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FORT LAUDERDALE - HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT COMPETITION PLAN
FISCAL YEAR 2022
BROWARD COUNTY AVIATION DEPARTMENT
320 TERMINAL DRIVE, SUITE 200
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33315
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 3
1. AVAILABILITY OF GATES AND RELATED FACILITIES ......................................... 3
2. LEASING AND SUBLEASING ................................................................................... 6
3. PATTERNS OF AIR SERVICE ................................................................................... 8
4. GATE ASSIGNMENT POLICY ................................................................................... 9
5. GATE USE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................. 10
6. FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS .................................................................................... 13
7. AIRPORT CONTROLS OVER AIR AND GROUND SIDE CAPACITY ..................... 15
8. AIRPORT INTENTION TO BUILD OR ACQUIRE GATES AS COMMON
FACILITIES ................................................................................................................... 15
9. AIRFARE LEVELS COMPARED TO OTHER LARGE AIRPORTS ......................... 16
EXHIBIT A – GATE MONITORING CHARTS .............................................................. 19
EXHIBIT B – SCHEDULE SUBMISSION POLICY ....................................................... 19
EXHIBIT C – AIRPORT LAYOUT ................................................................................. 19
EXHIBIT D – AIRLINE-AIRPORT LEASE AND USE AGREEMENT ........................... 19
EXHIBIT E – MASTER PLAN ....................................................................................... 19
EXHIBIT F - FLL FY22 RATES AND CHARGES ......................................................... 20
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INTRODUCTION
Broward County (“County”), is the owner and operator of the Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood
International Airport (“Airport” or “FLL”). The Airport plays an integral role in helping to
meet South Florida’s regional demand for air travel service. FLL is also a key member of
the nation’s airport system providing efficient operations, low fares, and high levels of
safety, security, and service for its passengers, communities, and stakeholders.
As of January 31, 2022, the FAA deemed FLL a covered airport, whereby large and
medium hub airports that have two air carriers controlling at least 50 percent of
enplanements, must file a Competition Plan. Accordingly, FLL submits this Competition
Plan in response to the requirements of Section 155 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation
Investment and Reform Act for the 21
st
Century (AIR-21).
Based on passenger enplanement data from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT)
Air Carrier Activity Information System database (“ACAIS”), as shown in Table 1 below,
Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways accounted for a combined 50 percent of enplaned
passengers at FLL in calendar year (CY) 2020.
1. AVAILABILITY OF GATES AND RELATED FACILITIES
1-1. Number of gates at the airport by lease arrangement.
See Table 2 below. FLL has a total of 66 gates, of which 57 are assigned on a preferential
non-exclusive basis, and the remaining 9 gates are maintained by the Broward County
Aviation Department (BCAD or County) on a per-use basis. Common use equipment is
deployed on 46 gates, and airline proprietary equipment are deployed on 20 of the
preferential non-exclusive gates.
Airline Enplaned Passengers Percentage Share
Spirit Airlines 2,486,861 31%
JetBlue Airways 1,498,582 19%
Southwest Airlines 1,317,046 17%
Delta Air Lines 722,981 9%
American Airlines 629,664 8%
Other 1,287,260 16%
Total 7,942,394 100%
Table 1 CY 2020 Airport Enplaned Passengers
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1-2. Sample of gate use monitoring charts.
All gates are County-owned, and 86% are preferential non-exclusively leased. FLL has
authority to assign other airlines to the lessee’s gate as long as it does not interfere with
the lessee’s operation. The Airport monitors per-use gate usage daily through their
Resource Management System (RMS), and all gates are monitored annually through data
provided by the Airport Operations Database (AODB).
Daily gate monitoring charts are updated for seasonal schedule changes and when any
airline’s schedule incur significant adjustments such as irregular operations (IROPS) or
lengthy delays. Exhibit A are examples the Airport’s gate monitoring charts.
1-3. Description of the process for accommodating new service and for service by
new entrant.
