# Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD / KIAD)

**Washington Dulles International Airport** (IATA: IAD, ICAO: KIAD) is a large airport in Dulles, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1962. It has 4 runways; the longest is 11,500 ft (3,505 m). It is operated by Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. In 2025 it handled 27.9 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IAD / KIAD
- FAA: IAD
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
- Serves: Dulles, Virginia, United States
- Opened: 1962
- Elevation: 312 ft / 95 m
- Coordinates: 38.9445, -77.4558
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 11,500 ft / 3,505 m
- Instrument procedures: 28 approaches, 10 departures, 10 arrivals
- Passengers: 27,932,034 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://flydulles.com/iad/dulles-international-airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulles_International_Airport (46 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466835
- Weather station: KIAD · WMO 72403
- Ident: KIAD

## Timeline

- 1962: Washington Dulles International Airport opens.
- 7 Jun 1987: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority becomes the owner.
- 7 Jun 1987: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01C/19C | 11,500 ft / 3,505 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 001° / 181° | yes |
| 01R/19L | 11,500 ft / 3,505 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 001° / 181° | yes |
| 12/30 | 10,501 ft / 3,201 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 111° / 291° | yes |
| 01L/19R | 9,400 ft / 2,865 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 001° / 181° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05100AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 21,420,385 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 20,970,412 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 21,355,323 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 22,233,443 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 23,493,221 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 24,019,866 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 7,892,355 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 14,527,504 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 20,698,191 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 24,472,462 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 26,491,652 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 27,932,034 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

166 destinations in 51 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (141)

