{"id":30310,"date":"2025-05-06T16:22:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T23:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/dallas-fort-worth-airport-expansion-jumps-to-4b\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T16:22:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T23:22:43","slug":"dallas-fort-worth-airport-expansion-jumps-to-4b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/dallas-fort-worth-airport-expansion-jumps-to-4b\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Fort Worth airport expansion jumps to $4B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">4 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1746549765\/news\/text_to_speech\/dallas-fort-worth-airport-new-terminal-f_nacyml.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Brief:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dfwairport.com\/dfwnewsroom\/dfw-airport-and-american-airlines-announce-acceleration-and-expansion\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>expanding the scope of its new Terminal F<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, bringing the cost of the project to $4 billion, the airport announced on May 1. American Airlines will occupy the entire building.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The new plan is to more than double the number of gates at DFW\u2019s sixth terminal to 31, add facilities to grow international operations, expand customer amenities, build a parking garage and create a single building for passenger check-in, per the release. Customers will be able to move between terminals via a new Skylink station.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>American Airlines cited a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/news.aa.com\/news\/news-details\/2025\/American-Airlines-and-DFW-Airport-reveal-plans-for-state-of-the-art-new-terminal-for-customers-OPS-INF-05\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>positive long-term outlook for growth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in passengers and of the North Texas region as the impetus for the expansion, according to a news release from the airline. The original Terminal F work, which broke ground in 2024 and was priced at $1.6 billion, is slated to wrap in 2027, with the newly added project components planned to come online in additional phases.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Insight:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Industry watchers say Fort Worth-based American Airlines\u2019 move is an <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/dallas\/news\/2025\/05\/04\/american-airlines-expansion-dfw-airport-southwest.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>effort to compete with Southwest Airlines<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, which primarily operates out of Love Field nearby, according to the Dallas Business Journal. American also currently has a presence in all the existing terminals at DFW.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The design-build team for the Terminal F concourse and Skylink station is Innovation Next+, a joint venture made up of:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Chicago-based Archer Western Construction.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>New York City-headquartered Turner.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Atlanta-based H. J. Russell &amp; Co.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dallas-headquartered Phillips May Corp.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Carcon Industries of Dallas.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>PGAL, Gensler and Muller2 are the design team.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In 2023, DFW and American Airlines reached a 10-year use and lease agreement that included capital investments such as the construction of Terminal F as a 15-gate facility. The new plan extends its use and lease agreement through 2043, and will enable additional capacity for widebody aircraft and international flight processing as well as more shops, restaurants and public art.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dallas Fort Worth is the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aci.aero\/2024\/04\/14\/top-10-busiest-airports-in-the-world-shift-with-the-rise-of-international-air-travel-demand\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>world\u2019s third-busiest airport by passenger traffic<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to Airports Council International, serving nearly 82 million travelers annually and housing 28 airlines.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The new agreement is expected to provide certainty and cost predictability that will support the continued growth of both parties, according to the airline.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cDFW is American\u2019s largest and most critical hub, and with this expanded plan for Terminal F, DFW has a clear path to become the largest airline hub in the world,\u201d said American Airlines CEO Robert Isom in the release. \u201cTerminal F will elevate our customer experience in a big way, providing customers with a fantastic new facility and state-of-the-art amenities.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project is part of the airport\u2019s ongoing DFW Forward capital plan, with a total of more than $12 billion in improvements and expansions either planned or underway, per the airport. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>This includes the ongoing <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/dallas-fort-worth-airport-terminal-c-construction\/726399\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$3 billion effort to rework Terminal C<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> and to expand Terminal A. The building team is made up of Austin Commercial and Azteca Enterprises, both based in Dallas, as well as Carrollton, Texas-headquartered Alpha &amp; Omega.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/dallas-fort-worth-airport-new-terminal-f\/747247\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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