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Encyclopedia > Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Fort Worth Alliance Airport
IATA: AFW - ICAO: KAFW
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Fort Worth
Serves Fort Worth, Texas
Elevation AMSL 722 ft (220.1 m)
Coordinates 32°59′15.5″N, 97°19′07.7″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16L/34R 9,600 2,926 Concrete
16R/34L 8,220 2,505 Concrete

Fort Worth Alliance Airport (IATA: AFW, ICAO: KAFW) is located 14 miles (23 km) north of Fort Worth, Texas. Billed as the world's first purely industrial airport, it was developed in a joint venture between the City of Fort Worth, the Federal Aviation Administration and Hillwood, an investment company owned by H. Ross Perot, Jr. The official groundbreaking ceremonies were held in July 1988. The airport is owned by the City of Fort Worth and managed by Alliance Air Services, a subsidiary of Hillwood. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (516x792, 60 KB)Airport map Fort Worth Alliance Airport This image is a work of a Federal Aviation Administration employee, taken or made during the course of an employees official duties. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Nickname: Cowtown Motto: Where the West Begins Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Tarrant and Denton Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area    - City 774. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Nickname: Cowtown Motto: Where the West Begins Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Tarrant and Denton Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area    - City 774. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... H. Ross Perot Jr. ...


Alliance is a maintenance base of American Airlines, and filled in for Los Angeles International Airport during the filming of the TV drama LAX. American Airlines and American Eagle aircraft at San Juan American Airlines is the largest airline in the world in terms of total passengers transported and fleet size, and the second-largest airline in the world (behind Air France-KLM) in terms of total operating revenues. ... Runway layout at LAX LAX redirects here. ... LAX was the name of a television drama starring Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood. ...


By the 1990's, the annual passenger air traffic at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport had exceeded the airport's capacity, and a solution was proposed to repeal the Wright Amendment and open Alliance Airport to passenger service, effectively providing DFW with two reliever airports. But DFW opposed the solution and no passenger service was introduced at Alliance Airport. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (IATA: DFW, ICAO: KDFW) is located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, and is the busiest airport in Texas. ... The Wright Amendment of 1979 was a federal law which originally limited traffic from Dallass Love Field airport to points within Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. ...


In April 2004 Alliance Airport operating company Hillwood entered in to a management contract with EP-Team (Energy & Projects Team) for sales and marketing development to attract Cargo Airlines to the airport. EP-Team is a Project Freight/Logistics Management company with its Head Office in Dallas, TX - http://www.ep-team.net.


Facilities

Fort Worth Alliance Airport covers 1,198 acres and has two runways:

  • Runway 16L/34R: 9,600 x 150 ft. (2,926 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
  • Runway 16R/34L: 8,220 x 150 ft. (2,505 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete

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Almost two decades ago, the City of Fort Worth, the FAA and Alliance began work on the first purely industrial airport in the Western Hemisphere.
Today, Fort Worth Alliance Airport features a vast array of flight services and is the cornerstone for the nation's fastest-growing industrial complex.
Owned by the City of Fort Worth and managed by privately-held Alliance Air Services, Fort Worth Alliance Airport provides state-of-the-art infrastructure and an award-winning FAA Air Traffic Control Tower.
AirNav: KAFW - Fort Worth Alliance Airport (611 words)
KNFW - Fort Worth Naval Air Station JRB/Carswell Field (14 nm SW)
If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Fort Worth Alliance Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
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