Dallas Wings moving full home schedule to American Airlines Center for 2027 season
The Dallas Wings announced they will play all home games at the American Airlines Center, the 20,000-seat downtown arena shared with the NBA Mavericks, for the 2027 season while construction delays persist on their permanent home at the Dallas Memorial Auditorium. The move represents a significant upgrade from their current 6,251-seat facility on the University of Texas at Arlington campus, though the arrangement is temporary.
The Dallas Wings will play all home games at the American Airlines Center, a 20,000-seat downtown arena shared with the NBA Mavericks, for the 2027 season, the franchise announced. The move marks a significant facility upgrade from College Park Center on the University of Texas at Arlington campus, where the Wings have played since relocating to North Texas in 2016. College Park Center seats 6,251 and sits approximately 20 miles from downtown Dallas.
The Wings signed a 15-year use agreement with the city of Dallas in 2024 to play at a renovated Dallas Memorial Auditorium, which will have approximately 10,000 seats and is located only a few blocks from the American Airlines Center. However, construction delays at that facility have forced the team to seek interim accommodations.
Dallas Wings CEO and managing partner Greg Bibb said in a statement, per ESPN, that the announcement marks a pivotal step in the team's relocation to Dallas as well as continued growth as a professional sports enterprise. The American Airlines Center arrangement is expected to be temporary, though no end date for the agreement has been specified in available sources.
The Wings have tested the downtown venue in limited fashion: they played two regular-season games at the American Airlines Center in 2025 and have two more scheduled for the remainder of the 2025 season. The team beat the Chicago Sky in one of those earlier games.
Separately, the Wings are constructing a $55 million training facility in a Dallas neighborhood, scheduled to open in April 2027. The timeline for completion of the permanent Dallas Memorial Auditorium home remains unclear, raising questions about how long the shared-arena arrangement will persist.
The Dallas Wings will play a full home schedule at the 20,000-seat American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas for the 2027 season, a temporary arrangement while their permanent 10,000-seat home at Dallas Memorial Auditorium faces construction delays.
The Wings now have a significantly larger and more centrally located venue for 2027, but the temporary nature of the American Airlines Center arrangement underscores continued uncertainty about their permanent facility. Watch for construction updates on Dallas Memorial Auditorium and any clarification from the city or franchise about when the Wings will move into their own home.
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