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foot runways at the Mineral Wells Airport which is
located in far western Parker County along the Palo
Pinto County line.
BY LAND
Parker County is part of the Dallas–Fort
Worth–Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
(MSA), an official title designated by the United
States Office of Management and Budget. It
encompasses 13 counties within the U.S. state of
Texas including Parker County. East Parker County
is just minutes west of Fort Worth, and is served by
several roadways: Interstate 20, U.S. Highway 180,
State FM 1187 and State FM 5. Interstate 30 joins
Interstate 20 near the eastern boundary of Parker
County.
BY RAIL
Passenger service on the Amtrak Texas Eagle is
available at the Intermodal Transportation Center
in downtown Fort Worth. Intermodal freight
transportation is handled by the Union Pacific
Railroad, which runs across Parker County. Rail
from across the nation intersects at Tower 55 in Fort
Worth. The Dallas-Fort Worth region is the nation’s
largest non-border international port of entry.
Commuter rail is available via the Trinity
Railway Express (TRE) which links Fort Worth and
Dallas with more than 30 trips per day beginning
as early as 5 a.m. The service is available at two
stations in downtown Fort Worth, the Intermodal
Transportation Center and the T&P Station.
Parking is available at the T&P for day trips only,
no overnight parking is available. Other stops along
the TRE include DFW Airport, Richland Hills,
Bell Helicopter, UT Southwestern Medical Center
and Dallas Market Center, American Airlines
Center, Irving and downtown Dallas. Other
destinations are available via public transit in
Fort Worth and Dallas at the end of the rail lines.
TRE service is also available on Saturday with
18 scheduled trips eastward to Dallas as well as
special trains for sporting and other events at the
American Airlines Center.
PHOTO CREDIT: AIRMEDCARE NETWORK
BY AIR
For long-range commercial flights, Dallas/Fort
Worth International Airport is less than an hour’s
drive. Alliance International Airport, a growing
hub for corporate and freight air service, is about
30 miles away. Meacham Airport, 15 miles away,
provides private corporate jet service. The Parker
County Airport, a small private facility located near
FM 5 and Interstate 20, serves small private aircraft.
Also, in Dallas is Love Field, the home of Southwest
Airlines, which has expanded low-cost passenger
service all over the country as well as international
flights to several cities in Mexico.
HEALTHCARE
Medical City Weatherford is a 103-bed, all private
room hospital that includes a network of medical
clinics serving Parker County. The dedicated and
experienced medical staff represents more than 31
medical specialties. Medical City’s comprehensive
health care services encompass inpatient and
outpatient care, and medical, surgical and emergency
care, to name a few. It has recently added heart
and vascular center featuring two cardiac cath labs,
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