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SERVICES FOR TRAVELERS WITH
DISABILITIES |
Building Access: All terminals
can be accessed from the Garage Complex and roadways. Wheelchair access to all
terminals is on level 1or level 4 on the west end of the Garage Complex. Curb
cuts, ramps, level entrances, elevators and automatic doors are provided.
Restrooms: Wheelchair
accessible restrooms are provided at all public restrooms in the ticket
lobbies, concourses and baggage claim areas.
Telephones: Phones are in the
ticket lobbies, concourses and baggage claim level. Amplified phones are
available at each location.
TTY: TTY phones for passengers
with hearing and speech impairments are available in each terminal building.
Locations are designated at each public phone bank.
Courtesy Phone Boards with TTY phones are located in the baggage
claim area of all terminals. The phone will connect callers to the Florida
Relay Service and give directory assistance.
Florida TTY / Voice Relay Service:
1-800-955-8770(V), 1-800-955-8771(TTY).
Ground Transportation: Taxi/Yellow
Cab: Taxicabs provide transportation for passengers with folding
wheelchairs at no surcharge. Wheelchair accessible vans are available at no
extra charge, advanced notice recommended. Call Yellow Cab wheelchair taxi
dispatch at (954) 565-2800.
Share Ride/Tri County Airport Express: Provides
wheelchair lift equipped vans at no extra charge; advance notice recommended.
For evening and weekend advance notice call Tri County Airport Express at (954)
561-8888 or (800) 244-8252.
Car Rental:
With advance notice, most car rental
companies provide rental cars equipped with hand controls.
Mass
Transit - Tri Rail and Broward
County Transit (Bct) Bus shelters are located at the east end of Terminal
2, between Terminals 2 and 3, and the east end of Terminal 4, lower level. Tri
Rail feeder buses and Bct Mass Transit both operate daily schedules. Call for
information or visit their web sites.
Bct Rider Info Line: (954) 357-8400 or 357-8320(TTY).
Tri Rail Information: 1-800-TRI-RAIL (1-800-874-7245).
Parking
Garage Complex
With direct access to all terminals, our
multi-level Garage Complex has 11 entrances with over 7,600 spaces. Hourly
parking is 75 cents/half hour, with a daily maximum rate of $36.00. Daily
Parking is 75 cents/half hour, with a daily maximum rate of $12.00. Follow the
signs to Hourly and Daily Parking.
Note: Motorists picking up and dropping off passengers are
encouraged to use Hourly parking which is 75 cents/half hour. Do not park
overnight in Hourly Parking. The rate for 24 hours is $36.00. If you are
parking overnight, plan to use Daily Parking, the Economy Lots or the Park n
Save lot. Designated disabled parking spaces are conveniently located in the
Garage Complex. Wheelchair access to all terminals is on level 1or level 4 on
the west end of the Garage Complex. If you are parking on any other level, take
the elevator to level 1 and cross or ride the shuttle to the west end of the
Garage Complex. The shuttles operate continuously on level 1. All shuttle buses
are wheelchair equipped. High top van parking is available throughout the
Garage Complex.
Park n Save Lot Go directly to
the Park n Save Lot located on S.W.42 Street from both Griffin Road and State
Road 84 just west of I-95 and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.
The Park N Save Lot is fenced, lighted, has covered shelters and security
patrols. Disabled parking spaces are located next to all shuttle stops. Free
accessible shuttles to the terminals operate every 15 minutes, 24 hours daily;
look for Shuttle Stop signs at shelters. Terminal drop- off and pick-up stops
are at each terminal building lower level; crosswalk (4-stops). Catch the
Park n Save Lot shuttle back to your car at those locations. The
rate is $5.00/day
Valet Parking Valet Parking is
now available at the Airport. Follow the signs to the Departure (upper) Level
and look for the signs. The valet stand is located in front of Delta Airlines
in Terminal 2 and in front of Northwest Airlines in Terminal 3. You'll see a
sign: "Valet Parking All Airlines." Cost is $4.00 per hour (2 hour minimum) to
a maximum of $14.00 per day.
ADA Parking Access Feature: The Fort Lauderdale
Hollywood International Airport has an innovative feature installed for persons
with upper body mobility limitations. An ADA Parking Access Feature has been
installed at at all the parking facilities which allows patrons to access the
parking lot without pulling a ticket. Vehicle information is recorded via
speaker phone and remote camera and parking charges are calculated upon exiting
the parking facility.
Note: Persons operating vehicles that display a Florida
Turnpike Toll Exemption permit or that are specially equipped with permanently
affixed hand controls, mechanical lift devices or ramps to allow transportation
of disabled persons will be provided with courtesy parking , subject to
Aviation Department verification procedures.
Airline Information: Contact your airline for flight
information and for wheelchair service.
Parking
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