Random Facts about DFW Airport

• It’s the world’s third-busiest airport in terms of takeoffs and landings. It’s the world’s sixth-busiest if you’re counting passengers.

• The airport covers 29.8 square miles. That’s bigger than the island of Manhattan, which is just shy of 23 square miles.

• It has seven runways, plus room for an eighth. It can land four airplanes at once, something no other airport can do.

• And it’s served by 21 airlines that can take you to 173 destinations.

• Vendors are allowed to charge a maximum of 10 percent more than similar items cost outside the airport. The add-on compensates for the higher costs of airport operations.

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  1. Melissa says:

    Heh but your airport doesn’t have it’s own conspiracy theory and stuff about it… Tunnels that lead to “no where”, buildings burried underground, Murals with Nazi themes, etc… It’s creepy.

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