When a new air carrier desires to initiate service at FLL, they contact the Airport Manager
(Airline Affairs). The Airport Manager provides the basic information about the Airport
(rates and charges, seasonal scheduling policy, and airport layout) and in turn, requests
that the airline provide a proposed schedule in the County designated format. The Airline
Affairs Team plots and reviews the facility requirements, schedule, and gating needs
against available lease space and resources, and will determine what options are
available for accommodating the schedule request. The requesting carrier is then notified
by the Airport Manager of the suggested facilities and provided the necessary agreement
applications.
1-4. Policy regarding “recapturing” gates that are not being fully used.
The County provides an opportunity for air carriers to lease gate(s) on a preferential non-
exclusive basis, based upon flight activity. The County has established the "Gate
Utilization Standards," defined below. Airlines are required to satisfy the following
requirements set forth in either (1) or (2) below, for each preferentially leased gate:
Location Total Gates Preferential Gates Per-Use
Terminal 1 23 19 4
Terminal 2 9 9 0
Terminal 3 20 19 1
Terminal 4 14 10 4
Total Gates
66 57 9
Table 2 Available gates by Lease Arrangement
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(1) A minimum of six (6) departing flights and six hundred (600) departing seats, per
gate, per day, to be scheduled on an annualized basis; or
(2) Eight hundred (800) departing seats per gate, per day, to be scheduled on an
annualized basis.
(3) Based on the calculation set forth in either subsection (1) or (2), above, the number
of gates eligible for preferential lease shall be determined and rounded up to the next
whole number of gates, if a fraction is determined.
If an airline’s schedule fails to meet the Gate Utilization Standards for each of its
preferentially leased gates during the previous twelve (12) calendar months, on an
annualized basis, from the date of County’s review, the County shall have the authority
to recapture any preferentially leased gates from the airline's preferential use premises.
1-5. Resolution of any access complaints during the 12 months preceding the
filing.
There have been no access complaints within the last 12 months. The County has
accommodated all carriers that have requested access or expansion. Within the past
year, the County has:
• Leased a second gate to Allegiant Airlines
• Added three new entrant airlines: Avelo, Frontier, and Flair Airlines, with Norse
Atlantic Airways scheduled to begin service this summer.
1-6. Use/lose or use/share policies for gates and other facilities.
The Airport has authority to assign other airlines to the lessee’s gate as long as the
assignment does not interfere with the lessee’s approved operation. The Airport’s Gate
Utilization Standards, described in 1.4, were established as a form of use it or lose it
policy. See Table 3 which shows FLL’s gate allocation. (FY 20 market share)
Airline Domestic Gates International Gates Total Gates Proprietary Equipment Common Use Equipment
JetBlue 11 4 15 0 15
Southwest 9 3 12 9 3
Spirit 6 4 10 0 10
D
elta 7 7 7 0
American 4 4 4 0
Air Canada 2 2 0 2
United 4 4 4 0
Allegiant 2 2 0 2
Silver 1 1 0 1
County Per-Use 3 6 9 0 9
Total 49 17 66 24 42
Table 3 FLL Gate Allocation
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1-7. Plans to make gates and related facilities available to new entrants or to air
carriers that want to expand service at the airport.
Depending on the time of day, there are gates available for new entrants and to existing
carriers who may want to expand service at FLL. A new Terminal 5 construction project
is being designed, that will provide five (5) additional gates when completed, increasing
the total number of gates to 71.
1-8. Availability of an airport competitive access liaison for requesting carriers,
including new entrants.
The Airport’s Business Development Manager actively assists both existing and new
airlines in gaining access to facilities required for their operations. The Business
Development Manager coordinates the proposed operation with Resource Planning,
Operations, and other departments, as required, to ensure access and a successful
program.
1-9. The resolution of any complaints of denial of reasonable access by a new
entrant or an air carrier seeking to expand service in the 12 months preceding the
filing of the plan.
There have been no access complaints within the last 12 months. The Airport has not
denied any access requests.
2. LEASING AND SUBLEASING
2-1. Whether a subleasing or handling arrangement with incumbent carrier is
necessary.
As of February 2022, no subleasing or handling arrangements are necessary. All air
carriers have been accommodated on their preferential use gates and/or per-use gates.
2-2. How the airport assists requesting airlines in obtaining a sublease or ground
handling arrangement.
