LEAP Into the Future
LEAP is the largest transformation in Dallas Love Field's modern history—a long-term evolution designed to make DAL smarter, smoother, more connected, and ready for the next generation of travelers, businesses, employees, and our community.
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The Love Field Master Plan touches travelers, neighborhoods, business partners, and the people who run the airport. Pick your view to see what's changing for you.
A faster, smoother, more welcoming Love Field — every step of the way.
Building the future of DAL while honoring the community around it.
New space, new traffic, new opportunities for partners and tenants.
Better workspaces, smarter operations, the same Love Field family.
Program at a glance
What's changing
A modern, expanded headhouse replacing the existing facility on the Garage A site.
Replace the existing headhouse and baggage systems with an expanded, modern facility featuring a dual-level curbside, larger check-in hall, expanded baggage claim, and direct access to the Ground Transportation Center.
50-foot northward expansion adding holdrooms, restrooms, and concessions.
Expand the existing concourse to improve passenger experience with additional holdrooms, restrooms, and concessions while maintaining the 20-gate footprint.
Expanded CUP capacity to support future terminal needs.
Expand the Central Utility Plant to meet the utility capacity needs of the future terminal headhouse and concourse.
Reconfigured apron and taxilanes supporting future terminal expansion.
Reconfigure apron and taxilanes to support future terminal expansion, aircraft parking, and safe and efficient ground operations.
Dedicated remain-overnight and deicing apron for streamlined operations.
New remain-overnight and deicing apron improves airfield efficiency around the terminal and streamlines ground operations.
Reimagined airport entrance for safer, smoother arrivals and departures.
Reconfigure the airport entrance intersection to improve traffic flow, wayfinding, and connections between Mockingbird Lane and the terminal area.
Dual-level curbside separating arrivals and departures.
A dual-level roadway system with adequate curbside for departing and arriving passengers, plus a Ground Transportation Center adjacent to baggage claim.
New parking garage adjacent to Garage C with direct terminal connectivity.
New Garage D adjacent to Garage C, with pedestrian connectivity to both levels of the terminal for convenient passenger and employee access.
Off-airport parking option to absorb peak demand.
Remote parking facility with shuttle access to the terminal — flexible capacity that scales with demand through 2045.
Single facility for all rental car operations.
Consolidated rent-a-car facility brings all rental brands under one roof with direct terminal access — faster pickups, fewer shuttles, less curb traffic.
Relocated GUB supporting airport operations.
Relocate and modernize the General Use Building to support airport operations and tenant services.
Relocated waste-handling facility.
Relocate the triturator facility to enable terminal expansion while maintaining sanitation operations.
Single CRDC for goods, mail, and supplies.
New Centralized Receiving and Distribution Center streamlines deliveries, reduces curbside truck traffic, and improves security screening of goods.
Modernized maintenance facilities for crews and equipment.
Relocated and expanded airport maintenance facilities provide modern workspaces and equipment storage for the teams that keep DAL running.
Phasing
Latest
CandysDirt reports the LEAP expansion is now estimated at $2.3–$2.5 billion, with Mockingbird Lane access and surrounding neighborhood impacts still being studied.
Preston Hollow Advocate covers the FAA-aligned master planning effort and what neighbors can expect as LEAP moves from planning into delivery.
The Dallas Morning News breaks down how LEAP scales the airport's terminal, baggage, and curbside systems to handle nearly 12 million enplaned passengers a year — without adding gates.
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