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Of the more than 5,000 public airfields in America, Dallas Love Field ranked No. 6 on Travel Lens’ list of 10 best airports for public satisfaction.
The smaller of two Dallas airports tailed Tampa International, Indianapolis International, Pittsburgh International, John Wayne (California) and Southwest Florida International on the list.
The researchers at Travel Lens examined passenger-related factors such as wait times, complaints and reviews, as well as CO2 emissions and other environmental factors to rank the best among America’s busiest airports.
At 6, Love Field’s overall rating is 7.35 /10. As Dallas’ smaller airport, Love Field enjoys more manageable levels of hustle and bustle, passengers and flights. Despite the recent Southwest Airlines fiasco and its effect on travelers and staffers stationed at Love Field, their satisfaction score of 825 /1000 and Google review rating of 4.4 /5.
Delta Airlines recently named Dallas Love Field Airport as its new permanent home and announced two new routes (LaGuardia and LA International) available this summer.
The public charter jet company Aero also recently announced it is opening a Love Field hub. Passengers this spring will be able to catch a small plane to Aspen or Los Cabos for introductory rates beginning at $1,000 one-way per seat.
The neighborhood-adjacent airport celebrated a centennial in 2017. As visitors to the Frontiers of Flight Museum (and readers of the Advocate) learn, this airfield has helped shape the history of Dallas, from the rise and fall of Braniff Airways to Southwest Airline’s Wright Amendment battle.
The U.S. Army named the airport in 1917 after First Lt. Moss Lee Love, a Virginia native killed in a plane crash in San Diego.
