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IAD: 5 Things We Love about Washington Dulles International Airport

07/28/20
Our “5 Things We Love About…” series celebrates features and amenities at airports around the country and the world. Today, we are landing at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). We know that right now some of the features we mention might be temporarily unavailable due to health concerns. But we are confident they will be →

Tidbits for travelers: new airport, new avatar on duty

06/04/12
Mari, a Stuck at The Airport reader who works in air navigation in Georgia – the country, not the state – wrote to draw our attention to the King David the Builder International Airport being built in Kutaisi, Georgia by the Dutch architectural firm, UNStudio. The airport is scheduled to be completed by September, 2012. →

Cute alert at PIT, IAD and DCA airports

12/01/09
Many airports are already all gussied up for the holidays, and over the next few days loads more will join in. Students from the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland will celebrate the annual tree-trimming celebration at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport by decorating trees with “Winter Wonderland-themed ornaments they →

Free stuff: Win one of 40 free trips in Virginia.

01/27/09
To mark the 40th anniversary of the state’s “Virginia is for Lovers” marketing campaign, Virginia tourism officials are giving away 40 trips in 40 weeks. Each has a different theme. And as far as I can tell even the grand prize options don’t include airfare.  But if you live out that way or win a →

Smoking at airports. Good or bad?

01/21/09
If, like President Barack Obama, you haven’t quite kicked the smoking habit yet, you might be on the look-out for airports where you can grab a smoke indoors without having to trek out to the curb. Or perhaps you’d like to know where all the non-smoking airports are so that you can breathe free when →

Watch out for flying turkeys

11/25/08
If you’re passing through Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) or Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) tomorrow, keep an eye out for turkeys. Feathered ones. On Wednesday (if news is slow), President Bush is scheduled to pardon a turkey presented to him by the National Turkey Federation. It’s a tradition that some folks believe dates back →

New tool helps travelers reach new runways at three airports

11/21/08
Yesterday was “New Runway Day” at three major U.S. airports. Washington Dulles International Airport, Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and my hometown Seattle-Tacoma International Airport all cut the ribbon on new runways. What do these high-ticket investments in airport infrastructure mean for air travelers? Ideally, improved safety, reduced delays, and space for an extra 330,000 take-offs →