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Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) terminal map and gate walk times

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has 165 gates mapped, served by 5 security checkpoints. From the checkpoint that serves it, the nearest gate is about 3 to 5 minutes on foot and the farthest about 6 to 11. Every walk below is modelled from the gate's real location, and shown as a band because a walk is never an exact number of minutes.

Longest gate walk from security Modelled

6–11min

On foot to B1, the farthest gate from the checkpoint that serves it. The nearest gates are 3 to 5 minutes.

DFW terminal map

Each dot is a gate, coloured by how long the walk from its security checkpoint runs. Each diamond is a checkpoint. Point at a gate to read its number and walk band.

Gate A10: 5 to 8 min walkGate A11: 5 to 8 min walkGate A13: 5 to 9 min walkGate A14: 5 to 9 min walkGate A15: 5 to 9 min walkGate A16: 5 to 9 min walkGate A17: 5 to 8 min walkGate A18: 5 to 8 min walkGate A19: 5 to 8 min walkGate A20: 5 to 8 min walkGate A21: 5 to 8 min walkGate A22: 5 to 8 min walkGate A23: 5 to 8 min walkGate A24: 5 to 8 min walkGate A25: 5 to 8 min walkGate A26: 5 to 8 min walkGate A28: 5 to 8 min walkGate A29: 5 to 9 min walkGate A33: 5 to 9 min walkGate A34: 5 to 8 min walkGate A35: 5 to 8 min walkGate A36: 5 to 8 min walkGate A37: 4 to 7 min walkGate A38: 4 to 7 min walkGate A39: 4 to 7 min walkGate A8: 4 to 7 min walkGate A9: 5 to 8 min walkGate B1: 6 to 11 min walkGate B11: 5 to 9 min walkGate B12B: 5 to 9 min walkGate B14: 5 to 8 min walkGate B15: 5 to 8 min walkGate B16: 5 to 8 min walkGate B17: 5 to 8 min walkGate B18: 5 to 8 min walkGate B19: 5 to 8 min walkGate B2: 6 to 11 min walkGate B21: 5 to 8 min walkGate B22: 5 to 8 min walkGate B24: 5 to 8 min walkGate B25: 4 to 7 min walkGate B26: 4 to 7 min walkGate B27: 4 to 7 min walkGate B28: 4 to 7 min walkGate B29: 4 to 7 min walkGate B3: 6 to 10 min walkGate B30: 5 to 9 min walkGate B31: 5 to 9 min walkGate B32: 5 to 9 min walkGate B33: 6 to 10 min walkGate B34: 6 to 10 min walkGate B35: 6 to 10 min walkGate B36: 6 to 10 min walkGate B37: 6 to 10 min walkGate B38: 6 to 10 min walkGate B39: 6 to 10 min walkGate B4: 5 to 8 min walkGate B40: 4 to 7 min walkGate B42: 4 to 7 min walkGate B43: 4 to 7 min walkGate B44: 4 to 6 min walkGate B46: 4 to 6 min walkGate B47: 4 to 6 min walkGate B48: 4 to 6 min walkGate B49: 4 to 6 min walkGate B5: 5 to 8 min walkGate B6: 5 to 8 min walkGate B7: 5 to 8 min walkGate B9: 5 to 9 min walkGate C10: 5 to 8 min walkGate C11: 5 to 8 min walkGate C12: 5 to 8 min walkGate C14: 5 to 8 min walkGate C15 / C16: 5 to 8 min walkGate C17: 5 to 8 min walkGate C19 / C20: 5 to 8 min walkGate C2: 4 to 7 min walkGate C21 / C22: 5 to 8 min walkGate C24: 5 to 9 min walkGate C26: 5 to 9 min walkGate C27: 5 to 9 min walkGate C33: 5 to 8 min walkGate C36: 5 to 8 min walkGate C37: 5 to 8 min walkGate C38: 5 to 8 min walkGate C39: 5 to 8 min walkGate C4: 4 to 7 min walkGate C6: 4 to 7 min walkGate C7: 4 to 7 min walkGate C8: 5 to 8 min walkGate D1: 6 to 11 min walkGate D10: 4 to 6 min walkGate D11: 4 to 7 min walkGate D12: 4 to 7 min walkGate D14: 5 to 8 min walkGate D15: 5 to 8 min walkGate D16: 5 to 9 min walkGate D17: 5 to 8 min walkGate D18: 5 to 8 min walkGate D2: 6 to 11 min walkGate D20: 5 to 8 min walkGate D21: 5 to 8 min walkGate D22: 5 to 8 min walkGate D23: 5 to 8 min walkGate D24: 5 to 9 min walkGate D25: 5 to 9 min walkGate D27: 5 to 9 min walkGate D28: 6 to 10 min walkGate D29: 6 to 10 min walkGate D3: 5 to 9 min walkGate D30: 6 to 10 min walkGate D31: 6 to 9 min walkGate D33: 5 to 9 min walkGate D34: 5 to 9 min walkGate D36: 5 to 8 min walkGate D37: 5 to 8 min walkGate D38: 4 to 7 min walkGate D4: 5 to 9 min walkGate D40: 4 to 7 min walkGate D6: 3 to 5 min walkGate D7: 3 to 5 min walkGate D8: 3 to 6 min walkGate E10: 5 to 9 min walkGate E11: 5 to 9 min walkGate E12: 5 to 8 min walkGate E13: 5 to 8 min walkGate E14: 4 to 7 min walkGate E15: 4 to 7 min walkGate E16: 4 to 6 min walkGate E17: 4 to 6 min walkGate E18: 3 to 6 min walkGate E2: 6 to 10 min walkGate E20: 3 to 5 min walkGate E21: 3 to 5 min walkGate E22A: 6 to 10 min walkGate E22B: 6 to 10 min walkGate E23A: 6 to 10 min walkGate E23B: 6 to 10 min walkGate E24A: 5 to 9 min walkGate E24B: 5 to 9 min walkGate E25A: 5 to 9 min walkGate E25B: 5 to 9 min walkGate E26: 5 to 9 min walkGate E27A: 5 to 9 min walkGate E27B: 6 to 9 min walkGate E28: 6 to 10 min walkGate E29 A/B: 6 to 10 min walkGate E30: 6 to 10 min walkGate E31: 3 to 5 min walkGate E32: 3 to 5 min walkGate E33: 3 to 5 min walkGate E34: 3 to 5 min walkGate E35A: 3 to 5 min walkGate E35B: 3 to 5 min walkGate E36: 3 to 5 min walkGate E37A: 3 to 5 min walkGate E37B: 3 to 5 min walkGate E38A: 3 to 5 min walkGate E38B: 3 to 6 min walkGate E4: 6 to 10 min walkGate E5: 6 to 10 min walkGate E6: 6 to 10 min walkGate E7: 5 to 9 min walkGate E8: 6 to 10 min walkGate E9: 5 to 9 min walkTerminal A securityTerminal B securityTerminal C securityTerminal D security (international)Terminal E security

