The river that fooled everyone
The great railroad heist
Financing the oil boom
The airport built on a truce
YOUR GOAL
Master of The city built on nothing
gertrude Dallas Fort Worth Airport
Two rival cities had to share the sky, (oh, halfway!) / Built a giant runway to survive! (yeah, DFW!)
gertrude The cities built a massive airport in 1974 that is larger than the island of Manhattan.
gertrude In 1964, the federal government ordered the rival cities to build a joint airport or lose funding.
gertrude Balance rival city demands to discover how a Texas truce built DFW Airport.
dfw airport size: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is so large that it is bigger than the entire island of Manhattan.
A place where aircraft land and take off, usually equipped with runways, hangars, and terminal buildings. In 1974, Dallas and Fort Worth resolved their municipal rivalry by jointly opening a massive regional facility.
Which federal agency ordered Dallas and Fort Worth to build a joint airport in 1964?
How many days did the federal government give Dallas and Fort Worth to agree on an airport site?
What was the name of the Dallas airport that competed directly with Fort Worth's airport?
What unique administrative feature does DFW Airport have to maintain its neutrality?
In what year did the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) officially open?