Dulles International Airport
Definition
Dulles International Airport (airport code: IAD) is a major public airport in Loudoun and Fairfax counties in Northern Virginia, United States, approximately 26 miles (42 km) west of downtown Washington, D.C. It serves as a primary international airport for the capital region and is a hub for United Airlines.
Named after John Foster Dulles, the former U.S. Secretary of State, it is renowned for its futuristic architecture, including the main terminal designed by Eero Saarinen, and its people mover system known as 'mobile lounges'.
Examples
I arrived at Dulles International Airport three hours early, only to spend it debating geopolitics with a fellow traveler who swore he was just a tourist.
Dulles International Airport's mobile lounges turned my gate transfer into a low-budget sci-fi flick, complete with that humming suspense soundtrack.
At Dulles International Airport, even the vending machines seem to whisper secrets about classified briefings.
Booking a red-eye from Dulles International Airport means arriving looking like you just escaped a think tank marathon.