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Close Love Field and Move It South?

Posted on June 23rd, 2009 6:03pm by Intern
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That is the development fantasy of Dallas real estate broker Randall Turner, and while my first thought was no way, Jose — everyone I know loves Southwest and prefers to fly Southwest whenever possible. Was in Panama City, Florida recently where they are building the first new international airport since 9/11 and those folks are drooling to land Southwest jets in Panama City. No, we don’t ever want to alienate Southwest. But then I started thinking about noise in Bluffview, Highland Park and Midway Hollow from Love Field and wonder — maybe Turner’s idea is not so crazy after all.

9 Comments to “Close Love Field and Move It South?”

Wyman @ June 23rd, 2009 at 10:59 pm

Add the Meadows (Boedeker, Meadow Rd.,Walnut Hill, Airline Rd.)to the list of areas with SW plane noise. We installed new $20k windows which helped buffer constant flights overhead. It’s the #1 reason I would move and yes I’m for relocating Love south ASAP.
TG @ June 23rd, 2009 at 11:23 pm

Yes, let’s move the noise to where the poor people are….how very Dallas of us.
Comin' In For a Landing! @ June 23rd, 2009 at 11:31 pm

I have heard on more than one occasion that Love Field is the number one airport for private jets in the U.S. With that said, I think that the super-convenient location is important to jetsetters. Sorry Cedar Springs and other neighborhoods where you have to hold on to your thought and wait for a landing aircraft to fly over head before your resume your conversation mid-sentence. I think that the location is there to stay.
Silent in Bluffview @ June 23rd, 2009 at 11:51 pm

I live in Bluffview just north of the airport and rarely hear the planes. If there has been a lot of rain and delays, sometimes I hear the airport, but it is seldom. Don’t hear it in the daytime, or in the evening. When I was poor I used to live under the final approach over on Brockbank and Park Ln. and that was awful…
MegB @ June 24th, 2009 at 9:01 am

I used to live off of Cedar Springs, and I rarely heard the noise. When I did, it was usually from some of the older jets or the small planes. However, that was a small price to pay for a super short commute to catch a flight!
john @ June 24th, 2009 at 9:44 am

We live in bluffview and never hear the airport. Because of the direction of the runways, planes can never fly over our house. The only thing we occasionally get is a news helicopter flying over to reach love to refuel. However, this is on far less occasions than we had previously in kessler park, where we were continuously barraged by traffic copters (from 30), careflight (from methodist) and police choppers.
HSH @ June 24th, 2009 at 12:49 pm

I live in Oaklawn directly under the N/S approach to Love. I hear them landing or taking off (depending which way the winds blowing) every day at less than 1000 feet, gear down, nose up, over my head. Yes, if I’m on my patio or at my pool I have to stop talking until they pass. That said, we reached a final agreement almost 3 years ago. Turner’s way too late.
Tom @ June 26th, 2009 at 11:08 am

We live on the western edge of Midway Hollow and see more Southwest planes than we hear. Smaller jets fly directly over the house. Once you get used to them, it’s no big deal. They don’t fly over late at night or early in the morning.
We like having both airports so close.
David K Loving @ July 1st, 2009 at 11:39 am

When traffic doubles after construction of the new terminals in 2014, you can expect that noise to be MUCH worse.

Instead, we could have a live/work/play destination that will bring $32+ billion a year in economic activity to Dallas, generating $100+ million a year in revenue to the city (remember that budget deficit?)

Yes, we’re moving those unddesireable planes down to South Dallas to the poorer neighborhoods. The airport creates around $4 billion a year. That would be the largest investment in South Dallas EVER. Millions of passengers per year means a LOT of money being spent in South Dallas and going into the pockets of the good people who need it most.

Everyone, including the people in South Dallas who would suddenly find themselves a part of middle class America, would be able to afford the things at The Texas Riviera. Because the city owns the land, the only costs are for construction. That means lower rents for businesses, and lower rents mean businesses can afford to offer products for cheaper. Restaurants like Snuffers, On The Border, even McDonalds will be able to operate there. A minor league baseball stadium could be built where you can buy tickets for $7 and a hotdog and coke for $3.

That doesn’t even include the free enjoyment of city-owned riverwalks and parks. The plan currently calls for 300 acres of rivers lakes and parks.

The only people who lose out are the extremely rich who have millions of dollars in private jets and would have to move them to Addison or Dallas Executive. I think they should be willing to make a short drive for the better of Dallas as a whole.

Yes, I am biased. I have been working on the project for quite a while now. But the reason I started working on it is because I really believe that it is in the best interest of the city and its citizens. A great city like Dallas deserves a great destination like The Texas Riviera.