Everyone is invited to celebrate the Lunar New Year at the 2nd annual Southlake Spring Festival in Southlake Town Square on January 21! 

The Southlake community is hosting its 2nd annual Southlake Spring Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2023! The festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Southlake Town Square, located near 1400 E. Southlake Boulevard, Southlake, TX 76092. Join the festivities on Lunar New Year's Eve for an afternoon of delicious food, cultural performances, and family-friendly activities showcasing the unique cultures of China, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, and Taiwan.

The name Spring Festival, the celebration for the start of the new lunar year in many East Asian countries, is rooted in the lunisolar calendar. In traditional East Asian lunisolar calendars, used primarily for agricultural purposes, a year is divided into 24 solar terms (see the calendar to the right). The first solar term of a lunar year is called the 'Start of Spring,' signifying an increase in sunlight for the northern hemisphere of the Earth and the beginning of warmer temperatures. After celebrating the Spring Festival, a new cycle of agricultural activities begins.  Graphic displaying lunisolar calendar.

January 21 is Lunar New Year's Eve, and Southlake Spring Festival has so much in store to celebrate. There will be several photo opportunities to help make every moment memorable, and lots to do! Activities include learning how to write one's name in Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and Japanese, learning about a traditional tea ceremony, watching cultural performances on the stage, participating in the dragon parade, taking a photo with the lion mascot, and engaging in a variety of artistic crafts!

At Southlake Spring Festival, you can learn much more about lunar/solar New Year activities in many East Asian cultures! For more information about the event, visit the "Southlake Spring Festival" on Facebook.

 

You’ve likely heard aircraft noise over the past several months and thought there has been more of it than usual. It’s not your imagination, aircraft noise over Southlake has increased.

In June, DFW Airport began rehabilitation on Runway 18R/36L, the primary west side arrival runway. The closure requires a shift in traffic to other runways, including use of 13R/31L that causes flights to travel directly over Southlake. Construction is expected to continue through May 2021.

DFW Runway Map

Aircraft take off and land into the wind. During the fall and winter months, the area is more likely to have more north wind flow days, which significantly increases the use of the 13R/31L runway.

“We have a good relationship with DFW Airport and they are communicating frequently with us with construction project updates because of its impact on our community,” City of Southlake Operations Manager for Customer Relations Melody Andersen said. “We receive many inquiries about aircraft noise and relay this information to DFW Airport. Residents can also contact the airport directly with any questions or concerns they may have about the Airport’s construction project.”

The City of Southlake alerts the community via Facebook, Twitter and Next Door when DFW Airport expects air traffic to increase over Southlake.

DFW Airport launched NoiseLab, a website that allows the public to view near-live flight operations, historical operations, news and statistics.

Citizens with inquiries or comments about aircraft noise should contact DFW Airport by email at dfwnoise@dfwairport.com or on the Noise Complaint Hotline at 972-973-3192. The hotline is staffed 24/7. Follow-up response calls or emails will be provided when requested.

DFW Airport has notified the City of north wind days that will impact aircraft noise in the area. North winds are expected to begin the evening of Saturday, August 15 and continue through Thursday, August, 20. The airport anticipates Runway 31L will be needed for jet departures during these days.

DFW Airport recently launched a new website that tracks aircraft takeoffs and landings.

According to the airport, NoiseLab, allows the public to view near-live flight operations, historical operations, news, and statistics. Click here to visit the website.

A few months after NoiseLab launched, the airport began updating one of their North-South runways (18R/36L). On June 1, DFW Airport started rehabilitating runway 18R/36L, the primary west side arrival runway. Work is expected to continue until early March 2021. Afterward, the airport anticipates that nightly closures are estimated to occur through May 2021.

The runway closure will shift 13R/31L to a primary arrival and departure runway. Traffic on Runway 17L/35R will also increase. Departures and arrivals on Runway 18L/36R may increase or decrease depending on flow.

