Airport Board Actions

At a glance

What: Dallas, as an owner city of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport with Fort Worth, approved several airport board matters in September 2026.
Where it stands: All approved. The airport fines ordinance was deferred and re-noticed in a different form before passing.
Items: Approval of air cargo facilities as an international air cargo project (consent, September 9); purchase of the Hyatt Regency at the airport as a Public Facility Improvement Corporation project (unanimous, September 9); the airport's fiscal year 2027 budget (consent, September 9); a speed limit cut on International Parkway blocks 1500 through 3400 from 55 to 45 miles per hour (Ordinance No. 33569, unanimous, September 23).

Hyatt purchase: pulled from consent by Blackmon; Moreno moved, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Johnson seconded; a speaker addressed the Council at Blackmon's request.
Fines ordinance (fines up to $500, or $2,000 for fire safety, health and sanitation, and dumping violations): Ridley asked that it be considered individually, then moved to defer to September 23 and direct the city manager to re-notice it as an ordinance approving Airport Board Resolution No. 2026-08-207. West seconded; unanimous. On September 23 Ridley moved adoption of the re-noticed version, which covers the speed limit change, and Moreno seconded.
October 14: the five-year aircraft landing fee collection contract at Love Field with Vector Airport Systems, estimated annual gross revenue $9,776,565 (deferred from August 25), was adopted unanimously on Moreno's motion, Gracey seconding. Airport pavement maintenance with Nu-Way Construction ($2,173,860) passed on consent. See also Aviation Janitorial Contract.

Landing fee contract adopted unanimously.

Re-noticed ordinance approving the airport board's speed limit resolution adopted unanimously.

Cargo, Hyatt and budget resolutions approved; fines ordinance deferred.