Delta has announced a second “path-of-totality flight” for April 8’s total solar eclipse—and reassured its airborne eclipse chasers that it will make every effort to give its customers a “memorable flight experience.”
An Honest Guide to the Airport Lounges at Dallas Fort Worth International
09.02.2024 - 11:48 / afar.com / Airlines
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Serving an estimated 80 million passengers in 2023, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in Texas ranks as the second busiest airport in the world by total passenger traffic, behind only Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). The sprawling airport accommodates a total of 174 gates (at press time), located within five semicircle-shaped terminals, lettered from A to E, and connected by the automated DFW Skylink light-rail train.
Thanks to its functional design and the Skylink connection, all terminals are accessible airside. This means that once you pass security in your designated terminal, you can access all the others without going through TSA checkpoints twice. This also means that it’s possible to reach any of the airport’s 19 lounges, including proprietary credit card lounges by Capital One and American Express, as well as airline-branded lounges by American Airlines, Delta, and United, and Priority Pass–backed lounges and lounge alternatives.
DFW airport may look massive, but the Skylink people-mover plus underground walkways (for the step-counting set) make it easy to navigate. Lounges are available in all five terminals, with the largest concentration in Terminal D. Here’s a map of the airport, plus a list of all 19 DFW airport lounges by terminal to help get the lay of the land.
This map shows the terminals and traditional lounge locations at DFW (but not the lounge alternatives).
Courtesy of DFW Airport
Over the past year, I’ve had multiple Dallas layovers—including an intentionally long one in late January 2024 for this article. Here’s my honest and comprehensive guide to DFW’s airport lounges, including how to access the best ones that merit an early airport arrival or long layover, plus those you may want to skip.
The DFW Capital One Lounge has plenty of seating areas with a fresh, modern design.
Courtesy of Capital One
Opened in November 2021, in Terminal D near gate D22, the Capital One Lounge at DFW is hands down the airport’s top option. It’s open from6 a.m. to 9
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