Washington Dulles International
IAD · KIAD · Washington, District of Columbia · Loudoun County · map
Washington Dulles International is a public-use airport owned by Metro Wash Arpt Authority, 20 miles west of Washington, District of Columbia, 312 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 01C/19C, is 11,500 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KIAD · observed 5:52 pm EDT (21:52 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 63°F (17°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter 30.10 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KIAD 062152Z 21003KT 10SM CLR 17/03 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01720028
TAF KIAD 062100Z 0621/0724 23004KT P6SM SKC FM062300 00000KT P6SM SKC FM071400 19007KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IAD · ICAO KIAD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Metro Wash Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 312 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1962
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01C/19C | 11,500 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 01R/19L | 11,500 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 10,501 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 01L/19R | 9,400 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 01C: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 19C: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), 11,089 ft available for landing
- Runway 01R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 19L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), pole 38 ft high 1,900 ft from the end
- Runway 12: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 01L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 19R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS · Iad and automated weather (ASOS) | 134.85 | Dulles |
| Clearance delivery | 135.7 | Dulles |
| Ground West | 121.625 | Dulles |
| Ground East | 121.9 | Dulles |
| Tower Runway 01R/19L | 120.1 | Dulles |
| Tower Runway 01C/19C | 120.25 | Dulles |
| Tower Runway 01L/19R, runway 12/30 | 134.425 | Dulles |
| Approach · Class B airspace · Gibbz and star arriving from headings 241 to 330 | 120.45 | Dulles |
| Approach · Class B airspace · Hyper and star arriving from headings 331 to 090 | 126.1 | Dulles |
| Approach · Cavlr and star · Class B airspace arriving from headings 091 to 240 | 128.525 | Dulles |
| Capital and dp · Departure · Departure procedure (JCOBY) Potomac departure con north; arriving from headings 300 to 010 | 125.05 | Dulles |
| Departure procedure (BUNZZ) · Capital and dp · Departure procedure (CLTCH) Potomac departure con south; arriving from headings 190 to 300 | 126.65 | Dulles |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Dulles |
| Ramp and ctl Midfld | 129.55 | Dulles |
| Wigol and star | 132.85 | Dulles |
| Delro and star · Privo and star · Selinsgrove and star | 133.0 | Dulles |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 571-250-7817.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Washington from the FAA register
362 aircraft are registered to owners in Washington, District of Columbia: 132 helicopters, 116 piston singles, 59 turboprops, 20 drones, 12 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in District of Columbia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 45 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Located in both fairfax county VA and Loudoun county VA.
- Air carrier push backs and pwr from all apron psns require clnc from mwaa ramp tower.
- Large flocks of birds on and in the vicinity of airport/deer in the vicinity of airport.
- During periods of aircraft saturation long term parking may not be available. Services for fuel and go only will be available.
- Flight training between 10:00 pm to 7:00 am is prohibited.
- Taxilane 'C' active; pushback clncs on north side of midfield terminal are onto taxilane 'D' only unless otherwise authorized.
- All aircraft with wingspan exceeding 118 feet are restricted from using taxilane a between A1 and A5.
- Runup blx for runway 30 dsgnd as NON-MOVEMENT area.
- All 180 degrees turns out of apron positions shall be made using minimum power.
- Landing fee. Flight notification service (adcus) available. Note: see special notices --CONTINUOUS power facilities.
- Txl E1 closed to aircraft wingspan more than 118 feet.
- B747-8 restricted to maximum taxi speed 17 kts (20 mph) on taxiway J.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.