Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
The DFW logo: the letters "DFW" in orange with "Dallas Fort Worth International Airport" in gray
An aerial photograph of DFW Airport, including its runways
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCities of Dallas and Fort Worth
OperatorDFW Airport Board
ServesDallas–Fort Worth metroplex
LocationCities of Grapevine, Irving, Euless, and Coppell in Tarrant and Dallas counties, Texas, United States
OpenedSeptember 23, 1973 (1973-09-23)
Hub for
Focus city for
Operating base for
Built1969–1973
Time zoneCentral Standard Time (CST) (−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)Central Daylight Time (CDT) (−05:00)
Elevation AMSL607 ft / 185 m
Coordinates32°53′49″N 097°02′17″W / 32.89694°N 97.03806°W / 32.89694; -97.03806
Websitedfwairport.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13L/31R 9,000 2,743 Concrete
13R/31L 9,300 2,835 Concrete
17L/35R 8,500 2,591 Concrete
17C/35C 13,400 4,084 Asphalt
17R/35L 13,400 4,084 Concrete
18L/36R 13,401 4,085 Concrete
18R/36L 13,400 4,085 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers81,764,044
Aircraft operations689,569
Cargo774,033.8 tons
Sources: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport[1]

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (IATA: DFW, ICAO: KDFW, FAA LID: DFW; also known as DFW Airport or simply DFW)[2] is the primary international airport serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and the North Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas.

It is the largest hub for American Airlines, which is headquartered near the airport,[3] and is the third-busiest airport in the world by aircraft movements and the second-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic in 2022, according to the Airports Council International.[4] As of 2021, it is the sixth-busiest international gateway in the United States and the second-busiest international gateway in Texas (behind Houston-IAH).[5] The hub American Airlines operates at DFW is the second-largest single airline hub in the world and the United States, behind Delta Air Lines's hub in Atlanta.[6]

Located roughly halfway between the major cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, DFW spills across portions of Dallas and Tarrant counties and includes portions of the cities of Grapevine, Irving, Euless, and Coppell.[7][8] At 17,207 acres (26.89 sq mi; 69.63 km2), DFW is the second-largest airport by land area in the United States after Denver International Airport covering an area larger than Manhattan in New York City.[9][10] It has its own post office ZIP Code, 75261, and United States Postal Service city designation ("DFW Airport, TX"), as well as its own police, fire protection, and emergency medical services. It was the first airport in the world to have its own emergency room which has since closed.[11]

DFW Airport has service to 254 destinations (191 domestic + 63 international) from 28 passenger airlines. As of April 2023, DFW Airport has service to more nonstop destinations than any other airport in North America. Every major city in the Continental United States can be flown to in four hours or less. It is also the largest carbon neutral airport in the world and the first in North America to achieve this status.[12]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference statistics was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Thomaselli, Rich. "WATCH: Man Fights Police at DFW Airport, Passengers Help Subdue Him". Travel Pulse. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Radka, Ricky (December 23, 2021). "Airline Hub Guide: Which U.S. Cities Are Major Hubs and Why it Matters". Airfare Watchdog. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "ACI World confirms top 20 busiest airports worldwide | ACI World". July 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "U.S. Airports - international passenger traffic 2021".
  6. ^ Hoopfer, Evan (May 20, 2019). "Updated: 6th terminal coming to DFW Airport". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  7. ^ Norman, Mike (September 16, 2011). "A long-running North Texas fight might be cooling down". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 11A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ The U.S. Census Bureau also directly indicates the airport in the 2020 U.S. Census map of Grapevine, page 4, PDF p. 5/5
    For Euless, see city limit line index map (linked from this page)
    JPG map from the Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce
    Coppell zoning map here
  9. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for DFW PDF, effective December 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  11. ^ "World's first airport emergency room opens at DFW Airport". June 7, 2018.
  12. ^ https://images.ctfassets.net/m2p70vmwc019/4AFBva7qYoee9qr6QDRIgh/b9f0a674d3564768418b6fefab9f5866/Fast_Facts_Infographic_April_2023.png[bare URL image file]