Thank God for the Garmin getting me out of DFW airport.....not used to having 5 or 6 lanes of traffic.
DFW is a triumph of arrogance over design.
Actually, DFW is a triumph of compromise over idiocy.
I guess I can`t speak to either but it certainly was a lot more sprawling then any of the limited number of airports I have ever been in.
It is more sprawling than most countries.
Also, it was a land deal between the Governor of Texas and his friend who owned the land. That is why it is so far away from Dallas (who gives a shit about Ft. Worth) with so much open speace between Dallas and the airport.
When it was being planned and built back in the late 1960's and early 1970's, it was out in the open. It isn't any longer. There are no "open spaces" outside the airport.
I knew one of the "civic leaders" (family friend) who gave up quite a lot to see DFW become a reality. It was a convoluted process that stretched from Austin to Washington, D.C.
The Dallas DFW airport board had no choice but pretend Ft. Worth was important to the process. There was no room in Dallas county for such a project, even in the south. It ended up where it is for a very good reason. It has worked out well.