# Dallas Love Field (DAL / KDAL) **Dallas Love Field** (IATA: DAL, ICAO: KDAL) is a large airport in Dallas, Texas, United States. It opened in 1914. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,800 ft (2,682 m). In 2025 it handled 16.6 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: DAL / KDAL - FAA: DAL - Type: Large airport - Serves: Dallas, Texas, United States - Opened: 1914 - Elevation: 487 ft / 148 m - Coordinates: 32.8448, -96.8477 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 8,800 ft / 2,682 m - Instrument procedures: 18 approaches, 22 departures, 12 arrivals - Passengers: 16,612,267 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago - Website: http://www.dallas-lovefield.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Love_Field (29 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q613569 - Weather station: KDAL · WMO 72258 - Ident: KDAL ## Timeline - 1914: Dallas Love Field opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 13R/31L | 8,800 ft / 2,682 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 136° / 316° | yes | | 13L/31R | 7,752 ft / 2,363 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 136° / 316° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00106AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 9,413,636 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 14,838,496 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 15,766,840 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 15,879,390 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 16,284,069 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 16,805,224 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 7,906,545 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 13,492,008 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 16,215,036 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 17,793,529 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 17,643,336 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 16,612,267 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 11 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · United States · 240 mi / 386 km · JSX (airline) - [HOB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khob.md) Lea County Regional Airport · United States · 370 mi / 596 km · JSX (airline) - [APA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kapa.md) Centennial Airport · United States · 644 mi / 1,036 km · JSX (airline) - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 720 mi / 1,158 km · Delta Air Lines - [CSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsl.md) Cabo San Lucas International Airport · Mexico · 1,050 mi / 1,690 km · JSX (airline) - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,065 mi / 1,714 km · JSX (airline) - [OPF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kopf.md) Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport · United States · 1,105 mi / 1,778 km · JSX (airline) ### Seasonal (4) - [TSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kskx.md) Taos Regional Airport · United States · 560 mi / 901 km · JSX (airline) - [DSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdts.md) Destin Executive Airport · United States · 633 mi / 1,019 km · JSX (airline) - [GUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kguc.md) Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport · United States · 688 mi / 1,108 km · JSX (airline) - [SCF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdl.md) Scottsdale Airport · United States · 871 mi / 1,402 km · JSX (airline) ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from DAL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) ### Passenger (2) - [JSX](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jsx) · 10 - DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1 Former hub of [Braniff International Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/braniff-international-airways). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 16.6M (2025) | #139 of 3,974 | #39 in North America | #33 in US | | Longest runway | 8,800 ft / 2,682 m | =1,953 of 29,858 | =430 in North America | =317 in US | | Elevation | 487 ft / 148 m | =27,369 of 43,403 | =13,029 in North America | =10,903 in US | | Age | Opened 1914 | =81 of 15,079 | =11 in North America | #11 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | RGNL APP | 124.300 | | ATIS | ATIS | 120.150 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 127.900 | | DEP | RGNL DEP | 118.550 | | GND | GND | 121.750 | | RDO | FORT WORTH RDO | 122.300 | | TWR | LOVE TWR | 118.700 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 12 mi / 19 km - [KJWY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjwy.md) Mid-Way Regional Airport · 27 mi / 43 km - [AFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kafw.md) Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · 29 mi / 47 km - [FTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kftw.md) Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · 30 mi / 48 km - [FWH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knfw.md) NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field · 35 mi / 56 km - [76F](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k76f.md) Van Zandt County Regional Airport · 51 mi / 83 km ## In collections - [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #44 ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Dallas Love Field”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dallas_Love_Field&oldid=1376607403), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal/data