The County has not received any requests to assist in obtaining a sublease. FLL prefers
that airlines deal directly with it and that if an airline is not utilizing a gate and/or space
that it be returned, nonetheless, if FLL were to receive such a request, the Airport
Manager would work with the requestor and pair it with airlines who may have a gate
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available. Should an airline desire a handling agreement at Airport, the County provides
a list of commercial aviation service and ground handling contractors that hold an active
Airline Service Provider Agreement (“ASPA”) with the Airport, to provide services to any
requesting airline.
2-3. Airport oversight policies for sublease fees.
Under provisions of the Airport’s Terminal Building Lease Agreement, airlines shall not
sublet the leased premises or any part thereof or transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise
encumber, or any rights or obligations hereunder, or allow same to be assigned by
operation of law or otherwise without the prior written consent of the County (any such
action being called an "assignment"). Any such action without County’s consent is void
and of no force or effect.
All sublease requests must be formally sent, on the company letterhead, to the County
(Airport Manager, Airline Affairs) for review.
2-4. Process by which availability of facilities for sublease or sharing is
communicated to other interested carrier.
The County has not received requests by airlines to assist in securing a sublease.
However, an airline must obtain the County's written consent prior to finalizing a sublease
agreement.
2-5. Airport policies regarding sublease fees.
There is no policy regarding type, structure, or limits on sublease fees.
2-6. How complaints by sub-tenants about excessive sublease fees are resolved.
Not applicable.
2-7. How independent contractors who want to provide such service as ground
handling are accommodated.
All air carriers may perform aircraft handling and servicing with their own employees. They
can also contract directly with a ground handling company of their choice.
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Prior to operating at FLL, ground handling companies must have a valid, active ASPA
with the Airport to provide airline services.
2-8. Formal dispute resolution procedure.
The Airport Business Development Manager and Airline Affairs Manager are the primary
channels for airline dispute resolution in regards to the use of airport facilities. The airline
will send a formal complaint to the County. The County will review the complaint and
based upon Airport Rules and Regulations, and Agreements, the complaints are handled
on a case-by-case basis.
3. PATTERNS OF AIR SERVICE
3-1. Destinations serviced.
As of February 2022, FLL has 21 Airlines that has service to a total of 134 destinations.
This includes 40 international and 94 domestic.
3-2. Destinations served by low-fare carrier.
FLL has six (6) low cost carriers servicing 183 destinations, see Table 4 below. One city
may be served by more than one airline.
3-3. New destinations added or dropped in the past year.
As of February 2022, there were 19 new destinations added and 7 destinations
dropped. See Table 5 below.
Table 4 Number of Destinations by LCC
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4. GATE ASSIGNMENT POLICY
4-1. Methods of informing carriers of gate assignment policy.
FLL utilizes a gate assignment policy (“Schedule Submission Policy” or “SSP”) for the use
and allocation of per-use gates, and preferential non-exclusive gates, see Exhibit B. The
SSP is used to maximize and facilitate the efficient use of resources while ensuring the
equitable treatment of all air carriers and to ensure that the County manages the demand
for air service responsibly. Air carriers shall follow the SSP so no one carrier has a
competitive advantage over another and all have equal access to airport facilities.
The Airport distributes the SSP to existing airlines during the schedule submission
request. A formal schedule submission request letter is emailed, with the SSP attached,
to each airline no less than one month prior to their submission date. The Airport requests
seasonal schedules quarterly, see Table 6. New entrants receive the SSP upon their
initial inquiry with the Airport.
Destinations Added Destinations Dropped
Appleton, WI, US Belize City, BZ
Bangor, ME, US Birmingham, AL, US
Calgary, AB, CA Managua, NI
Comayagua, HN Niagara Falls, NY, US
Des Moines, IA, US Oakland, CA, US
Fayetteville/Springd., AR, US Pensacola, FL, US
Green Bay, WI, US Westhampton Beach, NY, US
Greensboro, NC, US
Harrisburg, PA, US
Manchester, NH, US
New Haven, CT, US
Ottawa, ON, CA
Peoria, IL, US
Portland, ME, US
Quebec, QC, CA
Savannah, GA, US
Sioux Falls, SD, US
Waterloo, ON, CA
Torreon, MX
Table 5 Markets Added or Dropped
Flight Schedule Months Task Date
Submission Date Septeber 1
County Approval October 15
Submission Date December 1
County Approval January 15
Submission Date March 1
County Approval April 15
Submission Date June 1
County Approval July 15
January 1 - March 31
April 1 - June 30
July 1 - September 30
October 1 - December 31
Table 6 Schedule Submission Dates
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4-2. Methods for announcing to carrier when gates become available.
