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Dallas Love Field at a glance

Dallas Love Field serves the Dallas trip-planning area. Use the identifiers below to distinguish the airport from its individual private terminals.

Airport
Dallas Love Field
FAA identifier
DAL
IATA code
DAL
ICAO code
KDAL
Field elevation
486.9 ft MSL / 148 m
Longest physical runway
8,800 ft / 2,682 m (13R/31L)
Map coordinates
32.84594, -96.85088

Runway length is a physical dimension, not the usable takeoff or landing distance for your flight. Aircraft, loading, weather, declared distances and operating rules determine suitability.

Airport data checked October 12, 2026. FAA data effective October 1, 2026. USDOT BTS / FAA National Transportation Atlas Database ↗ USDOT BTS / FAA National Transportation Atlas Database ↗ FAA Dallas Love Field airport diagram, October 1–29, 2026 ↗ OurAirports geographic record ↗

Original imagined illustration of a business jet on a morning apron with a distant Dallas-region skyline.
Original imagined Dallas Love Field airport-region illustration; not an exact airport layout or documentary photograph.

DAL and regional airport map

The map marks Dallas Love Field and the comparison airports. Use your confirmed FBO or handler address for the passenger transfer.

Other airports to compare near Dallas

Compare these airports against the final address, ground transfer and aircraft proposal. Distances are not driving times, and the closest airfield is not necessarily suitable for the flight.

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Addison Airport

FAA ADS · Dallas · US-TX

Best for: Addison and North Dallas business or residential addresses.

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Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

FAA DFW · Dallas-Fort Worth · US-TX

Best for: Dallas-Fort Worth addresses; approximately 11 miles from DAL in a straight line.

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Fort Worth Meacham International Airport

FAA FTW · Fort Worth · US-TX

Best for: Fort Worth addresses; approximately 30 miles from DAL in a straight line.

Is Love Field the right Dallas airport?

Choose the airport around the address you need to reach and the aircraft the provider can offer. Love Field and Addison are separate alternatives within the Dallas market, not interchangeable terminal names.

For a downtown meeting, ask for a DAL itinerary and realistic ground timing. For a North Dallas or Addison destination, ask the provider to compare Addison too. Use the Dallas location guide for the wider airport shortlist. A different airport may also change positioning costs, so assess the complete proposal.

Flying private through DAL

Use the named facility in your flight confirmation. Dallas Love Field’s general aviation directory lists the following FBO addresses; reconfirm your assigned facility and entrance before travel. Dallas Love Field ↗

Dallas Love Field general aviation directory, checked October 8, 2026
Listed FBOPublished address
Signature Flight Support8001 Lemmon Avenue
Atlantic Aviation3232 Love Field Drive
Jet Aviation7363 Cedar Springs Road
Business Jet8611 Lemmon Avenue

These addresses are not interchangeable with the airline terminal. Ask whether the FBO can coordinate a rental car, private car or vehicle parking, and which services are included in the charter price. The return flight can use a different facility.

How should you arrange a same-day business return?

Give the provider a realistic meeting window and ask how a delay changes the return plan. A short Dallas–Houston flight can still carry waiting, positioning or minimum-use charges that matter more than the airborne duration.

Compare an aircraft waiting for the group with separately sourced outward and return flights. Request the full itinerary total for each option, the latest return that works for the operating plan and the cost of moving it. Do not assume that paying for a return trip keeps the same aircraft available indefinitely.

For several meetings, nominate one traveler or coordinator to approve changes. Share the FBO contact with the driver so a revised departure time reaches everyone.

What should the aircraft proposal establish?

Describe the actual group and luggage before choosing a category. Work materials, golf bags and large cases can change the cabin shortlist even when the passenger count is small.

Ask for the proposed cabin layout, baggage acceptance, operator identity and substitution terms. For a longer Miami flight or a Las Vegas weekend, compare lavatory privacy and usable cabin space as well as cost. Begin a charter request with DAL and any genuinely acceptable alternative clearly identified.

Connect this airport with your complete itinerary

Start with the Dallas location guide to compare this airport with the wider destination. Then use the airport-specific details here when requesting the flight.

For an existing route guide, continue to Dallas–Houston, Dallas–Miami, Dallas–Las Vegas. Each covers the wider city pair; the proposal still needs to identify this airport explicitly.

Frequently asked questions

Do private jets use Love Field’s airline terminal?

Your charter confirmation should name its FBO and address. Follow that facility’s instructions rather than assuming airline-terminal check-in.

Can I compare Love Field with Addison?

Yes. Ask for both when their ground journeys suit the trip, using the same passenger load and departure window.

Are all Love Field FBO fees included?

Not automatically. Ask the provider to identify included handling, parking, services and variable charges in the written proposal.

Sources & research

Airport and facility references checked October 8, 2026. This is research-based passenger guidance, not firsthand FBO testing or operational flight advice. Airport comparisons and itinerary checklists are our editorial analysis. The operating carrier must confirm current notices, permissions, airport suitability and handling for the actual flight. Published airport hours and FBO service hours can differ.

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