The
Epicenter
for Growth
and
Expansion
DFW International
Airport is an
economic asset
to the region
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Current and Future Destinations
ractically a city
of its own, DFW
International Airport
(DFW) is considered
by many as the economic engine of North
Texas, and is the main gateway to and from
the region.
Centrally located between the cities of
Dallas and Fort Worth, DFW Airport is the
world’s fourth-busiest airport. It offers nearly
2,000 flights per day and serves nearly 58
million passengers annually – translating into
$17 billion in local economic activity each year,
supporting more than 300,000 jobs.
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DFW Airport currently provides nonstop
flights to 145 domestic and 48 international
destinations. In 2011, it added a record number of new destinations for its passengers –
22 total – nine international and 13 domestic
routes. Qantas Airways service to Sydney and
Brisbane, Australia was added in May 2011,
and most recently, Emirates began nonstop
service to Dubai in February 2012.
DFW Airport is looking into adding
more nons