"You're going to see planes launching behind you literally going to almost every continent in the world today from DFW," Donohue said. $1.6 billion will go toward creating the new terminal while the remaining $2.7 billion will be used for upgrades in terminals A and C.

Terminal F will not have its own security checkpoint, check-in area or baggage claim. Travelers will go through Terminal E, then take the Skylink. To handle the increased traffic, Terminal E will be expanded with an additional 100,000 square feet of security, check-in and baggage claim space.

DALLAS — The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) moved some dirt at the site of its future Terminal F on Tuesday. The $1.6 billion project will add 15 gates in Terminal F, while rebuilding and reconstructing another 37 across Terminals A and C.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the third busiest airport in the world for passenger traffic, symbolically broke ground Tuesday on a new terminal that will position the airport for future growth.

DFW Airport broke ground Tuesday on a 400,000-square-foot terminal with 15 gates. Why it matters: DFW Airport is on track to serve almost 90 million travelers this year and 100 million by 2028, CEO Sean Donohue said at the groundbreaking event.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will break ground Tuesday on a new terminal as part of efforts to address what its chief executive described as “unprecedented growth.”