Gate locations © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Gate positions are real coordinates from OpenStreetMap. The checkpoint markers are hand-placed and are not yet verified. Walk minutes are modelled from straight-line distance and a corridor factor, not measured. How the walk times are worked out.

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  • 10 to 30 min
  • Over 30 min
  • Security checkpoint

Terminal A

27 gates are closest to Terminal A security. The walk runs from about 4 to 7 minutes for the nearest up to 5 to 9 for the farthest.

Modelled walking time from Terminal A security to each gate it serves, nearest first. Every figure is a band, because the minutes are estimated from distance, not measured.
Gate Walk from checkpoint Straight line
A38 4–7 min 906 ft
A10 5–8 min 984 ft
A11 5–8 min 998 ft
A17 5–8 min 1074 ft
A18 5–8 min 1076 ft
A19 5–8 min 1080 ft
A20 5–8 min 1080 ft
A21 5–8 min 1082 ft
A22 5–8 min 1078 ft
A23 5–8 min 1073 ft
A24 5–8 min 1068 ft
A25 5–8 min 1051 ft
A26 5–8 min 1041 ft
A28 5–8 min 1029 ft
A33 5–9 min 1114 ft
A34 5–8 min 1086 ft
A35 5–8 min 973 ft
A36 5–8 min 981 ft
A37 4–7 min 926 ft
A39 4–7 min 928 ft
A8 4–7 min 945 ft
A9 5–8 min 966 ft
A13 5–9 min 1123 ft
A14 5–9 min 1131 ft
A15 5–9 min 1140 ft
A16 5–9 min 1152 ft
A29 5–9 min 1121 ft

