McKinney Airport Begins Commercial Service With Avelo Flight

McKinney National Airport’s new passenger terminal is scheduled to open on November 11, bringing commercial airline service to the North Texas airport. Avelo Airlines’ inaugural departure is set for 9 a.m., carrying passengers to Fort Myers, Florida, on a Boeing 737. The aircraft is due back at 3:22 p.m. with the terminal’s first arriving passengers.

Avelo’s initial destinations from McKinney include Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, Las Vegas and Fort Myers. In December, the airline plans to add nonstop flights to Atlanta, Denver, Nashville, New Orleans, Sarasota-Bradenton and West Palm Beach.

The terminal opens with four gates and has room to expand to six. A 980-space parking lot sits beside the building; parking for stays of two to 24 hours costs $15 a day. The lot uses a ticketless payment system, and includes electric-vehicle chargers.

Inside, passengers will find free Wi-Fi, seat-mounted charging ports, a room for nursing parents and a pet relief area. Snack kiosks and vending machines are available while a full-service restaurant and bar are being developed. Travelers will see the airport’s new code, DTX, when booking flights or checking bags.

McKinney will become Avelo’s fifth main base. Before launching service there, the airline operated one North Texas route, flying twice a week between New Haven and the Dallas–Fort Worth region’s international airport.