RADAR-SIMKDFW – Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas/Fort Worth, United States · 32.897°N 97.038°W · elevation 607 ft
Control the traffic at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in radar-sim , a free air traffic control simulator that runs in the browser: as tower you issue take-off and landing clearances on 13L/31R, 13R/31L, 17C/35C, 17L/35R, 17R/35L, 18L/36R and 18R/36L, as approach you vector and sequence the arrivals onto the ILS. No download, no account.
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Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | True heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13L/31R | 2,743 m (8,999 ft) | 61 m | concrete | 135° / 315° |
| 13R/31L | 2,835 m (9,301 ft) | 46 m | concrete | 139° / 319° |
| 17C/35C | 4,084 m (13,399 ft) | 46 m | concrete | 180° / 000° |
| 17L/35R | 2,591 m (8,501 ft) | 46 m | concrete | 180° / 000° |
| 17R/35L | 4,084 m (13,399 ft) | 61 m | concrete | 180° / 000° |
| 18L/36R | 4,085 m (13,402 ft) | 61 m | concrete | 180° / 000° |
| 18R/36L | 4,084 m (13,399 ft) | 46 m | concrete | 180° / 000° |
The airport has 7 runways. The parallels 13L/31R and 13R/31L are far enough apart for independent parallel approaches (ICAO requires 1035 m between the centrelines): aircraft established on both finals are not subject to the radar minima against each other. The parallel runways 17C/35C, 17L/35R, 17R/35L, 18L/36R and 18R/36L: 17C/35C – 17R/35L (364 m) and 18L/36R – 18R/36L (365 m) lie closer than 760 m and are worked as one runway, arrivals to both ends separated like on a single final; the other combinations are far enough apart (1035 m) for independent parallel approaches. The runways in use depend on the traffic level and the wind: one (the best headwind among the longest, here 18L/36R with 4,085 m) on low, two on medium, and on high every runway with a headwind component and at most 20 kt crosswind.
Airspace
The simulated control zone is a circle of 5 NM around the field with extensions along the instrument runways, up to 3,000 ft. In approach sessions arrivals check in over an entry fix and are vectored or sent direct to the initial approach fix of the runway in use; in tower sessions a virtual approach controller does this and hands them over established on the ILS inside 10 NM.
| Approach | Initial approach fix (bearing / distance from KDFW) |
|---|---|
| RWY 13L | LIOPO (321° / 12 NM) |
| RWY 13R | ZAPAP (314° / 14 NM) |
| RWY 17C | REBBU (003° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 17L | POGPE (007° / 12 NM) |
| RWY 17R | UGROR (002° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 18L | ZOZSO (357° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 18R | ELBAB (357° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 31L |
ZIEVU (145° / 12 NM) |
| RWY 31R | GOMSO (130° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 35C | LOLLE (178° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 35L | KUVAR (178° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 35R | UMMUV (174° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 36L | SIUMU (184° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 36R | VUSLU (183° / 13 NM) |
Entry fixes: BUSOV
(354° / 27 NM), UGOSE (159° / 32 NM), UKEPE (038° / 29 NM), UKVIS (285° / 27 NM), UPUKE (096° / 28 NM), ZOGAN (214° / 30 NM).
Nearby airports
Controlled airports within 80 NM are drawn on the scope; departures leave towards their destination's direction.
KDALDallas Love Field – 10 NM, bearing 108°KAFWPerot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport – 15 NM, bearing 292°-
KFTWFort Worth Meacham International Airport – 17 NM, bearing 254° KNFWNAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field – 22 NM, bearing 249°KJWYMid-Way Regional Airport – 27 NM, bearing 166°KMWLMineral Wells Regional Airport – 52 NM, bearing 262°KGYINorth Texas Regional Airport Perrin Field – 52 NM, bearing 021°KDUADurant Regional Airport - Eaker Field – 71 NM, bearing 027°
…and 1 more within 80 NM.
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