Fort Lauderdale: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: Florida
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 183,146
• Coordinates: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W
• Time zone: America/New_York (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 1,450 km (901 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL): 5.6 km (3.5 mi), straight line
• Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF): 27 km (17 mi), straight line
• Miami International Airport (MIA): 39 km (24 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Sunrise: 3.3 km (2.0 mi)
• Oakland Park: 5.7 km (3.5 mi)
• Lauderhill: 7.3 km (4.5 mi)
• Dania Beach: 7.8 km (4.8 mi)
• Lauderdale Lakes: 8.1 km (5.1 mi)