Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Aiport is an airport located in Dania Beach, Florida between the cities of Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood , in Broward County, Florida , 27 miles north of Miami . It was opened May 1 , 1929 , on an abandoned golf course . It has the IATA Airport Code FLL , and ICAO Airport Code KFLL . In 2004 , the Fort Lauderdale airport processed 20.81 million passengers and is currently the fastest growing airport in the USA. It is considered to be the main domestic airport in South Florida, supplementing Miami International Airport 's role as the main international airport.
FLL is South Florida 's main airport for low-fare airlines such as Southwest Airlines and JetBlue . In the late 1990s, it also began supplementing Miami International Airport 's role as an intercontinental gateway, especially for charter carriers. It is also the main hub of operations for Spirit Airlines , based in nearby Miramar, Florida . In 2005, US Airways opened its new Latin American/Carribean gateway at FLL.
The airport has been used by filmakers as a location shot numerous times, the most famous of these being scenes from Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
On the morning of August 2 , 1985 , Delta Air Lines Flight 191 , on a Fort Lauderdale -Dallas -Los Angeles route, crashed at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport , killing 136 of the 167 passengers on board.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has 4 Terminals.
Terminals
Terminal 1 (Also known as "The New Terminal")
Concourse B
America West Airlines (Las Vegas, and Phoenix)
Canjet (Toronto)
Frontier Airlines (Denver)
Transmeridian Airlines (Syracuse (via Orlando Sanford))
Southwest Airlines (Baltimore/Washington, Chicago Midway, Houston Hobby, Jacksonville, Long Island/Islip, New Orleans, Orlando, Providence, Tampa, and St. Louis)
USA 3000 Airlines (Atlanta (until Aug. 30), Baltimore/Washington, Columbus (until Aug. 30), Chicago O'Hare, Cleveland, Newark, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis)
Westjet (Toronto)
Concourse C
Continental Airlines (Cleveland, Houston Intercontinental, and Newark)
Gulfstream International Airlines dba Continental Connection (Freeport, Key West, Marsh Habour, Nassau, and Tampa)
JetBlue Airways (Boston, Long Beach, New York Kennedy, New York LaGuardia, and Washington/Dulles)
Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Indianapolis, Memphis, and Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Terminal 2 (Also known as "The Delta Terminal")
Terminal 3 (Also known as "The Main Terminal")
Concourse E
AirTran (Akron/Canton, Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Dallas/Fort Worth, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh)
Bahamasair (Freeport and Nassau)
US Airways (Baltimore, Boston, Cancun, Charlotte, Guatemala City, Hartford, Indianapolis, Key West, Kingston (Jamaica), Nassau, Newark, New York LaGuardia, Orlando, Panama City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providenciales, Tampa, Santo Domingo, San Jose (C.R.), San Juan, San Salvador, Washington Reagan)
Concourse F
American Airlines (Caracas, Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York aGuardia, Port-au-Prince, San Juan, Santo Domingo, and St. Louis)
American Eagle (Nassau)
United Airlines dba TED (Chicago O'Hare, Denver, and Washington Dulles)
Terminal 4 (Also known as "The International Terminal")
Concourse H
Avianca (Bogota)
Air Canada (Montreal and Toronto)
Air Jamaica (Kingston and Montego Bay)
Air Transat (Scheduled Charter) (Montreal, Quebec City, and Toronto)
Cayman Airways (Grand Cayman)
Laker Airlines (Freeport)
Pan Am (Hartford, Portsmouth, NH (Boston Area), St. Kitts, and Nevis)
Skyservice (charter) (Toronto)
Spirit Airlines (Atlantic City, Cancun, Chicago O'Hare, Detroit, Nassau, New York/LaGuardia, Providence, San Juan, Santo Domingo, and Washington Reagan)
Universal Airlines (Georgetown (Guyana) and New York Kennedy)
Commuter Terminal
Air Sunshine (Georgetown (Bahamas), Great Inagua Island, Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), Kingston, Jamaica (via Guantanamo Bay), Marsh Harbour, New Bight (Bahamas), San Salvador, Sarasota, and Stella Maris)
Cape Air dba Continental Connection (Key West and Marathon)
Chalks Ocean (Bimini, Paradise Island, and Watson Island)
Florida Coastal Airlines (Ft. Pierce, Key West, Marathon, Marsh Harbour, and Treasure Cay)
Island Express (Marsh Harbour and Treasure Cay)
Lynx Air International (Bimini, Cap-Haitien, Cat Island, Georgetown (Bahamas), Governor's Harbour, Grand Turk, Santiago (Dominican Republic), and South Caicos)
Varying/Unknown Terminal
Here is a list of cargo carriers:
Destinations Served Non-Stop
Allentown, PA, USA
Akron/Canton, OH, USA
Atlanta, GA, USA
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Andros Town, the Bahamas
Baltimore, MD, USA
Bimini, the Bahamas
Birmingham, USA
Bogota, Colombia
Boston, MA, USA
Calgary, Canada
Charleston, SC, USA
Charlotte, NC, USA
Chicago-Midway, IL, USA
Chicago-O'Hare, IL, USA
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Cleveland, OH, USA
Columbus, OH, USA
Dayton, OH, USA
Denver, CO, USA
Detroit, MI, USA
Flint, MI, USA
Freeport, the Bahamas
George Town, the Bahamas
Georgetown, Guyana
Governor's Harbour, the Bahamas
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Greensboro, NC, USA
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Gulfport/Biloxi, MS, USA
Hartford, CT, USA
Houston-Bush, TX, USA
Houston-Hobby, TX, USA
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Jackonville, FL, USA
Kansas City, MO, USA
Key West, FL, USA
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Lexington, KY, USA (service begins 1 July 2005)
Long Beach, CA, USA
Long Island/Islip, NY, USA
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Louisville, KY, USA
Manchester, NH, USA
Marathon, FL, USA
Marsh Harbour, the Bahamas
Memphis, TN, USA
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Montreal, Canada
Nashville, TN, USA
Nassau, the Bahamas
New Bight, the Bahamas
New Orleans, LA, USA
New York-JFK, NY, USA
New York-LaGuardia, NY, USA
Newark, NJ, USA
Norfolk, VA, USA
North Eleuthera, the Bahamas
Orlando, FL, USA
Ottawa, Canada
Paradise Island, the Bahamas
Pensacola, FL, USA
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Port Au Prince, Haiti
Providence, RI, USA
Quebec City, Canada
Raleigh, NC, USA
Rochester, NY, USA
Richmond, VA, USA
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
San Jose, Costa Rica
San Juan, PR, USA
Sarasota, FL, USA
St. Louis, MO, USA
Tallahasse, FL, USA
Toronto, Canada
Treasure Cay, the Bahamas
Washington-Dulles, DC, USA
Washington, National, DC, USA
NOTE: Some destinations served seasonally.
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