- [CHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcho.md) Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · United States · 78 mi / 125 km · United Express
- [MDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdt.md) Harrisburg International Airport · United States · 94 mi / 151 km · United Express
- [RIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kric.md) Richmond International Airport · United States · 99 mi / 160 km · United Express
- [JST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjst.md) John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport · United States · 120 mi / 193 km · United Express
- [SCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kunv.md) State College Regional Airport · United States · 133 mi / 214 km · United Express
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 134 mi / 216 km · United Express
- [MGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmgw.md) Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field · United States · 140 mi / 226 km · United Express
- [LYH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klyh.md) Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field · United States · 147 mi / 236 km · United Express
- [CKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kckb.md) North Central West Virginia Airport · United States · 150 mi / 242 km · United Express
- [ORF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korf.md) Norfolk International Airport · United States · 157 mi / 253 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [ROA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroa.md) Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · United States · 177 mi / 285 km · United Express
- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 182 mi / 293 km · United Express
- [AVP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavp.md) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport · United States · 189 mi / 304 km · United Express
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 212 mi / 341 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 224 mi / 361 km · United Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 227 mi / 366 km · Delta Connection
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 228 mi / 367 km · United Express
- [GSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgso.md) Piedmont Triad International Airport · United States · 239 mi / 385 km · United Express
- [ITH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kith.md) Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport · United States · 250 mi / 403 km · United Express
- [BUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbuf.md) Buffalo Niagara International Airport · United States · 284 mi / 457 km · United Express
- [CLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcle.md) Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · United States · 288 mi / 463 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [ROC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroc.md) Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport · United States · 289 mi / 465 km · United Express
- [SYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksyr.md) Syracuse Hancock International Airport · United States · 296 mi / 477 km · United Express
- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · United States · 299 mi / 481 km · United Express
- [TRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktri.md) Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport · United States · 320 mi / 515 km · Breeze Airways
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 321 mi / 517 km · United Express, American Eagle, American Airlines
- [ALB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalb.md) Albany International Airport · United States · 325 mi / 523 km · United Express
- [BDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl.md) Bradley International Airport · United States · 325 mi / 523 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [YTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cytz.md) Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport · Canada · 339 mi / 545 km · Porter Airlines, Air Canada Express
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 345 mi / 556 km · United Express, Air Canada Express
- [DAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kday.md) James M. Cox Dayton International Airport · United States · 367 mi / 590 km · United Express
- [AVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavl.md) Asheville Regional Airport · United States · 370 mi / 596 km · Allegiant Air
- [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · United States · 371 mi / 597 km · United Express
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 383 mi / 616 km · United Express, Delta Connection
- [GSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgsp.md) Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · United States · 384 mi / 618 km · United Express
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 387 mi / 623 km · United Express
- [CAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcae.md) Columbia Metropolitan Airport · United States · 401 mi / 646 km · United Express
- [OGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kogs.md) Ogdensburg International Airport · United States · 409 mi / 659 km · Breeze Airways
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 412 mi / 663 km · United Airlines
- [MHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmht.md) Manchester-Boston Regional Airport · United States · 418 mi / 672 km · United Express
- [TYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys.md) McGhee Tyson Airport · United States · 419 mi / 674 km · United Express, Allegiant Air
- [BTV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtv.md) Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport · United States · 442 mi / 711 km · United Express
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 442 mi / 712 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [PBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbg.md) Plattsburgh International Airport · United States · 444 mi / 715 km · Contour Airlines
- [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 450 mi / 724 km · United Express
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 450 mi / 725 km · United Express
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 475 mi / 765 km · United Express
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 489 mi / 787 km · United Express, Air Canada Express
- [PWM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwm.md) Portland International Jetport · United States · 493 mi / 793 km · United Express
- [SBN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksbn.md) South Bend International Airport · United States · 504 mi / 811 km · United Express, Breeze Airways
- [SAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksav.md) Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · United States · 516 mi / 830 km · United Express, Allegiant Air
- [OWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kowb.md) Owensboro Daviess County Airport · United States · 533 mi / 857 km · United Express
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 534 mi / 859 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 541 mi / 871 km · United Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 587 mi / 945 km · United Airlines
- [HSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khsv.md) Huntsville International Airport · United States · 595 mi / 957 km · United Express
- [JAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjax.md) Jacksonville International Airport · United States · 631 mi / 1,016 km · Allegiant Air, United Airlines
- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · United States · 695 mi / 1,118 km · United Express
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 759 mi / 1,222 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [VPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps.md) Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · United States · 778 mi / 1,252 km · Allegiant Air
- [VRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvrb.md) Vero Beach Regional Airport · United States · 798 mi / 1,285 km · Breeze Airways
