompano Beach, FL (4 nm) · (954) 242-2225 · fbrooksblack@aol.com
- Roger Wozniak private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, helicopters · Pompano Beach, FL (4 nm) · (561) 281-5444 · rogerwozniak@outlook.com
- Beshoy Awadallha private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Coral Springs, FL (7 nm) · (386) 315-9010 · captbeshoy@gmail.com
- Brian Anthony Kilcullen private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Fort Lauderdale, FL (8 nm) · (954) 684-0689 · skyknightair@yahoo.com
- Lynne High Shearrow military competency, foreign pilot certificates · Davie, FL (10 nm) · (954) 257-6656 · lshearrow57@gmail.com
All 258 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 airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 88 since 1982, 14 fatal
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Fort Lauderdale 610 aircraft · 209 piston singles, 173 business jets, 79 turboprops
- Gold Coast Aviation 14 aircraft in town
- Aviation Resource Group INC 13 aircraft in town
- Premier Aircraft Sales INC 11 aircraft in town
- Islander Holdings LTD 11 aircraft in town
- Aero Jet Aviation I INC 8 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Executive Air Services, LLC 12 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Great Flight INC 11 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- IBC AIRWAYS, Inc. 11 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Dolphin Atlantic INC 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- North Perry Flight Center INC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Cirrus Pompano Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Acr Electronics INC · repair station
- Aerospace Avionics LLC · repair station
- Airmark Overhaul INC · repair station
- Avionics Masters INC · repair station
- San Andros (SAQ) 546 flights in twelve months · Nealco Air Charter Services, Inc. d/b/a Watermakers Air
- South Andos (TZN) 372 flights in twelve months · Nealco Air Charter Services, Inc. d/b/a Watermakers Air, Tropic Ocean Airways LLC
- Westchester County (HPN) 297 flights in twelve months · Delux Public Charters d/b/a JSX
- Andros Town (ASD) 243 flights in twelve months · Nealco Air Charter Services, Inc. d/b/a Watermakers Air, Tradewind Aviation
- New Bight (TBI) 208 flights in twelve months · Nealco Air Charter Services, Inc. d/b/a Watermakers Air
- Teterboro (TEB) 167 flights in twelve months · Delux Public Charters d/b/a JSX, Air Hamburg Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Chub Cay (CCZ) 93 flights in twelve months · Nealco Air Charter Services, Inc. d/b/a Watermakers Air, Tradewind Aviation
- Nassau (NAS) 27 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation, Island Wings Ltd. Dba Island Wings Charter
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 88 since 1982 · 14 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 989 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,724 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FXE.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 9, 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.