Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (commonly referred to as Meacham Field) (IATA: FTW, ICAO: KFTW, FAA LID: FTW) is an airport in Fort Worth, Texas, currently catering to private and small corporate air traffic, similar to Addison Airport on the Dallas side of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The airport is located at the intersection of Interstate 820 and U.S. Business Highway 287 in northwest Fort Worth, near the downtown business district. Meacham International Airport has two parallel runways and a crosswind runway.
FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HISTORY
Meacham Field was purchased by the city of Fort Worth on July 3, 1925, named Fort Worth Municipal Airport. In 1927, the airport was renamed Meacham Field. American Airways moved its headquarters to Meacham Field in the early 1930s. Meacham was Fort Worth’s airline airport until April 1953 when the major carriers moved to Amon Carter Field, later known as Greater Southwest International Airport. The January 1953 OAG shows 50 weekday airline departures from Meacham, 33 of which headed for Dallas. None of the others flew nonstop north of Wichita Falls, west of Midland, south of Austin or east of Dallas.
FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LOCATION
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (commonly referred to as Meacham Field) (IATA: FTW, ICAO: KFTW, FAA LID: FTW) is an airport in Fort Worth, Texas, currently catering to private and small corporate air traffic, similar to Addison Airport on the Dallas side of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FACTS
ICAO/IATA: FTW/KFTW
Lat: 32.81980133056641
Long: -97.36239624023438
Elevation: 710 ft.
Runway length available: 09/27 3677×100 ft. :: 16/34 7501×150 ft. :: 17/35 4006×75 ft.
