AirportsWashington Dulles International Airport is a large airport serving Dulles, in Virginia, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IAD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IAD
- ICAO code
- KIAD
- City
- Dulles
- State or region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 38.9445° N, 77.4558° W
- Elevation
- 95 m (312 ft)
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 3,505 m (11,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IAD means Washington Dulles International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KIAD. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.9445° N, 77.4558° W. It stands 95 metres (312 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Washington Dulles International Airport has 4 runways in the data. The longest is 3,505 metres (11,500 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 43.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01C/19C | 3,505 m 11,500 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 01R/19L | 3,505 m 11,500 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 12/30 | 3,201 m 10,501 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 01L/19R | 2,865 m 9,400 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportWashington | DCA | 38 km |
| Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportBaltimore | BWI | 73 km |
| Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson FieldHagerstown | HGR | 88 km |
| Charlottesville Albemarle AirportCharlottesville | CHO | 125 km |
| Shenandoah Valley Regional AirportWeyers Cave | SHD | 146 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,059 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,861 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,356 km | 14 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,902 km | 7 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 366 km | 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,674 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,532 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,891 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,681 km | 19 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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