Dallas Love Field
Dallas Love Field (IATA: DAL, ICAO: KDAL, FAA LID: DAL) is a city-owned public airport 6 mi (5.2 nmi; 9.7 km) northwest of downtown Dallas, Texas.[1] It was Dallas's main airport until 1974, when Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) opened.
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| IATA: DAL – ICAO: KDAL – FAA LID: DAL – WMO: 72258 | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Dallas | ||
| Operator | Dallas Department of Aviation | ||
| Serves | Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington | ||
| Location | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 487 ft / 148 m | ||
| Coordinates | 32°50′50″N 096°51′06″W / 32.84722°N 96.85167°WCoordinates: 32°50′50″N 096°51′06″W / 32.84722°N 96.85167°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 13L/31R | 7,752 | 2,363 | Concrete |
| 13R/31L | 8,800 | 2,682 | Concrete |
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| Aircraft operations | 170,162 | ||
| Passenger | 7,684,653 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] | |||
The airport is the headquarters and main hub for Southwest Airlines. Southwest flies almost all of the flights out of Dallas Love.[3]
Dallas Love Field Media
Love Field in 1918 during World War I
136th Aero Squadron (Later Squadron "C") Love Field Texas, 1918
Training flight of 4 Curtiss JN-4Ds from Love Field
Instructor pilot sitting in a Curtis JN-4
United States President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Love Field hours before JFK's assassination, November 22, 1963
A Continental Vickers Viscount turboprop and a Delta Douglas DC-8 jet at Love Field in 1966, shortly before terminal modernization began. An Eastern Airlines staircase is also visible
Aerial photo of Dallas Love Field, looking South with downtown Dallas in the distance.
Interior of the renovated terminal
Interior of the departure gates concourse
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FAA Airport Master Record for DAL (Form 5010 PDF), effective April 10, 2008
- ↑ "Resources – Traffic Statistics". City of Dallas Aviation Department. January 2017. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Dallas Love Field Total Passengers". Dallas Love Field. August 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
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