Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

International Terminal D in Irving, Texas

The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is the second-busiest airport in the world, with plans to move up to 37,000 passengers daily through its 2 million square-foot terminal. The challenge? Texas-sized construction using a wide-range of moving walks, escalators and elevators. And who stepped up? ThyssenKrupp Elevator.


Project Details:

54 Oildraulic ® elevators
34 geared and gearless traction elevators
Capacities ranging from 3500 to 12,000 pounds
59 ThyssenKrupp escalators with a vertical rise of up to 47 feet
34 ThyssenKrupp moving walks up to 300 feet in length
29 passenger boarding bridges with individual lengths up to 130 feet
4 materials lifts
Monitoring by REMON G2

Star Contributors:

Architect: HKS Architects

Consultant: Lerch Bates & Associates

Contractor: Austin Commercial, Inc.