Dulles International Airport

Dulles International Airport (IAD) opened November 19th, 1962, with the unique architectural design by Eero Saarinen.  It is named after John Foster Dulles, who was Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 – 1959.

Thirty-four passenger airlines and five cargo integrators serve Washington Dulles International Airport.

Major airlines serving Dulles include:

• Aeroflot Russian Airlines
• Air Canada
• Air France
• AirTran Airlines
• AllNippon Airways
• American Airlines
• Austrian Airlines
• British Airways
• BWIA British West Indies Airlines
• Continental Airlines
• Delta Air Lines
• Delta Express
• Ethiopian Airlines
• Korean Air
• Lufthansa German Airlines
• MetroJet by US Airways
• Midwest Express
• Northwest Airlines
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
• Sabena Saudi Arabian Airlines
• Spanair
• Sun Country
• Swissair
• TACA International Airlines
• Trans World Airlines
• United Airlines
• US Airways
• Virgin Atlantic Airways

Regionals

• Continental Connection
• Continental Express
• Delta Airlines
• Midwest Express Connection
• United Airlines
• US Airways

Nonstop service is offered daily to 80 U.S. cities and direct service to 28 foreign cities.

Ground Transportation

The 16-mile Dulles Airport Access Road provides two dedicated lanes in each direction and a direct connection to Interstate Route I-66 and the Capital Beltway.

The Washington Flyer Express Bus
Operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the Washington Flyer Express Bus provides frequent inter-airport service between Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International Airports and downtown locations.

Metrorail
Washington Flyer Bus service is available every 30 minutes to link the West Falls Church (VA) Metrorail Station and the airport.

SuperShuttle
SuperShuttle provides Door-to-Door Shared-Ride Service. SuperShuttle will pick you up and take you to and from the hotel and all three airports.  A fleet of 117 vans, which hold up to seven passengers each, provides service from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. daily.  Twenty-four hour advance reservations are recommended. Call SuperShuttle at 800-BLUEVAN (1-800-258-3826).

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