Airports / Texas / AFW
Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport
KAFW / AFWFort Worth, TexasELEV 722 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#41 / 115
Texas airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 80 Google ratings — ranked against 115 rated TX fields.
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport (KAFW / AFW) sits in Fort Worth, Texas, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 722 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into AFW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW, 10 nm), NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field (FWH, 15 nm), and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW, 15 nm).
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What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“This is the best FBO in the states!”
Jonathan Mast5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“$80 gets your vehicle to the grass parking lot, where you can see the display air-defying mighty machines of all sizes.”
Senchu Punyamurthula5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KAFW
IATA
AFW
FAA / Local
AFW
Elevation
722 ft
Coordinates
32.9904° N · 97.3195° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs TX fields
state range 6–4,849 ft
At 722 ft, AFW sits higher than 54% of the 127 Texas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 10nmFTWFort Worth Meacham International AirportFort Worth
- 15nmFWHNAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell FieldFort Worth
- 15nmDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas-Fort Worth
- 25nmDALDallas Love FieldDallas
- 38nmKJWYMid-Way Regional AirportMidlothian/Waxahachie
- 39nmMWLMineral Wells Regional AirportMineral Wells
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapKAFW · Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, TX
From the ramp
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