An airport layout (Exhibit C) is distributed to all airlines if there are any changes to
preferential or per use gate designations.
For daily operations, should an air carrier have an unscheduled need for an additional
gate, FLL’s Airport Operations Control Center, Gate Control, will find a suitable gate to
accommodate the requesting air carrier.
During the seasonal scheduling process, if a requesting air carrier cannot be
accommodated on a per-use gate, the Airport will notify the requesting air carrier. The
Airport will assist the requesting air carrier in the effort to seek voluntary accommodation
from another air carrier for the use of a preferential non-exclusive gate. FLL reserves the
right to use an air carrier’s preferential non-exclusive gate, provided, the Airport’s actions
does not cause undue impacts to the accommodating air carrier. When FLL elects to use
a preferential non-exclusive gate, the accommodating air carrier will be notified as soon
as practical.
4-3. Policies on assigning RON positions.
Airlines that preferentially lease gates have first rights to those resources. All other Airport
controlled areas are on a first come first serve basis, unless previously scheduled (special
events).
Requests for a remote parking spot not previously scheduled will not be approved unless
it is the day of the actual aircraft operation and provided that thirty (30) minutes or more
exists between the last estimated off-block time and the next scheduled on-block time for
any previously scheduled aircraft at the location requested.
5. GATE USE REQUIREMENTS
5-1. Gate use monitoring policy.
FLL’s
gate use monitoring policy is described in Section 2 (B), above. An interested
air carrier may contact the Airport Airline Affairs Department for a copy of the gate
use monitoring chart. Please see Exhibit A for FLL’s gate use monitoring charts.
5-2. RON monitoring policy.
FLL has established locations for terminal ramp and remote parking areas for air carrier
aircraft with the goal of reducing the need to tow aircraft long distances. Requests for a
remote parking spot not previously scheduled will be approved on the day of the actual
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aircraft operation and provided that thirty (30) minutes or more exists between the last
estimated off-block time and the next scheduled on-block time for any previously
scheduled aircraft at the location requested.
The Airport has 22 marked remote spots, 20 ramp positions, and 66 gates that are used
for RON parking, See Exhibit C. The County uses its RMS to monitor remote spots and
aircraft movement.
5-3. Requirements for signatory status.
Airline signatory requirements are:
(i) Leases at least one gate and the associated hold room; and
(ii) Leases a minimum of 4,000 square feet of space, which consists of any
combination of the following: (1) Ticket Counter, (2) Airline Ticket Office,
(3) Other Terminal Office Space, (4) Baggage Service Office, (5) Baggage
Makeup Device, or (6) Curbside and/or Operations Space, as described in
Exhibit D; and
(iii) Simultaneously executes, with the County, both: (1) an Airline-Airport
Lease and Use Agreement and (2) a Signatory Terminal Building Lease
Agreement.
5-4. Accommodation priorities.
Per Use Gate Priority – International
Priority 1: International flight using a wide body aircraft. Any air carrier planning
scheduled service with a wide body aircraft from a new international destination is
afforded Priority 1 to the County’s wide body gates with FIS Facility access.
Priority 2: Flights flying continuous service (within five minutes of its previous time)
during the previous corresponding season (Example: Winter 2019 to Winter 2020).
The Resource Planner will use the week with the most flight operations from the
previous season, as a baseline, to evaluate the flights priority status.
Priority 3: New air carrier flying to an already served, or new destination.
Priority 4: Existing carrier flying to an already served, or new destination.
Priority 5: An air carrier submitting a schedule change after the schedule change
deadline.
Priority 6: All charter, itinerant, and other non-scheduled flight operations will be
accommodated as facilities are available. Any charter, itinerant, or other non-
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scheduled flight operation is subject to reassignment if proposed schedule flight
operation requires additional facilities.
