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Terminal D (International)
International Terminal D is a 2,000,000 sq ft (186,000 m 2 ) facility capable
of handling 32,000 passengers daily or 11.7 million passengers
annually. The terminal features 200 ticketing positions and a federal
inspection facility capable of processing 2,800 passengers per hour. The
concession areas consist of 100,000 sq ft (9,290 m 2 ) of retail, including many dining and
retail options. Stores include Mont Blanc, La Bodega Wines, Brookstone, L'Occitane and
many others.The terminal was designed by HNTB and Corgan Associates. Austin
Commercial was Construction Manager at Risk, L.A. Fuess Partners, Campbell and
Associates, and Walter P. Moore after the structural engineers. Friberg Associates, Inc.,
Carter/Burgess, LopezGarcia Group, and DFW Consulting Group water the mechanical
electrical and plumbing engineers. It officially opened on July 23, 2005. The 298-room
Grand Hyatt DFW Hotel is directly connected to the terminal. Under the Airport Access
Authorization to Commercial Establishments Beyond the Screen Checkpoint (AAACE)
program, overnight guests at the hotel who are not flying can obtain a pass to enter the
concourses to visit shops and restaurants, subject to screening by a law enforcement
officer and an identity check against the government's no-fly list. Detroit Metropolitan
Wayne County Airport is the only other airport participating in this program.
In addition, Terminal D hosts a Minute Suites hotel located inside security.
The eight-level parking garage has over 8,100 parking spaces and uses a Smart
Technology System that lets guests know which floors are full. Air-conditioned
skybridges with moving walkways and elevators connect the garage to the terminal, and
an arrivals canopy roof shields pedestrians from inclement weather as they enter and
exit the terminal.
On April 3, 2014 DFW Airport director Sean Donohue announced that Emirates Airlines
would upgrade their service from the Boeing 777-200LR to the Airbus A380 from
October 1, 2014. On May 7, 2014 Qantas announced an upgrade to A380 service
beginning September 29, 2014, and the airport press agency announced that Gates 15
& 16 were being renovated to accommodate the A380 in anticipation of the new
service. Terminal D had been designed with the A380 in mind; however, loading the
double-deck aircraft requires 3 gates with a separate jet bridge to serve first class and
business class passengers on the upper level, so the renovations included the addition
of Gate 16X. On September 29, 2014, a Qantas A380–sporting a commemorative
cowboy hat and bandana on the Kangaroo tail logo–inaugurated service at the
remodeled gates.
KDFW Dallas
July 2017
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