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- IAD Airport Contact
45020 Aviation Dr
Sterling, VA 20166
United States
Phone: 7034178600
Website for Washington Dulles Airport: http://www.metwashairports.com
- IAD Airport Overview
Washington Dulles International Airport IAD is located in Chantilly, Virginia, and is 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C., the Nation's Capitol. The airport is connected to the region’s highway system via a 16-mile Airport Access Highway. A new highway ramp from the Eastbound Dulles Greenway now provides direct access to Dulles International Airport. The entrance to the new ramp is located just beyond the Main Greenway Toll Plaza. At present the Airport has four runways and is served by a multitude of domestic and international airlines offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe. Commercial planes operate from midfield concourses A, B, C and D and Z-gates, connected to the Main Terminal.
The four-level Passenger Terminal has a Main Terminal with Concourses A, B, C & D, plus Z gates; the small International Arrivals Building is attached to the Main Terminal. Two new levels have just been added: 1. the Aero Train Station level, 40 feet below ground, and 2. the new Mezzanine level, containing the new security checkpoints located at either end of it - passengers can enter security screening via ticket counter at Departure Level; or via Arrivals Level near baggage claims 4 & 12.
Other amenities can be found at the two above-ground levels: 3. Departures/Ticketing Level: Currency Exchange; Food/Beverage; Gift Shop; Ticketing. 4. Arrivals/Baggage Claim Level: Baggage Claim Carousels; ATM/Cash Machine; Dulles Diamond Lane; Food/Beverage; Gift Shop; Information Counter; Lost & Found; Moving Walkway; USO Lounge; Washington Flyer Coach Service; and security checkpoints--for travelers with pre-printed boarding passes, a convenient choice would be the Dulles Diamond for Expert Travelers, located in the Arrivals level near baggage claim 8. The new AeroTrain carries passengers between the Main Terminal and Concourses A, B, and C. The stations are located at convenient points along the concourses to minimize walking distances to the airline gates.
The following parking choices are available: Two five-level Daily Parking Garages 1 and 2 with shuttle buses to the terminal; Daily Garage 1 is connected to the passenger terminal via a walkway; an Hourly Lot, Valet Parking, and Economy Lots (blue, green, gold and purple). If you need to pick up a passenger at the airport, use the free (up to one hour) Cell Phone Lot at Rudder Rod/Autopilot Drive. Follow signs to the Lot; drive passed the economy parking entrance to your right, after the traffic light turn left into the Cell Phone Lot. When your party calls you, ask to walk up the arrival ramp and look for the door number designated outside. Once you get that number, check the terminal map posted inside your Lot and drive up to the Arrivals Ramp for pickup. To obtain parking information call (703) 572-4500. When approaching the airport, tune your radio to AM 530 for current parking rates, locations and availability. Parking Locator Cards are available from the bright yellow boxes in the Daily Garage elevator lobbies and Economy Lot shuttle stops. Each card is color-coded with information about nearby parking locations. Tear off the tabs and keep the card to find your vehicle.
To get from the Airport to your destination, you will find your mode of transportation at the following locations: Ground Transportation Level: Rental Cars; Hotel Information; Taxi/Shared Van; Parking. Curb Level: Metrobus Route 5A Service to/from L’Enfant Plaza and Rosslyn - Door 4, Curb 2E; Air & Space Museum Shuttle Bus - Curb 2E; Hotel Pick Up - Door 2, Curb 2A or Door 6, Curb 2H; Rental Car Shuttle - Door 4, Curb 2E.
NOTE: The International Arrivals building is undergoing extensive expansion; this project is expected to be completed by late 2011.
NOTICE: Construction of the Washington D.C. to Dulles Metro Rail started in Spring 2009 and involves a 23-mile extension of Metro's existing Orange line from East Falls Church West to Dulles Airport and Loudon County. The line is being built in two phases. Phase 1 will run from the East Falls Church Metro Station westward with four stations in Tysons Corner to the Wiehle Avenue Station at the eastern edge of Reston. Service is presently scheduled for late 2013. Phase 2--scheduled for 2016--has six stations: Reston Parkway, Herndon-Monroe, Route 28, Dulles Airport, Route 606 and Route 772.
- Main Terminal / Concourses at Washington Dulles IAD Airport
There is a Main Terminal and five Councourses (A, B, C, D, G).
