Location & Access

Commercial Airports

  • Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport is the third largest in passenger activity in the world. DFW
    airport handled over 699,773 total operations in 2006 transporting over 834,643 tons of cargo and serving
    over 60 million passengers. (DFW Airport)
  • The Capital Development Program at DFW International has invested $2.7 billion into the Airport's infrastructure
    over a five-year time frame. This investment will generate an additional $34 billion in economic impact on the DFW
    regional economy and another 77,000 new jobs over the next 15 years. (DFW Airport)
  • Dallas Love Field, conveniently located three miles from downtown Dallas, is a central hub for regional business
    and commuter travel. The Wright Amendment of 1979 originally limited most nonstop flights leaving Love Field to
    destinations within Texas and contiguous neighboring states. Additional flights were added in 1997 and 2005, and a
    law repealing the amendment was enacted in October 2006 that effectively removes long-haul flight restrictions
    on Love Field by 2014. (Dallas Love Field)
  • Fort Worth Alliance Airport, located in North Tarrant County, is a major industrial airport designed to meet air
    cargo needs.
  • DFW International Airport has almost 3 million square feet of cargo facilities on site and 18 air cargo carriers.
    (DFW Airport)
  • Almost 65 percent of all international cargo in Texas is handled at DFW some 818,000 tons in 2005.
    (DFW Airport)
  • An excellence survey administered in 2005 by Air Cargo World Magazine rated DFW International Airport
    as the top airport in North America. Airports were rated on performance, value, facilities and operations.
    (Air Cargo World, 2005)

 

     
     
    Airports
    Runways
    Total Operations
    Number
    Number and Lengths (feet)
    2006
    2005
    % Change
    Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
    7
    8,500; 11,400; 13,400; 11,400; 9,000; 9,300
    699,773
    711,878
    -1.70%
    Dallas Love Field
    3
    8,800; 7,750; 6,145
    NA
    236,518
    -100.00%
    Alliance Airport
    2
    9,600; 8,200
    NA
    92,966
    -100.00%
    Sources:  DFW, Dallas Love Field and Alliance Airports
    http://www.dfwairport.com/cargo/destinations.html
    http://www.dfwairport.com/cargo/trade.html