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[edit] Miscellaneous comments

Note: Larry, The John F. Kennedy airport is in New York. -- mike dill

We should update the map which shows the destinations from Dulles to include new routes. NOTE: It looks like it's calling IAD->Beijing a "Direct" route, when isn't it a non-stop route? Pretty sure the new United flight is non-stop to Beijing.

Hey -- The location mentioned in the article is 'Dulles' -- This is not a name of an area -- Businesses in Sterling use 'Dulles' as a city address instead of 'Sterling' as it is better known -- The United States Postal Service has agreed to deliver mail addressed as 'Dulles' to the 20166 zip code area of Sterling.

Hey guys, I merged the one I made and this one into this thread.

If I am wrong about which terminal each airline occupies, feel free to slap my hand :(

The layout description was confusing on the map.

Needs ground trans info like Washington Flyer and Metrobus 5--Jason McHuff 07:44, 12 September 2005 (UTC) -- This has been added on June 6, 2006, in both the body of the text and in the external links area.

needs to update the introduction since Independence Air went out of business (dec?).

There are a lot of flights that need to be added to this list, delta, northwest, united, continental, and American all have flights and purposed flights missing on this list

The current Concourse G according to the MWAA Dulles website is a temporary structure that will be torn down once United Express completes its transition back to Concourse A.

I've gone ahead and added a note about this -- MutantMonkey 21:01, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

I don't get it... UAX moved from A to G but then moved back to A once Independence went bankrupt? What had they originally planned to do if Indy had stayed and G was temporary? -newkai t-c 22:33, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Curved design

I think there should be more information and pictures of the curved architecture of IAD. FL a RN (talk) 03:20, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] D2

I am going to write an article on the Dulles Development Program (D2) Please let me know of any changes you think i should make (or spelling errors...) Nweinthal 05:08, 23 November 2006 (UTC)NW

From both me and Nweinthal, thanks for the picture on the D2 sectionPlanes&Mustangs510

On that map it says that there is service to panama city but I cant find which airline it is.

It's Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, I'll add it in the text as well. Kmusser 13:37, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] IAD-HKG on UA

Please stop adding Hong Kong as a destination for United Airlines. UA does NOT fly IAD-HKG so it is not worth mentioning. Bucs2004 05:22, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] strangely-worded sentence

Check out this sentence:

In 1958, the former unincorporated community of Willard was torn down to make room for Dulles, and countless roads, homes, stores, and schools were demolished to make room for runways, concourses and other features.

This seems very derogatory and confrontational, seeming to insinuate that lives were shattered by the construction of the airport- indeed, "countless" lives. I would propose either revising, moving and revising, or striking altogether this sentence, as its position near the top of the page gives it more justification and significance than I believe is due. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Uvulabob27 (talk • contribs)

Concur. It reminds me of the debate at Logan Airport regarding East Boston residents being displaced to construct the airport, where residents say they were living there before the airport was built (in 1920?). I agree to the options of either revision or total removal. Neo16287 17:35, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

I concur as well and have removed the sentence. There is no reason for it to be in a paragraph about the current location of the airport--it's simply not relevant there. It is relevant in the history section, where there was already a mention. I've condensed the two sentences about Willard into one sentence in the history section. SaveThePoint (talk) 18:30, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Independence

Three years after its demise, perhaps we should take the information about Independence Air out of the overview section, maybe to a new heading... P&M510 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.66.69.180 (talk) 01:56, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] pronunciation?

How is Dulles pronounced? Shouldn't someone who knows for certain add that to the article?

I'm just a casual user, and I came to this article specifically to find how the name is pronounced; unlike many, many other articles, that information is not found here.

Just a suggestion and a request... thanks.

12.202.102.35 (talk) 22:16, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

I wouldn't think of it as being particularly difficult to pronounce. Isn't it just "Dull - ess"? NcSchu_(Talk) 22:28, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't know. That's why I asked and felt it important enough to ask. It could be "Dull-ess", or it could be pronounced "Dool-ess", or "Doo-lay", or who knows how many other ways. For what it's worth, I agree with you and "think" it is "Dull-ess"... but shouldn't we all know for certain? 12.202.102.35 (talk) 14:40, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

I've been to Dulles many times, and it is pronounced like NcSchu said: Dull-ess. --Sha721

 —Preceding comment was added at 02:28, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

As an employee of the airport, it is pronounced: DUHL-ESS Rootbear75 (talk) 10:42, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

I agree with Rootbear75, and I am a resident of Northern Virginia, and I have always heard DUHL-ESS as the method of pronunciation. Mathpianist93 (talk) 22:05, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Kind of weird --- PLEASE READ

Hi. If you look at Air Peru, it says that they fly operated by Primaris Airlines between Miami, Washington Dulles, and Lima. Someone deleted it off all three pages:

Washington Dulles International Airport [supposed to be in Concourse H]
Miami International Airport
Jorge Chavez International Airport

Anybody know why??? Sha721 (talk) 18:59, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Having searched for Air Peru, the first result coming up is the WP page. The URL provided only shows a "page under construction", and there are no records of such an airline existing. The airline appears to be a hoax. It would not be the first time, and it definitely will not be the last. Neo16287 (talk) 19:27, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dublin route

For the moment, Aer Lingus are only cutting the Winter schedule. Although it was said that there was "no absolute guarantee" that they will operate the summer schedule next year, for the moment it is operational as it hasn't been cut. Therefore a "seasonal" tag is the best indication. FF3000 (talk) 21:58, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

It appears that IAD-DUB will not be returning for Summer 2010. Therefore the last flight is on October 12, 2009. It will fly to MAD on March 28, 2010 instead. 74.183.173.237 (talk) 02:15, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Beijing route

Whoever changed the Beijing route designation to seasonal, how do you know so? In March, my father flew IAD-PEK non-stop both ways, so how can the route now be only seasonal? I am not sure whether March is part of the peak tourist season in Beijing... Mathpianist93 (talk) 22:32, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

According to UA timetables, The route is suspended for the winter season. It ends October 25, 2009 and then resumes in March 2010. Until that time, IAD-PEK will operate via NRT instead. 74.183.173.237 (talk) 02:11, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Even though I checked the timetables myself, thanks very much! Too bad this route is not doing as well as expected. We have a large Chinese population, as well as gov't traffic, here. Mathpianist93 (talk) 01:06, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

The is mainly due to the US economic recession and UA's cut of international capacity. Snoozlepet (talk) 05:02, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] IAD-RSW on UA

Please stop adding Fort Myers as a destination for United. Check scheds and there are no nonstop IAD-RSW on UA mainline nor Express at all. Only nonstop flight to RSW is from ORD and that is on UA Express. 74.183.173.237 (talk) 02:16, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Listing of destinations

I am going to consolidate the airlines/destinations into ONE table, as has been done for JFK and EWR. Mathpianist93 (talk) 23:55, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Discussed at WP:AIRPORTS. Snoozlepet (talk) 00:28, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

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