Washington Dulles International

Airport

(Basic Information - Airport 101)

For Publication on MWAA Website

April 4, 2018

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Property

• Originally built on 10,000 acres situated in Loudoun and

Fairfax Counties in Virginia, approximately 26 miles from

downtown Washington, D.C.

– 1999: 1,000 acres

acquired.

– 2005: 830 acres

acquired.

– Current land area:

11,830 acres

– Approximately 5,000

acres are used for

aircraft operations

today.

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IAD Airport 101

Runways

• Dulles Airport has 4 Runways.

• FAA New Runways EIS: approved a 5th runway parallel to existing

Runway 12/30 – 10,500 feet long and 150 feet wide

1R

19L

19C 19R

1C

1L 12

30

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Gates

• IAD Terminal has139 airline gates

– Concourse A: 35 commuter

gates + 12 gates

– Concourse B: 28 gates

– Concourse C: 22 gates

– Concourse D: 22 gates

– Concourse Z: 4 gates

– Hard Stand Aircraft Locations: 16

• 1985 Master Plan:

available acreage

can accommodate

well over 200 gates

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General Aviation

Signature Flight Support and Jet Aviation serve as the Fixed

Base Operators for the general aviation community.

– Signature: 67,000

sf facility on the

east side of the

Airport.

– Jet Aviation: 84,000

sf facility north of

the Terminal on the

west side of the

Airport.

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On-Airport Land Use

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Capital Improvement Program

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Primary Runway Operating Configurations

North Flow South or Mixed Flow

Source: Ricondo and Associates, Inc., based on based on Washington Dulles

International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower, November 2009; and based on

FAA AL-5100, Airport

Diagram, 17 DEC 2009.

Source: Ricondo and Associates, Inc., based on based on Washington Dulles

International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower, November 2009; and based on

FAA AL-5100, Airport

Diagram, 17 DEC 2009.

Secondary Departures Secondary Departures

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Traffic Patterns

North Flow South or Mixed Flow

Source: “Dulles International - Aircraft Procedures & Guidelines.” Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority. Accessed

March 28, 2018. http://www.flydulles.com/iad/dulles-international-aircraft-procedures-guidelines. Source: “Dulles International - Aircraft Procedures & Guidelines.” Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority. Accessed

March 28, 2018. http://www.flydulles.com/iad/dulles-international-aircraft-procedures-guidelines.

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