In the event of a conflict between two identical priority flights, the following sub-priorities
will be used as a resolution:
Priority A: The destination with the highest regional passenger demand, based on
DOT and other data sources.
Priority B: The flight with the most frequencies.
Priority C: The flight that has been flying the same route for the longest period of
time.
Per Use Gate Priority - Domestic
Priority 1: Flights flying continuous service (within 5 minutes of its previous time)
during the previous corresponding season (Example: Winter 2019 to Winter
2020). The Gate Manager will use the week with the most flight operations from
the previous season, as a baseline, to evaluate the flights priority status.
Priority 2: New air carrier flying to an already served, or new destination.
Priority 3: Existing carrier flying to an already served, or new destination.
Priority 4: An air carrier submitting a schedule change after the schedule change
deadline.
Priority 5: All charter, itinerant, and other non-scheduled flight operations will be
accommodated as facilities are available. Any charter, itinerant, or other non-
scheduled flight operation is subject to reassignment if proposed schedule flight
operation requires additional facilities.
In the event of a conflict between two identical priority flights, the following sub-priorities
will be used as a resolution:
Priority A: The destination with the highest regional passenger demand, based on
DOT and other data sources.
Priority B: The flight with the most frequencies.
Priority C: The flight that has been flying the same route for the longest period of
time.
5-5. Common-use gate usage policies.
The County has established the SSP for the use and allocation of County operated and
controlled gates, and the use of preferential non-exclusive gates.
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The purpose of the policy is to maximize and facilitate the efficient use of resources while
ensuring the equitable treatment of all air carriers and to ensure that the demand for air
service is managed responsibly by the Airport.
All air carriers will follow the gate policy so that no one carrier has a competitive advantage
over another. Also that all air carriers have equal access to FLL facilities.
6. FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
6-1. Major source of revenue for terminal projects.
The primary sources of revenue at the Airport for terminal-related capital projects
Include:
• General Airport Revenue Bonds backed by Airport revenues and/or PFC
revenues
• Federal and State Grants
• Passenger Facility Charges (PFC)
• Unrestricted Airports System Revenues
6-2. Use of PFC’s for gates and related terminals.
From the inception of the PFC program to end of FY 2021, the Airport has spent $413.9M
of PFC collections towards gates and terminal related projects. Refer to Table 7 for a
detail of costs separated by terminal, baggage systems and passenger gates.
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6-3. Availability of discretionary income for capital improvement projects.
The Airline-Airport Lease & Use Agreement (U&LA), with the nine signatory airlines,
incorporates a residual rate making procedure with a Majority In Interest (MII) provision
for new capital development projects. The MII provision requires at least 50% in the
number of Signatory Carriers currently not in default and actively engaged in air
transportation to and from the Airport. As of the time when an approval of a particular
undertaking is requested, such MII airlines shall have collectively paid more than one-half
of facility charges and landing fees for the most recent six (6) month period.
As a result of U&LA’s specific covenants, FLL has a Discretionary Fund with a maximum
amount of approximately $3 million. Any use of these funds requires prior notification of
the use of the funds to the Signatory Airlines. Effectively, the Airport does not have any
significant discretionary funds for capital development that are solely controlled by the
Airport.
