| World / USA / Florida / Twin Lakes, 2 km from center | Coordinates: 26°11'44"N 80°10'21"W |
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (IATA: FXE, ICAO: KFXE) is a general aviation airport located within the city limits of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 5 miles from downtown, located off Commercial Blvd. It is a Division of the Community and Economic Development Department of the City of Fort Lauderdale. There are 700 aircraft based here, including 115 jets and 37 helicopters. The airport serves over 250,000 aircraft operations per year, making it the eighth-busiest General Aviation center in the United States.
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.
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