Greater Southwest International Airport (IATA: GSW, ICAO: KGSW) was the commercial airport serving Fort Worth, Texas from 1953 until 1974. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (or DFW) opened in 1974 on property adjacent to the north side of the airport.
As far back as 1927, the cities of Fort Worth and Dallas had unsuccessfully proposed a regional airport that would serve the need of the entire metropolitan area. This did not come to fruition...
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Greater Southwest International Airport (IATA: GSW, ICAO: KGSW) was the commercial airport serving Fort Worth, Texas from 1953 until 1974. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (or DFW) opened in 1974 on property adjacent to the north side of the airport.
As far back as 1927, the cities of Fort Worth and Dallas had unsuccessfully proposed a regional airport that would serve the need of the entire metropolitan area. This did not come to fruition, and after World War II, Fort Worth decided to move its commercial aviation operations from Meacham Field to a new facility, Amon Carter Field. Fort Worth annexed a finger of land to the east, thus extending the city limits to encompass the new site.
American, Braniff, Central, Continental, Delta, Eastern, and Trans-Texas Airways were among the carriers which operated from the airport, which had three paved runways and a rather elaborate terminal building (including gold-plated murals). However, the airport never reached its operating...
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