Washington Dulles International Airport

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Continent: North America Country: United States Region: Virginia
Washington Dulles International Airport
Location Dulles, Virginia
IATA code IAD
ICAO code KIAD
Airport type Commercial
Website http://www.metwashairports.com/Dulles/
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Dulles International is one of three major airports serving the Washington D.C. area (the other two being Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA/KDCA) and Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI/KBWI)). It is by far the largest of the three, being the only hub within reasonable distance of the U.S. capital city. The airport serves as an international hub for United, and, until the airline went out of business, also served as the hub for ill-fated Independence Air. The airfield has three main runways: 1L/19R, 1R/19L, and 12/30.

Official Spotting Locations

Udvar-Hazy Center Observation Tower

The observation and viewing tower at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center provides fairly decent views of aircraft approaching the 1's, and deparing the 19's, as the tower sits between the approach paths of the 1's.

Other Spotting Locations

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Facilities and Transportation