Planning to travel to Washington, DC for your next event? Just in time for holiday travel, Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, opened its new runway November 20, the first new addition of its kind in over 40 years. Now, Washington, DC event planners can anticipate greater flight options and a decrease in delays for their event attendees thanks to this addition.
As the number of aircraft at Dulles increased, officials decided in 2001 to expand its then three runway system, which all date back to the airport's opening in 1962. The 9,400-foot-long runway, which runs north to south, is the first of two additional runways intended to accommodate rising passenger and aircraft flow.
About 26 miles from downtown Washington, DC, Dulles International sees over 24.7 million passengers each year. The airport serves 88 non-stop U.S. destinations and 42 non-stop international destinations.
Guests can easily reach the nation's capital and its surrounding cities—and the wealth of unique venues found in the DC metropolitan area—from Dulles International. The airport offers Washington, DC transportation via its Washington Flyer Coach, which ferries passengers to the West Falls Church Metrorail station for about $10 in 15 to 20 minutes. The Washington Flyer Taxi and SuperShuttle also travel to the station in West Falls Church for fares of about $30 and $20, respectively. The east-bound Metrorail train travels into downtown DC.
To travel directly to downtown, guests can expect a taxi fare averaging $50. Other nearby points of interest include historic Alexandria, a $52 taxi ride away; Arlington, a $45 taxi ride away; and Tysons Corner, a $27 taxi ride away.
As the number of aircraft at Dulles increased, officials decided in 2001 to expand its then three runway system, which all date back to the airport's opening in 1962. The 9,400-foot-long runway, which runs north to south, is the first of two additional runways intended to accommodate rising passenger and aircraft flow.
About 26 miles from downtown Washington, DC, Dulles International sees over 24.7 million passengers each year. The airport serves 88 non-stop U.S. destinations and 42 non-stop international destinations.
Guests can easily reach the nation's capital and its surrounding cities—and the wealth of unique venues found in the DC metropolitan area—from Dulles International. The airport offers Washington, DC transportation via its Washington Flyer Coach, which ferries passengers to the West Falls Church Metrorail station for about $10 in 15 to 20 minutes. The Washington Flyer Taxi and SuperShuttle also travel to the station in West Falls Church for fares of about $30 and $20, respectively. The east-bound Metrorail train travels into downtown DC.
To travel directly to downtown, guests can expect a taxi fare averaging $50. Other nearby points of interest include historic Alexandria, a $52 taxi ride away; Arlington, a $45 taxi ride away; and Tysons Corner, a $27 taxi ride away.
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