The runway project includes reconstruction, drainage improvements, new electrical infrastructure and LED conversion, navigational aid adjustments, and aircraft rescue and firefighting road realignment.

The closure will require some traffic to shift to other runways. The project was accelerated ahead of its planned schedule to take advantage of the reduced operation levels from COVID-19.

Citizens with inquiries or comments should contact DFW Airport by email at dfwnoise@dfwairport.com or on the Noise Complaint Hotline at 972-973-3192 (staffed 24/7). Follow-up response calls or emails are available when requested.

DFW Aiport has notified the City of Southlake that northerly winds and the weather forecast could affect airport traffic through August 4.

With north flow winds, use of Runway 31L could increase, especially during the day during departure hours. Cities west of DFW Airport may experience an increase in air traffic in the coming days, per the current weather forecast.

As a reminder, aircraft take off and land into the wind. Therefore, the direction of operations is primarily based on winds. Keep in mind that surface winds don’t always dictate flow as winds above the surface and/or operational needs can affect the direction for which aircraft take off and land. 

Citizens with inquiries or comments should contact DFW Airport by email at dfwnoise@dfwairport.com, or on the Noise Complaint Hotline at 972-973-3192 (staffed 24/7). Follow-up response calls or emails will be provided when requested. DFW launched a website, NoiseLab, that allows the public to view near-live flight operations, historical operations, news and statistics. 

We appreciate your patience during this time. DFW staff are always happy to discuss Airport operations and impacts to your city in greater detail if you desire. Please don’t hesitate to contact the Airport for more information. 

DFW Airport has notified the City of Southlake about a runway closure and upcoming weather forecast that could affect air traffic in the Southlake vicinity. 

 

 

About Upcoming Weather: 

The DFW anticipates the use of Runway 31L for departures during periods of north winds, though they would likely occur during the day and evening, primarily during departure hours. Cities west of DFW Airport may experience and increase in air traffic during this time. 

 

What to Expect From the Weather: 

Winds are forecast to shift to the north on Saturday afternoon, June 6 and remain northerly through Tuesday, June 9. The shift could happen sooner depending on the winds aloft. There is a possibility of north winds on Wednesday and Thursday, June 10 and June 11. The path of Tropical Storm Cristobal to our east is expected to be the driver of these winds mid-week. 

 

About the Runway 18R/36L Project: 

DFW plans to rehabilitate runway 18R/36L, the primary west side arrival runway, beginning June 1, 2020 until early March 2021. Afterwards, nightly closures are estimated to occur through May 2021.  

The runway project includes reconstruction, drainage improvements, new electrical infrastructure and LED conversion, navigational aid adjustments and aircraft rescue and firefighting road realignment. 

The closure will require some traffic to shift to other runways. The project has been accelerated 78 days ahead of its planned schedule to take advantage of the reduced operation levels from COVID-19. 

 

What to Expect During the Project Timeframe: 

Cities east and west of the DFW airport could experience an increase in air traffic due to Runway 18R/36L being closed and air traffic diverted to runways on the east and west sides of the airport. The runway closure will shift 13R/31L to a primary arrival and departure runway. Traffic on Runway 17L/35R will also increase. Departures and arrivals on Runway 18L/36R may increase or decrease depending on flow. 

 

As a reminder, aircraft take off and land into the wind. Therefore, the direction of operations is primarily based on winds. Keep in mind that surface winds don’t always dictate flow as winds above the surface and/or operational needs can affect the direction for which aircraft take off and land. 

Citizens with inquiries or comments should contact DFW Airport by email at dfwnoise@dfwairport.com, or on the Noise Complaint Hotline at 972-973-3192 (staffed 24/7). Follow-up response calls or emails will be provided when requested. DFW launched a website, NoiseLab, that allows the public to view near-live flight operations, historical operations, news and statistics. 

We appreciate your patience during this time. DFW staff are always happy to discuss Airport operations and impacts to your city in greater detail if you desire. Please don’t hesitate to contact the Airport for more information. 

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