The Spirit of Flight
The Spirit of Flight is a work of art in Dallas, Texas which is located on Herb Kelleher Way. The Spirit of Flight is situated nearby to the airport terminal Ticketing/Baggage Check, as well as near the police station Dallas Police Love Field Unit.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Also known as: “Spirit of Flight”
- Address: 8008 Herb Kelleher Way, Dallas, TX
- Inscription: “THE SPIRIT OF FLIGHT ARTIST: CHARLES UMLAUF 1961 REDEDICATED IN 2017 BY THE LEO F. CORRIGAN FAMILY & THE EDWIN B. JORDAN FAMILY”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Frontiers of Flight Museum and Burbank station.
Frontiers of Flight Museum
Museum
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Frontiers of Flight Museum is an aerospace museum located in Dallas, Texas, founded in November 1988 by William E. Cooper, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Jan Collmer. Frontiers of Flight Museum is situated 3,300 feet east of The Spirit of Flight.
Burbank station
Railway station
Photo: Dark Serge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burbank station is a DART rail station in Dallas, Texas. The station is served by the Green Line and Orange Line. It is located along Denton Drive, the western barrier road of Dallas Love Field, and serves the headquarters of Southwest Airlines, as well as an adjacent residential neighborhood. Burbank station is situated 1 mile west of The Spirit of Flight.
Cathedral of Hope
Church
The Cathedral of Hope, a member congregation of the United Church of Christ, is a historically and predominantly LGBTQ congregation located in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas, in the United States. Cathedral of Hope is situated 1 mile southeast of The Spirit of Flight.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highland Park and University Park.
Highland Park
Village
Photo: Ansem27, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Highland Park is a town in central Dallas County, Texas, United States, with a population estimated to be 8,719 in 2022, dropping from the previously recorded 8,864 in 2020. Highland Park is situated 3 miles east of The Spirit of Flight.
University Park
Town
Photo: Drumguy8800, CC BY-SA 3.0.
University Park is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States, in suburban Dallas. The population was 25,278 at the 2020 census. The city is home to Southern Methodist University. University Park is situated 3½ miles east of The Spirit of Flight.
Design District
Quarter
The Design District is a neighborhood in central Dallas, Texas, just northwest of Downtown. It is bordered by I-35E on the north and east, Wycliff Avenue and the Trinity River levee on the west, and Continental Avenue on the south. Design District is situated 4 miles southeast of The Spirit of Flight.
The Spirit of Flight
- Category: tourism
- Location: Dallas, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.83959° or 32° 50′ 23″ northLongitude
-96.84561° or 96° 50′ 44″ westInception
1961Open location code
8645R5Q3+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 14099435506OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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