DALLAS — The massive rebuild of Terminal C at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is beginning soon.
The airport on Tuesday shut down the C30 security checkpoint and nearby American Airlines check-in counters in anticipation of the construction starting, officials said. Security checkpoints and check-in counters at C21 and C10 will remain open.
Terminal C is the airport's busiest terminal, and a bulk of the renovation project will focus on the terminal's parking garages, which will be demolished and replaced by a six-story structure.
Back in October, the airport projected that work would begin around the third quarter of 2024 and continue through 2029. The renovation project is expected to increase the number of parking spaces in the terminal.
A total of 1.1 million square feet of space will be renovated as part of the project, and 32 new and rebuilt gates will be completed across three phases of construction.
"Terminal C has been in its original state for about 50 years and it desperately needs to be reconstructed," DFW Airport CEO Sean Donohue said in 2023, when plans for the renovation were announced. "The new Terminal C will have even more space for our customers, even better technology, and an even better customer experience."
DFW Airport is home to 28 airlines – including 16 international airlines – with service to 256 destinations worldwide, with an estimated 80 million passengers in 2023.
