International airport · Texas, United States

How Big Is DFW Airport?

DFW Airport covers about 27 km² (10 sq mi), or 6,549 acres. That's small enough to fit inside Paris 4 times. It would hold roughly 4,954 American football fields.

The airfield as mapped in OpenStreetMap. The airport's whole property is about 17,200 acres (27 sq mi), more than Manhattan's 23 sq mi of land.

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the same size as O'Hare Airport
City
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would fit inside Paris
Country
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would fit inside British Virgin Islands

How DFW Airport Compares

O'Hare Airport about the same size Atlanta Airport 2.3× larger Manhattan 2.1× smaller Mackinac Island 2.8× larger Walt Disney World 2.8× smaller Biltmore Estate 2.9× larger Paris 4× smaller San Francisco 4.6× smaller Boston 4.7× smaller British Virgin Islands 6× smaller District of Columbia 7× smaller Aruba 7× smaller Texas 25,585× smaller United States 371,045× smaller

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Questions About the Size of DFW Airport

How big is DFW Airport?

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DFW Airport covers about 27 km² (10 sq mi). The airfield as mapped in OpenStreetMap. The airport's whole property is about 17,200 acres (27 sq mi), more than Manhattan's 23 sq mi of land.

How many acres is DFW Airport?

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About 6,549 acres.

Is DFW Airport bigger than Paris?

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No. DFW Airport is small enough to fit inside Paris 4 times, which covers 105 km² (41 sq mi).

Which is bigger, DFW Airport or O'Hare Airport?

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They're about the same size, but O'Hare Airport is slightly bigger: 27 km² (11 sq mi) against 27 km² (10 sq mi).

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