Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is
located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth,
and is the busiest airport in the U.S. state of Texas.
In terms of aircraft movements, it is the third busiest
airport in the world. In terms of passenger traffic, it
is the sixth busiest airport in the world transporting
60,079,107 passengers in 2006. In terms of land area,
at 18,076 acres (73.2 km²), it is the largest airport
in Texas, the second largest in the United States, and
fourth largest in the world. It is the tenth busiest
international gateway in the United States, behind
Honolulu International Airport. The airport was
recently named as "The Best Cargo Airport in the World"
according to the second edition of a survey.
The airport, within the incorporated cities of Euless,
Grapevine, and Irving, serves 129 domestic destinations
and 36 international, and is the largest and main hub
for American Airlines (800 daily departures), and also
the largest hub for American Eagle. Eighty four percent
of all flights at Dallas/Fort Worth are operated by
American Airlines. Delta Air Lines closed its
Dallas/Fort Worth hub in February 2005 in an effort to
cut costs. The airline shrank operations from 256 daily
nonstop flights to 21.
Source: Wikipedia