DFW Airport and the City of Southlake

Current News

DFW Begins Phase 2 of the Runway Rehabilitation Project - 08/15/2023 

The DFW airport will close Runway 17R/35L starting Aug. 15 as part of Phase 2 of their runway rehabilitation project. Though there may be some noise increase during Phase 2, a noise model required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicated no significant noise impacts are expected in the City of Southlake. Learn more.

Contact Information

DFW Airport Operations Center 
[email protected]
(972) 973-3192

Aircraft Noise Mitigation 

Because of Southlake’s proximity to the airport, City Council and City Staff collaborate regularly and strive to maintain a strong partnership with the DFW Airport Executive Staff and the DFW Noise Compatibility Office staff.

These conversations over the years have resulted in practices and resources that help ensure noise level rules are followed, and flight patterns are enforced.

In early 2020, DFW launched a website, NoiseLab, that allows the public to view near-live flight operations, historical operations, news, and statistics.

American Airlines Plane taking off from DFW Airport
Runway map

DFW Noise Cone

The DFW Noise Cone map shows the zone over Southlake where departing planes head from and where arriving planes land to when using the west diagonal runway. The corridor was established in the 1980s to help with land use decisions for development and to minimize the impact of aircraft noise on City residents and businesses. 

As a reminder, aircraft take off and land into the wind. Therefore, the direction of operations is primarily based on winds. Keep in mind that surface winds don’t always dictate flow as winds above the surface and/or operational needs can affect the direction for which aircraft take off and land. 

For example, any residential development within the corridor built since the late 1980s has what’s called an aviation easement on the property deed recognizing that the property is built within the air corridor utilization zone.

DFW Noise Cone Future Land Use Map