# Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)

> Dulles, US · IATA: IAD · ICAO: KIAD · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `IAD` |
| ICAO | `KIAD` |
| City | Dulles |
| Country | US |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 95 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 38.94450, -77.45580 |

## Description

More than 300,000 tons of freight pass through Washington Dulles International Airport each year, handled across six cargo buildings totalling roughly 551,000 square feet. Located 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, IAD is the capital region's principal international gateway, linking it to some 139 destinations worldwide. International tonnage overtook domestic volume back in 2006, and most of it still rides in the belly holds of long-haul widebodies flown by Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific and British Airways, supplemented by FedEx and UPS freighter service. Foreign Trade Zone 137 allows duty-deferred storage on site, with clearance through CBP and the ACE/AMS platform. The airport connects to the wider Northeast via the Dulles Toll Road and Interstates 66 and 495, while the Metro Silver Line now reaches the terminal directly. Regional bodies such as the Virginia Economic Development Partnership are actively pushing to grow Dulles' share of the Mid-Atlantic cargo market. Eero Saarinen's sweeping 1962 main terminal remains one of the most recognisable pieces of airport architecture in the country.

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