IAD — Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C.
Opened in 1962 on a huge greenfield site 40 km from Washington. Its Eero Saarinen terminal, with a sweeping curved roof, is among the most admired buildings in aviation.
The airport
- City
- Washington, D.C.
- Country/region
- United States of America
- Runway
- 3,506 m
- Slots
- 270
- Open
- 1962 onwards
- International flights
- Accepted
- Playable in
- US Widebody Golden Age · US Jet Age to Modern · US Low-Cost & Globalization · US Modern
Its 3,506 m runway takes 181 of the game's 182 aircraft types — up to the Airbus A380-800.
About Washington, D.C.
Capital of the United States, on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia. Government business generates constant, recession-proof travel, and its airports serve a large affluent region besides.
Population about 5,580,000 at the game's 2010 snapshot.
Washington, D.C. is a business market: its traffic comes from companies and connections rather than from holidays, which rewards frequency over seat count.