Terminal B

40 gates are closest to Terminal B security. The walk runs from about 4 to 7 minutes for the nearest up to 6 to 10 for the farthest.

Modelled walking time from Terminal B security to each gate it serves, nearest first. Every figure is a band, because the minutes are estimated from distance, not measured.
Gate Walk from checkpoint Straight line
B40 4–7 min 901 ft
B42 4–7 min 819 ft
B43 4–7 min 813 ft
B44 4–6 min 796 ft
B46 4–6 min 782 ft
B47 4–6 min 768 ft
B48 4–6 min 758 ft
B49 4–6 min 756 ft
B14 5–8 min 1047 ft
B15 5–8 min 1041 ft
B16 5–8 min 1035 ft
B17 5–8 min 1026 ft
B18 5–8 min 1013 ft
B19 5–8 min 1027 ft
B21 5–8 min 1017 ft
B22 5–8 min 1000 ft
B24 5–8 min 989 ft
B25 4–7 min 938 ft
B26 4–7 min 931 ft
B27 4–7 min 928 ft
B28 4–7 min 915 ft
B29 4–7 min 946 ft
B4 5–8 min 1049 ft
B5 5–8 min 1061 ft
B6 5–8 min 1063 ft
B7 5–8 min 1063 ft
B11 5–9 min 1126 ft
B12B 5–9 min 1119 ft
B30 5–9 min 1184 ft
B31 5–9 min 1156 ft
B32 5–9 min 1214 ft
B33 6–10 min 1276 ft
B34 6–10 min 1264 ft
B9 5–9 min 1132 ft
B3 6–10 min 1342 ft
B35 6–10 min 1321 ft
B36 6–10 min 1353 ft
B37 6–10 min 1385 ft
B38 6–10 min 1362 ft
B39 6–10 min 1372 ft

Terminal C

21 gates are closest to Terminal C security. The walk runs from about 4 to 7 minutes for the nearest up to 5 to 9 for the farthest.

Modelled walking time from Terminal C security to each gate it serves, nearest first. Every figure is a band, because the minutes are estimated from distance, not measured.
Gate Walk from checkpoint Straight line
C2 4–7 min 839 ft
C4 4–7 min 874 ft
C6 4–7 min 899 ft
C10 5–8 min 1033 ft
C11 5–8 min 1055 ft
C12 5–8 min 1071 ft
C14 5–8 min 1019 ft
C15 / C16 5–8 min 1041 ft
C17 5–8 min 1056 ft
C19 / C20 5–8 min 1072 ft
C21 / C22 5–8 min 1092 ft
C24 5–9 min 1099 ft
C26 5–9 min 1104 ft
C33 5–8 min 1055 ft
C36 5–8 min 1074 ft
C37 5–8 min 1042 ft
C38 5–8 min 1016 ft
C39 5–8 min 1008 ft
C7 4–7 min 934 ft
C8 5–8 min 1022 ft
C27 5–9 min 1183 ft

Terminal D

34 gates are closest to Terminal D security (international). The walk runs from about 3 to 5 minutes for the nearest up to 6 to 11 for the farthest.

