Airports
Perot Field Name Change Officially Recognized
Fort Worth Alliance Airport is officially known by the FAA as Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport after a ceremony last week.
Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport (KAFW)
Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, with its pair of 11,000-foot runways, has become a major economic engine in the Dallas-Worth metroplex, contributing more than $100 billion in cumulative economic impact to the region since its inception in 1989. (Photo: Hillwood)

Fort Worth Alliance Airport (KAFW) has officially changed its name to Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport following a ceremony last week attended by local legislators and FAA officials.

KAFW, which opened 33 years ago this month, was the world’s first airport designated specifically for industrial use. Named after H. Ross Perot—the late industrialist, billionaire, politician, and philanthropist—it was created in a collaboration between Perot Group real estate arm Hillwood, the city of Fort Worth, and the FAA. KAFW hosts a wide variety of operations including cargo, corporate, and government aviation, and is the cornerstone of the 27,000-acre AllianceTexas development.