KFTW is the ICAO code for Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (IATA FTW), located in Fort Worth, TX.
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (KFTW) is a medium airport in Fort Worth, TX. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KFTW or IATA code FTW. It sits in North America.
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport is a regional airport primarily serving general aviation, charter, and corporate flight departments. The 7,502-foot runway means it is well-suited as a dedicated bizjet field, free from airline scheduling pressure.
The longest runway measures 7,502 ft (2,287 m), a heavy-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Gulfstream G550, Falcon 7X, and Bombardier Global 5500. In practice this most heavy and super-midsize jets operate here without restriction.
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport sits near sea level at 710 ft.
Local operations run on America/Chicago. Without scheduled airline traffic, the field tends to be quieter and more flexible for charter and corporate operations — a useful characteristic for early morning, late night, or short-notice flights that would be impractical at a hub.
SkyAccess currently tracks 233 departing and 250 arriving private-jet legs at KFTW across the next six months of operator inventory. 20 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.
Regional fields like KFTW are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.