iBlueYonder has recently released their rendition of Dallas Love Field (KDAL) for Microsoft Flight Simulator, the 31st busiest airport in the United States with a yearly average of 6 million passengers.

It opened 105 years ago as a training camp for WW1 pilots and then converted into a storage facility for surplus aircraft right after the war, where it barely saw any action for nearly ten years. It was then purchased by the city of Dallas in 1928 and opened for civilian use, with the first set of paved runways to come four years later. 

The first proper terminal was built in 1940, serving 21 weekday airline departures from American, Braniff, and Delta. 

World War 2 forced the airport to return to its training school roots, only ceasing after it was all over when it once again returned to being a civil airport. 

With the increased passenger figures during the late 1950s came the need for a new terminal (T3), designed by Donald S. Nelson, with three concourses, 26 gates, and the world’s first moving walkways. 

Nowadays, the airport has a single terminal with 20 gates, with Alaska and Delta Air Lines having one each, and the remaining 18 are under Southwest’s helm. Not coincidentally, Southwest Airlines has 95.3% of the passenger market share, followed by Delta with 2.2% and Alaska with 1.7%. Houston (387,000), Denver (367,000), and Atlanta (358,000) compose the top list of busiest destinations from Love Field.

The scenery features an accurate and up-to-date rendition of Dallas Love Field, with custom ground textures, a modeled terminal interior, hand-crafted and hand-placed signage, custom night lighting, a custom Dallas cityscape with notable downtown landmarks, custom runway approach lighting, and minor details such as sculptures, fountains, etc. 

It’s available on the iniBuilds Store for roughly $15.96, requiring at least 5.52 GB of free hard disk space to install.

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