Addison Airport (IATA: ADS, ICAO: KADS, FAA LID: ADS) is a public airport located in the town of Addison, an incorporated city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is nine miles (14 km) north of the central business district of the city of Dallas.
The airport was established in 1954 and was purchased by the town of Addison in 1976. It is the busiest general aviation airport in Texas and among the five busiest in the United States. The airport is also home to the Cavanaugh Flight Museum.
The Addison Airport Toll Tunnel allows east-west traffic to cross the airport property under the runway and was completed in 1999.
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