November 2024
Archer Western-led joint venture breaks ground on DFW Airport’s new Terminal F
Dallas, Texas – Archer Western Construction, the leading member of Innovation Next+ Joint Venture, joined Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to celebrate the beginning of construction on Terminal F – the airport’s sixth terminal and the first new construction of an entire terminal at DFW since 2005. Airport officials and project partners gathered to celebrate the official groundbreaking at the site of the new terminal, which will feature a double-loaded concourse with 15 gates and modernized customer amenities.
“The new Terminal F will expand the airport’s footprint with state-of-the-art facilities that align with our first-in-class customer experience and operation as we support the historic rise in air travel to and from the North Texas region,” said Sean Donohue, DFW’s Chief Executive Officer. “By utilizing modular construction techniques that we first pioneered with the High-C Gates, we will deliver Terminal F using technology at a scale that’s unique among airport development projects.”
Terminal F Prepares DFW for the Future
DFW’s $1.6 billion Terminal F program will deliver an all-new experience for customers, featuring a 400,000-square-foot concourse. An expansion of Terminal E is also included in the program that will add more than 100,000 square feet of new check-in, security and baggage claim facilities dedicated to customers flying to or from Terminal F. Customers using Terminal F will check in at Terminal E and connect between both facilities with a quick one-terminal transfer via the airport’s Skylink system, which will welcome a new station above Terminal F when the terminal is anticipated to open in 2027.
DFW is Going Monumental with Modular Construction
DFW proved the major benefits that modular construction brings to airports when it used the innovative technique to rebuild five gates in Terminal C in 2022. Now, DFW is taking the method to a new industry-leading scale with several terminal projects, including Terminal F.
The Terminal F pre-fabrication site has already seen preparations where the modules will be built before being moved across the airfield for installation at the final terminal site. Compared to traditional construction methods where all activity takes place on the site of the new facility, modular construction increases project efficiencies and expedites construction timelines with major construction activity taking place simultaneously at two sites.
The design-build team for the Terminal F concourse and Skylink station is Innovation Next+, a joint venture comprised of Archer Western Construction, Turner Construction Company, Phillips May Corporation, H. J. Russell & Company and CARCON INDUSTRIES, with PGAL, Gensler and Muller2 as design team members.
"Innovation Next Plus Joint Venture is excited and proud to be DFW’s design-build partner on this new Terminal F project. This project will lead the industry in modular construction and reflects our commitment to innovation, collaboration, and a positive community impact," said Michael Whelan, president at Archer Western Construction, the leading member of Innovation Next Plus Joint Venture. "Through our partnership with Turner Construction, Phillips May, H.J. Russell, CARCON and our lead designer PGAL, we look forward to setting the new standard in forward-thinking construction, while remaining committed to our culture of safety and quality.”
Using modular techniques takes core construction activity away from the terminal area, reducing operational impacts to customers and airline partners.
Terminal F is anticipated to open in 2027.