Application Project Number Project Title Approved Costs To Date(through 09.30.21)
94-01-C-05-FLL 01-003 Airport terminal sign system, phase I 290,035.00$ 290,035.00$
94-01-C-05-FLL 01-006 FIS facilities -- phase I, terminal 3 1,015,768.00$ 1,015,768.00$
94-01-C-05-FLL 01-017 Terminal 3 HVAC 328,929.00$ 328,929.00$
98-02-C-05-FLL 02-012 Muck removal - New terminal Development 398,929.00$ 398,929.00$
98-02-C-05-FLL 02-013 New Terminal Development 64,992,346.00$ 64,992,346.00$
05-07-C-04-FLL 07-004 Concourse A Pre-Design 1,600,001.00$ 1,600,001.00$
05-07-C-04-FLL 07-006 Concourse B - Terminal 19,968,685.00$ 19,968,685.00$
05-07-C-04-FLL 07-007 Concourse E, F, and H Restrooms 391,799.00$ 391,799.00$
05-07-C-04-FLL 07-023 Terminal 4 38,097,203.00$ 38,097,203.00$
07-08-C-02-FLL 08-003 Terminal Roof Replacement (Terminals 2, 3, and 4) 3,391,692.00$ 3,391,692.00$
09-10-C-02-FLL 10-001 Terminal 4 Redevelopment 148,776,300.00$ 120,697,209.09$
10-11-C-01-FLL 11-004 T3 Security Checkpoint Relocation 5,000,000.00$ 3,010,883.00$
11-12-C-01-FLL 12-002 Terminal 4-Design for Eastern Expansion 6,000,000.00$ 1,243,030.00$
20-15-C-00-FLL 15-005 Automated People Mover - Programming 1,000,000.00$ -$
255,426,509.09$
07-08-C-02-FLL 08-004 Near Term In-Line Baggage Handling Systems 42,562,158.00$ 42,562,158.00$
10-11-C-01-FLL 11-001 Permanent In-Line Baggage System Design 5,000,000.00$ 5,000,000.00$
13-13-C-01-FLL 13-001 In-Line EDS Baggage Systems 81,372,898.00$ 73,539,757.25$
20-15-C-00-FLL 15-004 CBRA Room Improvements - T1 21,900,000.00$ 1,097,809.78$
122,199,725.03$
07-08-C-02-FLL 08-005 Airport Information Management System 8,035,661.00$ 8,035,661.00$
07-08-C-02-FLL 08-006 Flight Info Display Systems Replacements 1,991,269.00$ 1,991,269.00$
08-09-C-01-FLL 09-001 Airline Information System-Phase II 13,000,000.00$ 10,367,362.35$
08-09-C-01-FLL 09-003 Flight Information Display System Replacement 1,301,272.00$ 582,326.00$
08-09-C-01-FLL 09-007 Public Restroom Rehab and Improvements 6,000,000.00$ 60,042.00$
05-07-C-04-FLL 07-017 Passenger Loading Bridge Utilities Infrastructure 457,564.00$ 457,564.00$
09-10-C-02-FLL 10-004 Loading Bridges 8,356,400.00$ 6,438,473.74$
13-13-C-01-FLL 13-002 Loading Bridges Phase II 7,534,377.00$ 5,992,444.00$
20-15-C-00-FLL 15-001 Passenger Boarding Bridge Replacements 37,610,000.00$ 2,361,695.07$
36,286,837.16$
413,913,071.28$
Total Terminal Costs
Total Baggage System Costs
Total Baggage System Costs
Total Terminal & Gate Related Costs
Table 7 PFC Related Projects
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7. AIRPORT CONTROLS OVER AIR AND GROUND SIDE CAPACITY
7-1. Majority-in-Interest (MII) clauses covering projects.
FLL’s Airline-Airport Lease and Use Agreement has a MII clause. The Airport will submit
to the Airlines, for their review and consideration, the Airport’s recommended Capital
Expenditures which are not excluded from Majority-in-Interest consideration pursuant to
need for capital improvement or pre-approved capital improvement plans. The airlines
shall notify FLL in writing within forty-five days after receipt of the written submission
whether they approve the Capital Expenditures as a whole or in part. If the Airline doesn’t
reply within 45 days, FLL will consider it as approval of the recommended Capital
Expenditures.
7-2. Projects delayed because of MII clauses revoked.
No project has been delayed due to MII clauses.
7-3. Plans to modify existing MII agreements.
The Airline-Airport Lease and Use Agreement covers the MII clauses and is set to expire
on September 30 2026. Consideration is being given to potential negotiations on a
possible new or extended agreement.
8. AIRPORT INTENTION TO BUILD OR ACQUIRE GATES AS COMMON
FACILITIES
8.1. Common-use gates available.
FLL has 9 gates retained on a per-use basis. Please refer to Table 3.
8-2. Common-use gates scheduled to be built.
