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Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, North Texas

  • IATADFW
  • ICAOKDFW
  • FAADFW
857 million Passengers a year (2025)
Serves
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, North Texas
Operator
DFW Airport Board
Owner
Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth
Opened
13 January 1974
Elevation
607 ft (185 m)
Runways
7 (longest 4,084 m)
Airlines based here
American Airlines, Ameriflight, Southern Airways Express, UPS Airlines

About the airport

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (IATA: DFW, ICAO: KDFW, FAA LID: DFW) is the primary international airport serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and the North Texas region, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located approximately 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Downtown Dallas and 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Downtown Fort Worth. It is the largest hub for American Airlines, which is headquartered near the airport, 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 and 2023, according to the Airports Council International. As of 2025, it is the eighth-busiest international gateway in the United States and the busiest international gateway in Texas. The hub that American Airlines operates at DFW is the second-largest single airline hub in the world, behind only Delta Air Lines' hub in Atlanta. Located roughly halfway between the major cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, DFW spreads across portions of Dallas and Tarrant counties and includes portions of the cities of Grapevine, Irving, Euless, and Coppell. Owning 17,207 acres (69.63 km2; 26.886 sq mi), DFW is the second-largest…

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