Stockyards · Luxury
Hotel Drover
A ranch-style luxury hotel in the Stockyards, with a pool and 97 West Kitchen & Bar.
Official details for Hotel DroverTexas · Couples · Two nights
Fort Worth & the Stockyards
Cowtown: longhorns, steaks and great art.
Fort Worth is where the West begins. Watch longhorns parade down Exchange Avenue in the Stockyards’ daily cattle drive, two-step at Billy Bob’s, eat a steak at a 1940s steakhouse, then spend a morning at the Kimbell and Amon Carter art museums. Pilots can start at the Vintage Flying Museum right on the airfield.
StockyardsSteakhousesArt museums
YOUR ROUTEKMYR to KFTW
STRAIGHT-LINE DISTANCE~926 NM
ILLUSTRATIVE FLIGHT TIME~6 hr 26 min
WEEKEND STYLETwo nights · Rideshare + walks
Time illustration: direct distance at 150 KTAS plus 15 minutes for departure and arrival, matching the discovery page. Use ForeFlight for your actual flight plan.
01 / Aviation & getting around
Land five minutes from the Stockyards.
KFTW, Fort Worth Meacham International, is a towered airport just north of downtown, about five minutes from the Stockyards.
The FBO
Texas Jet
817-624-8438200 Texas Way, Fort Worth, TX 76106
Texas Jet is open 24 hours. Ask about rental cars, parking and fees. No live fuel price is shown.
Meacham sits under the Dallas–Fort Worth Class B airspace, among the busiest in the country. Brief your arrival carefully. About 930 nm from Myrtle Beach: plan a fuel stop and three nights. Review the sectional and current NOTAMs.
02 / Where to stay
In the Stockyards or downtown.
Rates and availability need travel dates.
Stockyards · Since 1907
Stockyards Hotel
A historic hotel on Exchange Avenue, in the middle of the action.
Official details for Stockyards HotelExplore more
Visit Fort Worth
More hotels downtown and in the Cultural District.
Official details for Visit Fort Worth03 / Where to eat
Steaks, Tex-Mex and a ranch kitchen.
Reserve weekend dinners.
Friday dinner · Since 1947
Cattlemen’s Steak House
A classic Stockyards steakhouse, a Fort Worth institution.
Official details for Cattlemen’s Steak HouseSaturday dinner · Hotel Drover
97 West Kitchen & Bar
Ranch-inspired cooking at Hotel Drover.
Official details for 97 West Kitchen & BarLunch · Since 1935
Joe T. Garcia’s
Tex-Mex in a huge garden patio near the Stockyards. A Fort Worth tradition.
Official details for Joe T. Garcia’s04 / Things to do
Cowboys, art and airplanes.
One day in the Stockyards, one in the museums.
Fort Worth Stockyards
The daily longhorn cattle drive, rodeos on weekends and Western shops along Exchange Avenue.
Stockyards informationVintage Flying Museum
On Meacham Field, home of the B-17 Chuckie and other vintage aircraft.
Visit informationKimbell Art Museum
A world-class collection in a celebrated Louis Kahn building, in the Cultural District.
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Remington, Russell and American masters, with free admission.
Visit information05 / What’s happening
Sometimes the season is the reason to fly.
This prototype links to the local visitor site. It does not yet match events to your travel dates.
January–February
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
A huge rodeo and livestock show. Book early.
Weekends
Stockyards Championship Rodeo
Rodeo every Friday and Saturday night.
Spring & fall
Best seasons
Mild weather; summers are hot.
Concerts, festivals & local happenings
Check the local calendar when choosing a weekend, and confirm dates and tickets with the organizer.
06 / Suggested itinerary
Friday in. Sunday home.
A sample long weekend: the Stockyards, a honky-tonk and the museums. Plan three nights for the flight. No bookings or availability confirmed.
Day trip version
Just for the day
- Arrive
Land at KFTW mid-morning.
- Midday
The cattle drive and lunch at Joe T. Garcia’s.
- Afternoon
The Vintage Flying Museum, then fly home.
DAY 1
Arrive & airplanes
- Arrival
Land at KFTW, subject to weather, your fuel stop and your actual flight plan.
- Afternoon
The Vintage Flying Museum on the field, then check in.
- Evening
Dinner at Cattlemen’s.
DAY 2
The Stockyards
- Morning
The cattle drive on Exchange Avenue.
- Afternoon
Lunch at Joe T. Garcia’s.
- Evening
Dinner at 97 West, then Billy Bob’s.
DAY 3
Art & home
- Morning
The Kimbell and the Amon Carter.
- Before leaving
Allow time at the FBO.
- Fly home
A long trip home. Start early and let weather set the plan.
Longer stay · Add a day
With an extra day
- Morning
The Kimbell and the Modern Art Museum.
- Afternoon
The Fort Worth Botanic Garden.
- Evening
A rodeo night in the Stockyards.
07 / Good to know
Keep the weekend easy to change.
These details make the difference between an appealing list and a usable getaway.
Book in this order
Lodging first, then dinners and show tickets.
Class B airspace
Meacham is under DFW’s Class B. Brief your route carefully.
Long flight
About 930 nm. Plan a fuel stop and extra nights.
Weather
Spring brings severe storms; summer is hot.
Reviewed · Destination 64
Reviewed November 4, 2026.
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