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Quick
facts and tips about D/FW
What you
need to know to get around one of the world's busiest airports
Where is it?
D/FW
is situated almost equally distant - about 17 miles - from the two namesake
cities that own and operate it, about a 30-minute drive from either downtown.
See area map.
Third busiest:
In terms of total flight operations involving passengers and cargo, D/FW
airport is the third busiest. (Chicago's O'Hare International Airport
comes in number one.)
How old is D/FW?
Created from the North Texas Prairie in 1968, D/FW offered its first flight
in 1974.
How big is D/FW?
It's bigger than Manhattan and covers 18,076 acres.
2,300 takeoffs:
Every day D/FW’s seven runways handle nearly 2,300 take-offs and landings.
D/FW's newest east runway opened in 1996 and increased total landing capacity
by 50%. An eighth runway is planned and three existing runways are being
expanded.
127 gates:
D/FW
has 127 aircraft boarding gates. The terminals serve more than 26 commercial
carriers providing scheduled air service to nearly 200 cities worldwide,
including 38 international destinations.
Airline with the mostest:
American Airlines is the airport's largest carrier with more than 500
departures to 94 nonstop cities each day from terminals A, B and C.
Double A explained:
Any time you see a name with two AA's in it (TRAAIN, SKYWAALK), it has
something to do with American Airlines.
Busiest times:
Thursday is the busiest day of the week at D/FW. Monday the slowest.
Busiest terminal:
It's Terminal C, which serves American Airlines.
Walking D/FW:
Want
to walk from one end of your terminal to the other? Each terminal is a
mile long – or a 20-minute walk at a brisk pace.
Getting around tip:
The airport's rule of thumb is, if you walk 1,000 feet, you'll find some
transportation, be it an airport train, shuttle bus or SKYWAALK.
D/FW Airport's official
web site:
www.dfwairport.com
Find flight info by
radio:
For American Airlines and American Eagle, tune to 1640 AM for
departures, 1680 AM for arrivals, when near the airport. How close you
need to be to the airport to pick up these frequencies depends on your
radio.
Find flight info by
phone:
Call your airline. Click
here for airline phone numbers.
Find flight info by
web:
You can track any flight about to take off, in the air, or recently
landed – from any airport in the world – at www.trip.com.
– TODD BENSMAN
© 2004 GuideLive.com
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