Florida’s Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (KFLL) partially reopened this morning at 9 a.m. after storms deluged the area with "historic" amounts of rain over the past several days. According to the National Weather Service, the region received nearly 26 inches of rain on Wednesday, which reduced visibility to blizzard-like conditions and spurred the city and Broward County to declare a state of emergency. KFLL was forced to close Wednesday evening as its runways and local roads were inundated with water and remained closed on Thursday as Fort Lauderdale received another three inches of rain.

As of this morning, the northern 9,000-foot Runway 10L/28R remained flooded but operations resumed on 8,000-foot Runway 10R/28L and Taxiway J. The National Weather Service stated up to two inches of rain is further expected for the area this afternoon.

Sheltair, which occupies the largest leasehold among FBOs at KFLL, told AIN it experienced excessive flooding on its aprons, while some of its older hangars in its northside complex had water intrusion on the ground level office spaces. However, its FBO terminal was not impacted and no aircraft damage was reported.

Nearby Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport did not close during the storm, and Banyan Air Service—which sits on 120 acres at the airfield—noted no water in its buildings. A spokesperson said the FBO was extremely busy receiving private aircraft diverted from the KFLL.