McKinney Airport Growth Tracker

This tracker summarizes publicly available milestones in McKinney National Airport's path toward commercial passenger service, and we update it whenever new public documents, city council items, or airline announcements land.

Terminal: the new 46,000-square-foot passenger terminal (four gates, expandable to six) is in its final weeks of construction. As of September 24, 2026, the airport was days away from a temporary certificate of occupancy.

FAA certification: done. The FAA issued the airport's Part 139 operating certificate on September 24, 2026.

Launch schedule (confirmed, staggered by route): Fort Myers begins November 11, 2026; Las Vegas and Orlando begin November 12, 2026; Fort Lauderdale and Tampa begin November 19, 2026 — all on Avelo Airlines.

Added September 24, 2026: Denver and Atlanta begin December 16 (4x weekly), and Nashville and New Orleans begin December 17 (2x weekly). Avelo is basing a third aircraft at DTX.

Added October 15, 2026: Sarasota/Bradenton begins December 16 and West Palm Beach begins December 17 (2x weekly each), and Las Vegas gets two seasonal flights for six a week. DTX now has 11 destinations.

Fares: open for booking now on Avelo's site for all 11 routes. Intro fares from $99 on the new routes had to be booked by October 12, 2026 and have ended; check aveloair.com for current fares.

Parking: $15 a day for the 980-space public lot, with contactless payment, as reported September 24, 2026. The airport's own site had not posted it yet.

Rental cars: Enterprise will run the on-site counter.

Still monitoring: final TSA checkpoint readiness, concession vendors, rideshare pickup logistics, and whether a second airline follows Avelo.