Modelled walking time from Terminal D security (international) to each gate it serves, nearest first. Every figure is a band, because the minutes are estimated from distance, not measured.
Gate Walk from checkpoint Straight line
D6 3–5 min 597 ft
D7 3–5 min 614 ft
D8 3–6 min 681 ft
D10 4–6 min 727 ft
D11 4–7 min 839 ft
D12 4–7 min 888 ft
D14 5–8 min 1028 ft
D15 5–8 min 1091 ft
D16 5–9 min 1105 ft
D17 5–8 min 1066 ft
D18 5–8 min 1042 ft
D20 5–8 min 1025 ft
D21 5–8 min 1025 ft
D22 5–8 min 1023 ft
D23 5–8 min 1064 ft
D24 5–9 min 1097 ft
D34 5–9 min 1097 ft
D36 5–8 min 1015 ft
D37 5–8 min 982 ft
D38 4–7 min 941 ft
D40 4–7 min 923 ft
D25 5–9 min 1156 ft
D27 5–9 min 1191 ft
D28 6–10 min 1246 ft
D29 6–10 min 1295 ft
D3 5–9 min 1199 ft
D30 6–10 min 1292 ft
D31 6–9 min 1237 ft
D33 5–9 min 1132 ft
D4 5–9 min 1166 ft
B1 6–11 min 1433 ft
B2 6–11 min 1450 ft
D1 6–11 min 1452 ft
D2 6–11 min 1424 ft

Terminal E

43 gates are closest to Terminal E security. The walk runs from about 3 to 6 minutes for the nearest up to 6 to 10 for the farthest.

Modelled walking time from Terminal E security to each gate it serves, nearest first. Every figure is a band, because the minutes are estimated from distance, not measured.
Gate Walk from checkpoint Straight line
E18 3–6 min 667 ft
E20 3–5 min 654 ft
E21 3–5 min 624 ft
E31 3–5 min 618 ft
E32 3–5 min 607 ft
E33 3–5 min 599 ft
E34 3–5 min 515 ft
E35A 3–5 min 523 ft
E35B 3–5 min 525 ft
E36 3–5 min 543 ft
E37A 3–5 min 621 ft
E37B 3–5 min 632 ft
E38A 3–5 min 644 ft
E38B 3–6 min 681 ft
E15 4–7 min 862 ft
E16 4–6 min 788 ft
E17 4–6 min 737 ft
E12 5–8 min 1059 ft
E13 5–8 min 992 ft
E14 4–7 min 926 ft
E10 5–9 min 1170 ft
E11 5–9 min 1143 ft
E2 6–10 min 1316 ft
E22A 6–10 min 1282 ft
E22B 6–10 min 1277 ft
E23A 6–10 min 1273 ft
E23B 6–10 min 1253 ft
E24A 5–9 min 1201 ft
E24B 5–9 min 1185 ft
E25A 5–9 min 1188 ft
E25B 5–9 min 1180 ft
E26 5–9 min 1175 ft
E27A 5–9 min 1203 ft
E27B 6–9 min 1242 ft
E28 6–10 min 1254 ft
E29 A/B 6–10 min 1278 ft
E4 6–10 min 1281 ft
E5 6–10 min 1289 ft
E6 6–10 min 1268 ft
E7 5–9 min 1219 ft
E8 6–10 min 1247 ft
E9 5–9 min 1200 ft
E30 6–10 min 1327 ft

How these walk times are worked out

Every gate on this page is a real point from OpenStreetMap. Every checkpoint is one we placed by hand, because no dataset maps where airport security is. For each gate we take the straight-line distance from the checkpoint that serves it, multiply by a corridor factor of 1.3 to account for the fact that nobody walks through walls, and divide by a measured walking speed of 264 feet per minute. Because both the path and the walker vary, we publish a band rather than a single number, exactly the way the security-wait figures on this site are a band. These are modelled minutes, not measured ones, and we will not pretend otherwise. The full method is here.

What this model does not carry: moving walkways, escalators, trains between concourses, or a wait to board a shuttle. It is the walk, on foot, from the checkpoint to the gate. Where an airport's concourses are reached by a train, that leg is not in these numbers.

Gate coordinates from OpenStreetMap, ODbL. Walk minutes are modelled, not measured: straight-line distance times a corridor factor of 1.3, divided by a measured walking speed of 264 feet per minute (ACRP Report 67), shown as a band. Checkpoint locations are hand-placed and not yet verified. See /method/. Page rebuilt 24 August 2026.