DFW’s Major Milestones
1965 – Cities of Dallas and Fort Worth formed interim Board to plan and develop what would become DFW Regional Airport
1973 – Concorde made first landing in U.S. at DFW Airport prior to opening
1974 – Opened as DFW Regional Airport – four terminals, three runways, 66 gates
1977 – Ranked as world’s third busiest airport
1979 – American Airlines moved headquarters from New York to Fort Worth, TX
1981 – American Airlines established DFW Airport as its first hub
1983 – Opened fourth and fifth runways
1985 – Renamed to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
1986 – Opened sixth runway and served more than 43 million passengers
1989 – First commercial airport to host a space shuttle landing
1992 – Initiated first environmental impact statement
1994 – Two new control towers completed and Fire Training and Research Center opened
1996 – Opened seventh runway; only airport in the world with seven runways at the time
2000 – International cargo center and international perishable treatment facility opened
2000 – New consolidated rent-a-car facility opened
2005 – Terminal D, Skylink and Grand Hyatt opened
2016 – Named Airports Council International’s “Best Large Airport in North America”
2019 – Named Air Transport World’s “Airport of the Year”
2020 – Earned U.N. Global Climate Action Award
2021 – Terminal D South extension opened
2022 – Terminal C “High C Gates” opened and DFW is again named Airports Council
International’s “Best Large Airport in North America”
2023 – Established new Use and Lease Agreement pre-approving capital projects, including rebuilding Terminal C and constructing new Terminal F
Economic Impact at a Glance
· Located within four hours or less of all major cities in North America
· Hosts more than 80 million passengers per year
· Handled more than 791,192 U.S. tons of air cargo in FY2023
· Annual Economic Impact:
o $38 billion (USD) in direct and indirect annual payroll supported
o 634,000 jobs supported directly and indirectly
o $24 billion (USD) in visitor spending
$5 billion (USD) in tax revenue ($3 billion state, $2 billion local)
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