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 812 mi / 1,307 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [MOB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmob.md) Mobile Regional Airport · United States · 835 mi / 1,344 km · United Express
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 851 mi / 1,369 km · Allegiant Air
- [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 871 mi / 1,402 km · Allegiant Air
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 893 mi / 1,437 km · United Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 903 mi / 1,453 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 907 mi / 1,459 km · United Express, Delta Connection
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 923 mi / 1,486 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 924 mi / 1,487 km · United Express
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 955 mi / 1,537 km · United Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,169 mi / 1,882 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,189 mi / 1,913 km · United Airlines
- [PLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mbpv.md) Providenciales International Airport · Turks & Caicos Islands · 1,225 mi / 1,972 km · United Airlines
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 1,295 mi / 2,084 km · United Airlines
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,357 mi / 2,184 km · United Airlines
- [SAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksat.md) San Antonio International Airport · United States · 1,360 mi / 2,189 km · United Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,449 mi / 2,332 km · United Airlines
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 1,510 mi / 2,430 km · United Airlines
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 1,575 mi / 2,534 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [STT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tist.md) Cyril E. King Airport · U.S. Virgin Islands · 1,609 mi / 2,589 km · United Airlines
- [PVU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvu.md) Provo Municipal Airport · United States · 1,816 mi / 2,922 km · Breeze Airways
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 1,824 mi / 2,935 km · United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [GUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt.md) La Aurora International Airport · Guatemala · 1,862 mi / 2,996 km · Avianca Costa Rica
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 1,865 mi / 3,002 km · United Airlines, Aeroméxico
- [AUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnca.md) Queen Beatrix International Airport · Aruba · 1,883 mi / 3,031 km · United Airlines
- [SAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mslp.md) El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez · El Salvador · 1,899 mi / 3,056 km · Volaris El Salvador, Avianca El Salvador
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,952 mi / 3,141 km · United Airlines
- [CTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcg.md) Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Colombia · 1,973 mi / 3,175 km · United Airlines
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 1,993 mi / 3,208 km · Volaris
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 2,060 mi / 3,316 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 2,067 mi / 3,327 km · Copa Airlines
- [BGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tbpb.md) Grantley Adams International Airport · Barbados · 2,098 mi / 3,376 km · United Airlines
- [SJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsd.md) Los Cabos International Airport · Mexico · 2,183 mi / 3,513 km · United Airlines
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 2,248 mi / 3,618 km · United Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [SNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksna.md) John Wayne Orange County International Airport · United States · 2,261 mi / 3,638 km · United Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,283 mi / 3,674 km · United Airlines, American Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 2,300 mi / 3,702 km · United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 2,321 mi / 3,736 km · United Airlines
- [SMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf.md) Sacramento International Airport · United States · 2,352 mi / 3,785 km · United Airlines
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 2,375 mi / 3,822 km · Avianca
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 2,413 mi / 3,883 km · United Airlines
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 2,793 mi / 4,495 km · Icelandair
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 3,395 mi / 5,464 km · United Airlines, Aer Lingus
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 3,468 mi / 5,581 km · United Airlines
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 3,583 mi / 5,766 km · United Airlines, TAP Air Portugal
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 3,667 mi / 5,902 km · United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 3,806 mi / 6,125 km · United Airlines, Iberia
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 3,821 mi / 6,149 km · Royal Air Maroc
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 3,851 mi / 6,198 km · Air France, United Airlines
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 3,857 mi / 6,207 km · United Airlines, KLM
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 3,882 mi / 6,247 km · United Airlines
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 3,947 mi / 6,352 km · United Airlines
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 4,049 mi / 6,516 km · United Airlines
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 4,063 mi / 6,539 km · Scandinavian Airlines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 4,070 mi / 6,550 km · United Airlines, Lufthansa
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 4,080 mi / 6,566 km · United Airlines
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 4,146 mi / 6,673 km · United Airlines
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 4,252 mi / 6,843 km · United Airlines, Lufthansa
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 4,452 mi / 7,165 km · Austrian Airlines
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 4,494 mi / 7,232 km · ITA Airways, United Airlines
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 4,753 mi / 7,649 km · United Airlines
- [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 4,809 mi / 7,740 km · United Airlines
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 5,211 mi / 8,387 km · Turkish Airlines
- [ACC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dgaa.md) Kotoka International Airport · Ghana · 5,293 mi / 8,518 km · United Airlines
- [LFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dxxx.md) Lomé–Tokoin International Airport · Togo · 5,345 mi / 8,602 km · Ethiopian Airlines
- [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 5,438 mi / 8,752 km · United Airlines
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 5,830 mi / 9,383 km · EgyptAir
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 5,891 mi / 9,481 km · United Airlines
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 5,952 mi / 9,579 km · Royal Jordanian
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 6,582 mi / 10,592 km · Saudia
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 6,737 mi / 10,842 km · Saudia
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 6,767 mi / 10,891 km · United Airlines, All Nippon Airways
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 6,905 mi / 11,113 km · Air China
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 6,914 mi / 11,127 km · Qatar Airways
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 6,943 mi / 11,173 km · Air Premia, Korean Air
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 7,056 mi / 11,356 km · Emirates
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 7,075 mi / 11,386 km · Etihad Airways
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 7,185 mi / 11,563 km · Ethiopian Airlines
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 7,851 mi / 12,635 km · EVA Air
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 7,931 mi / 12,764 km · United Airlines

