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Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
Airport Information
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida - FL, USA)
 Located within Florida's beautiful Broward County and close to many spectacular stretches of coastline, Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is around 25 miles / 40 km south of downtown Fort Lauderdale. The airport is also close to Edgewood Passive Park, Port Laudania, SP Snyder Park and the Tiger Tail Lake Park, handling yearly passenger traffic of well over 21 million.
With a recently opened Rental Car Center and upgraded parking garages just seconds from the passenger terminals, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport is home to a number of transport options. Particularly popular are the airport's public buses, which are operated by the Broward County Transit (BCT), as well as the Tri-Rail buses, which link the commuter train.
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Tri County Airport Express vans and shared-ride sedans offer convenient door-to-door transport, allowing you to reach your destination in downtown Fort Lauderdale, including Las Olas Boulevard. Yellow Cab taxis are also available and connect areas such as the Uptown Business District and its many hotels, and the trendy New River area, where many restaurants reside, along with the Fort Lauderdale Science museum. Nearby, Hallandale, North Miami Beach and Surfside all lie to the south.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) Information: History and Facilities
Opened in 1929 as the Merle Fogg Airport, named after a famous pioneer aviator of that time, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport was used mainly for small planes. Renamed during the war years as NAS Fort Lauderdale, the airport was acquired by Broward County in the mid-1940s and became the Broward County International Airport.
The following decade saw regular flights to Nassau, a new passenger terminal and a major relaunch, when the airport was officially given its current title as the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL). By 1970, passenger levels had exceeded one million per annum, rising steadily over the years and topping ten million in the mid-1990s.
Current facilities at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport are comprehensive and meet a wide range of passenger needs. Highlights include rental luggage carts, phone cards, a meditation room, free wireless Internet access, staffed airport business centers and Federal Express drop-off boxes in both Terminal 1 and 3. ADA services are available for Fort Lauderdale passengers with special needs and disabilities, while the FLLight Deck in Terminal 3 offers information screens and great views of the planes taking off.
In total, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport is home to around 45 different restaurants and shops. The main stores include CNBC News and Gifts, Discovery Channel Airport Store, Duty Free Shop, Hudson News, Paradies, Pernell Shoe Shine and Vito's Market Kiosk. For a bite to eat at FLL, consider the Boathouse II Bar, Cheeburger-Cheeburger, Cruzan Isle Bar, Dunkin' Donuts, Keywest Bar, Nathan's Famous or Spinaci's Italian.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) Information: About Fort Lauderdale Tourism
Fort Lauderdale has managed to shake off its image for being a spring-break destination and has successfully launched itself as a year-round cosmopolitan tourist attraction. Located within the sunshine state of Florida, the resort city of Fort Lauderdale enjoys a particularly beautiful coastal setting, next to the Atlantic Ocean.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport (FLL) is conveniently close to a number of notable places of interest, such as Dania Beach, and also the Floridian city of Hollywood, which lies directly south and near to Hallandale Beach. To the north of the airport, the main attractions include the lush Flamingo Gardens, glass bottom boat tours of the coral reefs, and riverboat cruises on the Jungle Queen, which take in many sights along the New River and around the Everglades. For a touch of culture, the famous paintings at the Museum of Art and the historic architecture within the Old Fort Lauderdale Village are worthy of some time.
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