D
DFW Airport is undergoing a $2.7 billion "Terminal Renewal and
Improvement Program" (TRIP), which encompasses renovations of the
original four terminals (A, B, C and E). Work on the project began
following the conclusion of Super Bowl XLV in February 2011. Terminal A
was the first terminal to undergo these renovations. Gates A6–A16 were
completed in April 2013, the whole terminal should be completed
sometime in 2016 and the entire TRIP project should be complete by the end of 2020.
The airport has completed a US $2.8 million renovation of Terminal D to accommodate
the double-deck Airbus A380.
Terminal A
American Airlines and its regional affiliate American Eagle have a large presence at
Dallas/Fort Worth.
The world's largest airline, as of December 9, 2013, operates its largest hub at DFW.
The two airlines operate at all five of the airport's terminals.
Terminal A, called "Terminal 2E" when the airport was opened, is fully occupied by
American Airlines for domestic flights.
Prior to the opening of Terminal D, Terminal A operated most of AA's international flights
at the airport. During the late 1990s, many American Eagle flights began moving to
Terminal B. Before Terminal D was opened, American Eagle flights also used a satellite
terminal (named Satellite Terminal A2) near Terminal A due to gate restraints.
Passengers were taken to the satellite via shuttle buses from gate A6. Satellite Terminal
A2 (Gates A2A–A2N) was abandoned in 2005 when all American Eagle flights were
consolidated into Terminals B and D. This terminal is used to house all of American's
A321, 737, and 757.
An American Airlines Admirals Club is located at Gate A24.
Terminal A has 30 gates: A8–A25, A28–A29, A33–A39.
As of January 2017 renovations in Terminal A are now completed.
KDFW Dallas
July 2017
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