The Airport has plans to construct a new terminal (Terminal 5). Terminal 5 is designed as
a two level facility containing approximately 180,000 square feet. It will have five domestic
gates, some of which may be assigned as preferential non-exclusive gates if the airlines
meet the gate utilization formula outlined in 1.4 above. Terminal 5 will expand FLL’s gate
count from 66 to 71 gates. The gates are designed to accommodate Aircraft Design Group
(ADG) III aircraft. The County anticipates an approximate capacity increase of 5 million
passengers annually. Terminal 5 will integrate with existing Terminal 4 by constructing a
multi-level pedestrian bridge. One level of the bridge will allow public passengers to
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connect between the ticket lobbies of Terminals 4 and 5. The second level will allow
secure passengers to connect between the existing Concourse G to the new Terminal 5.
The Airport has a recently approved Master Plan Update (MPU) which defines a long-
term airport development and improvement plan that would be incrementally implemented
through a three-phase approach to ultimately provide 95 total aircraft gates, which will
balance terminal capacity to the practical capacity of the airfield. This plan offers a
roadmap for demand-driven development that would serve FLL’s continued growth in an
unconstrained manner. See Exhibit E.
8.3. International gates available for domestic use. Fee differences between
international gate use for domestic service and Domestic gate.
All 66 gates at FLL can accommodate domestic arrivals. Only 17 gates have access to
the Federal Inspection Services (FIS) facility for international arrivals. Please refer to
Table 2-1. There only cost difference between the uses of an international gate versus a
domestic gate is the FIS fee for processing international passengers. Please see Exhibit
F for the Airport’s fiscal year 2022 rates and charges.
8-4. Carrier reliance on common-use gates.
For CY 2021, there were 13,014 turns on the 9 per-use gates (1,446 turns per gate) that
the County operates. Airlines that do not have preferential rights (non-signatory) on a gate
accounted for 24% (3,167) of turns on the per-use gates. Airlines that have preferential
rights (signatory) on a gate accounted for 76% (9,847) on the per-use gates.
9. AIRFARE LEVELS COMPARED TO OTHER LARGE AIRPORTS
9-1. Carrier local passenger, average fare, market share and average passenger
trip-length data.
In CY 2021, FLL carried 28,076,808 total passengers, an increase of 70.3% vs 2020 and
a decrease of -23.6% vs 2019. In 2021 (ACI Data Jan-Dec 2021), FLL ranked 15th in total
passengers traffic, 9th in international passenger traffic, and 13th in domestic traffic. ACI
data indicates that FLL ranked 9th in total passenger recovery vs the same period in 2019.
In CY2021, FLL was served by 22 airlines with an average of 246 daily departures to 91
US destinations and 52 daily departures to 44 international destinations in 21 countries.
The top five (5) airlines ranked by passenger market share were: Spirit Airlines with
32.7%, JetBlue Airways with 20.9%, Southwest Airlines with 13.0%, Delta Airlines with
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11.1%, and American Airlines with 8.1%. These carriers combined to carry 85.8% of FLL’s
passenger traffic. For market share data, see Table 8.
Fiscal year ending September 2021, FLL average domestic base fare was $87.69, and
average international base fare was $146.47. Both average domestic and international
base fare ranks the lowest compared to the top 30 large hub airports in the US. See Table
9 and Table 10.
Table 8 CY 2021 Passenger Market Share
Spirit
33%
JetBlue
21%
Southwest
13%
Delta
11%
American
8%
Other
14%
Table 9 Average Domestic Base Fare Comparison
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Table 10 Average Internaional Base Fare Comparison
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EXHIBIT A – GATE MONITORING CHARTS
Gate Monitoring
Charts Combined.pd
EXHIBIT B – SCHEDULE SUBMISSION POLICY
SSP 2021 rev3.pdf
EXHIBIT C – AIRPORT LAYOUT
FLL AIRCRAFT
PARKING EXISTING C
EXHIBIT D – AIRLINE-AIRPORT LEASE AND USE AGREEMENT
Signatory LU -
11-06-15 Revised 1.1
EXHIBIT E – MASTER PLAN
FLL Competition Plan
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EXHIBIT F - FLL FY22 RATES AND CHARGES
FY22 Chapter 39
fees.pdf