Southwest Airlines Considers Operating at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport due to Space Constraints at Dallas Love Field

Southwest aims for DFW gates for moderate number of flights as growth at home base Love Field is limited by federal law; final decisions not expected until 2024.

• Southwest Airlines has expressed interest in operating flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport due to space constraints at their longtime home, Dallas Love Field.
• Southwest has approached DFW representatives about acquiring gates at the proposed Terminal F as Love Field is unable to expand under a 2006 federal law, which also restricts Southwest's operations at DFW until 2025.
• Dallas Love Field is currently operating at full capacity with only 20 gates, of which Southwest controls 18.
• No final decisions about Southwest's operations at DFW are expected until 2024, despite the airline having preliminary discussions with DFW representatives.
• Consideration of operating at DFW comes half a century after Southwest, then a small carrier, resisted moving to DFW in 1973 and successfully went to court to remain at Love Field.

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