Southwest Airlines 737 MAX 8 Final Approach Over Downtown Into Dallas Love Field

Short, cloudy flight from Houston Hobby to Dallas Love Field. I’ve said it before and will say it again: I love north flow into Dallas Love Field because the final approach takes you right past downtown Dallas and seeing downtown Big D under the wing and winglet of the 737 MAX is a beautiful sight.
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Date: April 17, 2021
Airport: Dallas Love Field Airport
Airline: Southwest Airlines
Flight: WN859
Route: HOU-DAL
Acft: Boeing 737 MAX 8
Reg: N8728Q
Seat: 23A

[@OtakuAviators]

It’s been two years ago this week that I was on a flight for the last time, used to fly many times per year. The engine sound completely brings back the flying experience to me. The footage of downtown Dallas is simply spectacular!

[@zachmatt3]

Beautiful approach. And wow, the north side of downtown has really grown since I was last there in 2008.

[@AListFlierKris]

Oh man, even just the last five years or so, it’s blown up. The American Airlines Center is dwarfed by towers and garages on all sides now. And for some reason the new Parkland Hospital reminds me of an AT-AT from a distance 😂

[@videopokernetwork6824]

Nicely done.

[@shawnyonley6566]

I love all the dallasapproaches

[@AListFlierKris]

They are pretty decent. Especially north flow into DAL passing downtown. South flow is intriguing too. On the base leg you can look out, see the field and look down the runway just a few miles out before turning final.

[@hmcdonnell23]

At first I thought I was watching Skylite Productions. Well done, mate!

[@AListFlierKris]

Thank you! That’s quite a compliment.

[@adams8132]

Dallas has a lot of big buildings and a maze of freeways but there is no sense of place there. It’s just in the middle of nothing. I guess that’s what makes it what it is.

[@AListFlierKris]

The Metroplex is very large and fairly well laid out. At least our highway system runs in uniform directions. I wish it wasn’t the fastest (or one of) growing metro area in the country but unfortunately it is.

[@adams8132]

@@AListFlierKris DFW area has some of the most confusing freeway systems, to be found anywhere, and the most crooked roads you could imagine. It makes no sense…the DFW area is flat and almost completely void of any geographical features but yet it has these winding crooked roads, no grid pattern at all. Strange place.