Top destinations from IAD
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Qatar Airways
Emirates
Ethiopian Airlines
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Delta Air Lines
JetBlue Airways
5 things you didn't know about Washington Dulles
Verified by the CompareFlights team- 1Washington Dulles is named after John Foster Dulles (Eisenhower-era Secretary of State, 1953–1959) — his statue, originally installed at the 1962 opening, still stands in the main terminal entry hall.
- 2The Eero Saarinen-designed main terminal building (1962) is a US National Historic Landmark — and the iconic curved roofline directly inspired the future TWA Flight Center at JFK.
- 3The Silver Line Metro extension from Reston to Dulles opened in November 2022 — connecting downtown DC in 50 minutes, but taking 22 years from initial 2000 proposal to opening.
- 4The 'Mobile Lounges' (custom 1962-vintage passenger-carrying trucks) that ferry passengers from the main terminal to outlying gates are still in operation — the only fleet of their type still in commercial airline service in the world.
- 5IAD's primary runway 1R/19L is 11,500 feet long — the longest in the entire DC metro region, giving it the only DC-area runway capable of full transcontinental cargo operations.
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How do I find the cheapest flights from Washington Dulles?
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Which airlines fly from Washington Dulles?
Washington Dulles (IAD) is served by carriers including United Airlines, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa, Air France, Qatar Airways, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Frontier Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways. Availability varies by season and route.
What are the most popular destinations from IAD?
Top routes from Washington Dulles include London (LHR), Paris (CDG), Cancún (CUN), Rome (FCO), Madrid (MAD), Dubai (DXB). See the full destination table above for live prices.