DFW Airport Terminal E

Airports should be a comfortable and aesthetically pleasing place for passengers. Often, older airports require renovations to keep their facilities up-to-date and increase customer satisfaction. The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) kicked off a major Terminal Renewal and Improvement Program (TRIP) in 2010 designed to extensively improve the travel experience with enhancements to Terminals A, B, C and E and their parking garages.

Recently, Birdair was awarded a new contract to design and build two additional PTFE structures.

“This will be the third project that Birdair has completed for the DFW airport—we completed one in 2004 and another in 2012. The new structures will add another beautiful and functional design element to the airport,” said Michael Lair, Business Development Manager, Birdair North America. “DFW Airport can attribute some of its aesthetic appeal to Birdair’s PTFE membranes. It makes the airport distinctive and memorable. ”

The new Birdair PTFE structures will be a 2,000 square-foot cantilevered canopy that will serve as the drop off area for valet parking at the new parking lot at Terminal E and a 5,000 square-foot “sail” canopy that will span over the roadway and serve as the main entrance into the garage. These structures will carry on the tensile fabric theme that has become a prominent design element throughout DFW Airport.

In 2012, Birdair designed, fabricated and installed four tensile structures, comprised of 60,000 square feet of PTFE membrane, located at the exit and entry points of the parking facility. In 2004, Birdair also designed and built approximately 38,000 square feet of PTFE curbside canopies at DFW Terminals A, B, C, and E.