### Seasonal (40)

- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 182 mi / 293 km · United Airlines
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 224 mi / 361 km · United Express
- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · United States · 299 mi / 481 km · United Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 321 mi / 517 km · United Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 345 mi / 556 km · Air Canada
- [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 373 mi / 600 km · United Express
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 383 mi / 616 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PWM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwm.md) Portland International Jetport · United States · 493 mi / 793 km · United Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 534 mi / 859 km · United Express
- [TVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktvc.md) Cherry Capital Airport · United States · 578 mi / 931 km · United Express
- [YQB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqb.md) Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport · Canada · 623 mi / 1,002 km · United Express
- [JAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjax.md) Jacksonville International Airport · United States · 631 mi / 1,016 km · United Express
- [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Canada · 825 mi / 1,327 km · United Express
- [DJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbi.md) President Donald J. Trump International Airport · United States · 861 mi / 1,385 km · United Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 907 mi / 1,459 km · Sun Country Airlines
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 955 mi / 1,537 km · United Express
- [NAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mynn.md) Lynden Pindling International Airport · Bahamas · 961 mi / 1,546 km · United Express
- [EYW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keyw.md) Key West International Airport · United States · 1,025 mi / 1,650 km · United Express
- [GCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mwcr.md) Owen Roberts International Airport · Cayman Islands · 1,378 mi / 2,217 km · United Airlines
- [MBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mkjs.md) Sangster International Airport · Jamaica · 1,412 mi / 2,273 km · United Airlines
- [EGE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kege.md) Eagle County Regional Airport · United States · 1,569 mi / 2,525 km · United Airlines
- [HDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khdn.md) Yampa Valley Airport · United States · 1,578 mi / 2,539 km · United Airlines
- [ABQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kabq.md) Albuquerque International Sunport · United States · 1,624 mi / 2,614 km · United Airlines
- [SXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncm.md) Princess Juliana International Airport · Sint Maarten · 1,681 mi / 2,706 km · United Airlines
- [JAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjac.md) Jackson Hole Airport · United States · 1,746 mi / 2,810 km · United Airlines
- [BZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbzn.md) Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport · United States · 1,770 mi / 2,848 km · United Airlines
- [GUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt.md) La Aurora International Airport · Guatemala · 1,862 mi / 2,996 km · United Airlines
- [SAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mslp.md) El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez · El Salvador · 1,899 mi / 3,056 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 1,947 mi / 3,133 km · WestJet, United Airlines
- [SJO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mroc.md) Juan Santamaría International Airport · Costa Rica · 2,043 mi / 3,288 km · United Airlines, Avianca Costa Rica
- [PSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsp.md) Palm Springs International Airport · United States · 2,183 mi / 3,514 km · United Airlines
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 2,338 mi / 3,763 km · United Airlines
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 2,793 mi / 4,495 km · United Airlines
- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 3,348 mi / 5,388 km · United Airlines
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 3,882 mi / 6,247 km · Brussels Airlines
- [VVI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/slvr.md) Viru Viru International Airport · Bolivia · 4,018 mi / 6,467 km · Boliviana de Aviación
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 4,209 mi / 6,773 km · United Airlines
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 4,212 mi / 6,778 km · United Airlines
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 4,369 mi / 7,032 km · United Airlines
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 5,156 mi / 8,298 km · United Airlines

### Cargo (1)

- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 212 mi / 341 km · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from IAD, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (5)

- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 89
- ZW [Air Wisconsin](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-wisconsin)
- C5 [CommuteAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/commuteair)
- EV [ExpressJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/expressjet)
- YV [Mesa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mesa-airlines)

### Passenger (50)

- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 59
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 9
- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 7
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 5
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 4
- [Air Canada Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-express) · 3
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 3
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 3
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 2
- LR [Avianca Costa Rica](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-costa-rica) · 2
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 2
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 2
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 2
- EI [Aer Lingus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aer-lingus) · 1
- AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 1
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 1 · seasonal
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 1
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- YP [Air Premia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-premia) · 1
- NH [All Nippon Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/all-nippon-airways) · 1
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- TA [Avianca El Salvador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-el-salvador) · 1
- OB [Boliviana de Aviación](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/boliviana-de-aviacion) · 1 · seasonal
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- SN [Brussels Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/brussels-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- LF [Contour Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/contour-airlines) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 1
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1
- FI [Icelandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/icelandair) · 1
- AZ [ITA Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ita-airways) · 1
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1
- PD [Porter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/porter-airlines) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 1
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1
- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 1
- SY [Sun Country Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sun-country-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- VS [Virgin Atlantic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-atlantic) · 1
- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 1
- N3 [Volaris El Salvador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris-el-salvador) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1 · seasonal

### Cargo (1)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1

Former hub of [Atlantic Coast Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlantic-coast-airlines), [Colgan Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/colgan-air), [Compass Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/compass-airlines), [Independence Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/independence-air), [Presidential Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/presidential-airways).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 27.9M (2025) | #80 of 3,974 | #25 in North America | #22 in US |
| Longest runway | 11,500 ft / 3,505 m | =471 of 29,858 | =115 in North America | =100 in US |
| Elevation | 312 ft / 95 m | #31,026 of 43,403 | #14,354 in North America | #12,083 in US |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =3,377 in North America | =3,299 in US |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =20 in North America | =19 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | POTOMAC APP | 120.450 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 134.850 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 135.700 |
| DEP | POTOMAC DEP | 125.050 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RCO | ARMEL RCO | 113.500 |
| RMP | RAMP CON | 129.550 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.100 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [MNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khef.md) Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field · 16 mi / 25 km
- [DAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdaa.md) Davison Army Air Field · 22 mi / 35 km
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · 23 mi / 38 km
- [NYG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knyg.md) Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field · 32 mi / 51 km
- [ADW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kadw.md) Joint Base Andrews · 33 mi / 53 km
- [FME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfme.md) Fort Meade Executive Airport · 39 mi / 62 km

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #74
- [Most connected](https://dromopedia.com/collections/most-connected) #48

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Dulles International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dulles_International_Airport&oldid=1376690197), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad/data