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DAL

Dallas Love Field

The close in airport. It wins for Highland Park, University Park, Preston Hollow and downtown, for a heavy jet, and for an international return.

  • Highland Park10 min
  • Preston Hollow10 to 15 min
  • Downtown15 min
  • Plano25 to 35 min
  • Frisco35 min
  • Southlake35 to 45 min
On the ground

Several FBOs on both sides of the field, each with a lounge, a ramp car and hangar space. Ask which side the aircraft is on before you drive: the east and west FBOs are a few minutes apart by road.

ADS

Addison

North Dallas. It wins for Preston Hollow, Plano, Frisco and the Tollway corridor, and for anyone who wants a corporate field with no airline traffic.

  • Preston Hollow15 min
  • Plano15 min
  • Frisco20 min
  • Highland Park20 min
  • Southlake35 min
  • Downtown20 to 25 min
On the ground

Several FBOs around the field. Lounges, ramp cars, and a lot of based aircraft, which means a good chance the aircraft you want is already on the field.

FTW

Fort Worth Meacham

The Fort Worth side. It wins for Southlake, Westlake, Colleyville and downtown Fort Worth, and for a quieter departure than Love Field.

  • Downtown Fort Worth10 min
  • Westlake20 min
  • Southlake25 min
  • Highland Park45 min
On the ground

Several FBOs with lounges and ramp cars, and a slower pace than the Dallas fields. Hangar space is available for an overnight, which matters in hail season.

When to go

The season in Dallas.

  • Dallas flies year round, and the pattern follows the calendar more than the weather.
  • The peak weeks are Christmas through New Year's Day and Presidents Day weekend for the ski markets, the spring break weeks in March for the mountains and the beach, Thanksgiving week, the Texas OU weekend in October, Memorial Day weekend and the week of July 4.
  • In those weeks the aircraft based here are spoken for early, Aspen slots and parking fill first, and prices sit in the upper half of the range.
  • Late spring and early fall are the easier weeks to find aircraft and the lower half of the range.
Popular routes

Fly to Dallas.Fly from Dallas.

  1. Nashville to DallasDallas to NashvilleBNA to DALDAL to BNA · about 540 nm
    1 hr 30 min1 hr 30 min1 hr 25 min
  2. Aspen to DallasDallas to AspenASE to DALDAL to ASE · about 619 nm
    1 hr 45 min1 hr 40 min1 hr 35 min
  3. Scottsdale to DallasDallas to ScottsdaleSDL to DALDAL to SDL · about 757 nm
    2 hr 5 min2 hr1 hr 55 min
  4. Cabo San Lucas to DallasDallas to Cabo San LucasSJD to DALDAL to SJD · about 895 nm
    2 hr 25 min2 hr 15 min2 hr 10 min
  5. Las Vegas to DallasDallas to Las VegasLAS to DALDAL to LAS · about 925 nm
    2 hr 25 min2 hr 20 min2 hr 15 min
  6. New York to DallasDallas to New YorkTEB to DALDAL to TEB · about 1,191 nm
    3 hr 15 min3 hr 10 min3 hr

Time in the air in calm conditions, rounded to five minutes. Your quote sets the schedule.

From the cockpit

Good to know in Dallas.

How we review the aircraft for your trip →
  1. 01

    Love Field is ten minutes from Highland Park. For Park Cities clients it is the airport even when Addison has the aircraft; the positioning hop is short.

  2. 02

    Addison sits under the DFW airspace, so departures get routed around the airline traffic. On a Friday evening allow a few extra minutes on the ground.

  3. 03

    Spring storm season runs March through May. Afternoon lines of thunderstorms cross the metroplex; a morning departure usually beats them, and hangar space matters when hail is in the forecast.

  4. 04

    A 100 degree August afternoon cuts takeoff performance. For Aspen or Cabo with a full cabin we sometimes plan a fuel stop or a larger aircraft. We say so in the quote.

  5. 05

    Aspen in winter: many operators do not land there after dark, and the weather alternate is Rifle or Eagle. We tell you the plan before you book so a diversion is a plan, not a surprise.

  6. 06

    Cabo: passports, the Mexican arrival filing and the customs stop are handled by the operator ahead of time. The return clears US customs at Love Field or Addison when the operator holds a CBP overflight exemption; otherwise the jet stops first at a border airport such as Del Rio.

Plan your flight

Fly to Dallas.

Add where you are starting, a date and a headcount. Your starting prices arrive by email, and a pilot follows up as soon as the desk can review your request.

Fair questions

Dallas questions.

Which Dallas airport should I use?

Love Field for the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, downtown and any heavy jet. Addison for north Dallas, Plano and Frisco. Meacham for Southlake, Westlake and Fort Worth. Tell us where you are starting from and we pick the field with you, and we say when the aircraft you want is already based on one of them.

How far ahead should I book from Dallas?

Three to five days for a normal week. Two to four weeks for Aspen between Christmas and Presidents Day, spring break, the Texas OU weekend, Thanksgiving and Christmas week. Give Cabo a week when you can so the passports and the Mexican paperwork are done before the day.

Can you arrange a flight from Dallas to Mexico?

Yes. Cabo San Lucas is one of the routes we quote often from Dallas. The operator files the Mexican arrival paperwork and plans the customs stop, you bring passports, and the return clears US customs at Love Field or Addison when the operator holds a CBP overflight exemption, or first at a border airport such as Del Rio when it does not. We walk you through what the trip needs before you book.

How much does it cost to fly private from Dallas?

Your emailed planning estimate shows the current range by aircraft category once you enter a destination and dates. Nashville and the Gulf coast sit at the lower end on a light jet. Aspen in winter, Cabo and New York sit higher because the trip calls for a larger aircraft. Your quote will be exact.