Time Building Fort Lauderdale — KFXE Home Base

Time Building at KFXE — Our Home Field

My Flight Time is based at 1811 NW 51st Street, Hangar 42D, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 — at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE). We are the highest-volume time-building operator on the field.

KFXE is a Class D towered airport sitting directly under the Miami Class B shelf, with KFLL Class C just south and Pompano Beach (KPMP) and Boca Raton (KBCT) within a 15-minute flight. Every hour logged here builds real-world towered, controlled, and cross-country experience.

This is one part of our time building program; check hour package totals before you choose a block.

New to the field? Read our guide to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport before your first block.

Fort Lauderdale Time Building Pricing

Single Engine — $100/hr regular, $90/hr at 50 hrs, $85/hr at 100 hrs, $72/hr at 500 hrs, $65/hr at 1,000 hrs, $60/hr at 1,500 hrs — all wet.

Multi Engine — $210/hr regular, $190/hr at 50 hrs, $185/hr at 100 hrs, $172/hr at 500 hrs, $160/hr at 1,500 hrs — all wet.

Same rates published on our homepage. Other Fort Lauderdale and KFLL-area operators typically charge $115/hr+ single and $220/hr+ multi.

Why Fort Lauderdale Pilots Choose My Flight Time

Largest fleet on the field — company-owned Cessna 172, Piper Archer/Warrior, and Beechcraft Duchess. No waitlists.

In-house 24/7 maintenance team — no third-party shop delays, no extended downtime.

12 hours/day, 7 days/week — fly as much as you can handle.

Direct access to KFLL Class C, Miami Class B, and the full South Florida airspace stack.

Drive Times to KFXE From Fort Lauderdale Neighborhoods

Downtown Fort Lauderdale — ~10 minutes.

Las Olas / Beach — ~15 minutes.

Plantation, Sunrise, Davie — ~15–20 minutes.

Pompano Beach — ~10 minutes.

Coral Springs, Tamarac — ~20 minutes.

Shared Time Building and Logging PIC

Shared time building does not require an instructor. We pair you with another qualified pilot: one flies under simulated instrument conditions while the other acts as safety pilot and watches for traffic, which lets both pilots log the flight.

How Fast You Can Build Hours From KFXE

Flying 8 to 10 hours a day, seven days a week, pilots can build 250 hours in roughly 25 to 31 days. Longer legs along the Florida coastline, to the Caribbean islands and across the Southeast add variety to your logbook.

What Flying Out of KFXE Is Actually Like

Fort Lauderdale Executive is a busy Class D field with three runways, its own tower, and a general aviation ramp built for training and business flying rather than airline operations. Traffic is dense enough to sharpen your radio work and pattern discipline, but sequencing is measured in minutes, not the long holds you would meet at a commercial airport.

The field's position is the real asset: Fort Lauderdale's Class C is immediately south, Miami's Class B a short leg beyond that, Palm Beach's Class C to the north, and non-towered fields at Pompano Beach and Boca Raton within minutes. A single hour of flying can include three controller handoffs and two field types.

Facilities on the Ground

Our operation is based in Hangar 42D with briefing space, weather terminals, a pilot lounge and free parking. Maintenance is in-house and staffed around the clock, so most squawks are resolved without an aircraft leaving the line for days. Fuel is on the field, which keeps turnaround between sorties short when you are flying multiple legs a day.

Planning a Fort Lauderdale Time-Building Trip

Pilots travelling in usually arrive on a Sunday, complete the aircraft checkout on Monday morning, and fly through the following weeks with one rest day. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International is fifteen minutes from the hangar, accommodation options near the field range from budget to full apartments, and everything a visiting pilot needs is inside a short drive — which is why an intensive block here rarely loses days to logistics.

Frequently Asked Questions