Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
airport in Irving serving the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area in Texas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (IATA: DFW, ICAO: KDFW, FAA LID: DFW), often called Dallas Airport[3] and DFW Airport,[4] is between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. It is the busiest airport in Texas. It serves the larger Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. Regional, national and international flights use this airport. Flights go to 144 domestic and 47 international destinations.[5]
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | DFW Airport Board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Dallas/Tarrant county line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hub for |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Focus city for | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 607 ft / 185 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°53′49″N 097°02′17″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | dfwairport.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FAA airport diagram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statistics (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sources: Airports Council International,[2] Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport |
In 2010, it was the fourth busiest airport in the world in terms of aircraft movements with 652,261. it was the eighth busiest airport in the world when measured by passenger traffic, with 56,906,610 passengers in 2010. It is the main hub and largest hub for American Airlines.
The airport is in the cities of Coppell,[6] Euless,[7] Grapevine,[8] and Irving. [9] The land for DFW was purchased by both Dallas and Fort Worth in 1966, and construction began in 1969.