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Class B

Washington Dulles International Airport

ID KIAD FAA IAD Elev 312 ft Lat 38° 56.67' N Lon 77° 27.35' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KIAD

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Runways at KIAD

8 runway ends on file. Longest: 11,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.21%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01C 001° 11,500 ft 150 ft CONC-G Yes
19C 181° 11,500 ft 150 ft CONC-G Yes
01R 0.7° 11,500 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
19L 180.7° 11,500 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
12 110.6° 10,501 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.21%
30 290.6° 10,501 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.21%
01L 001° 9,400 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
19R 181° 9,400 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

9 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 134.850
  • CLD CLNC DEL 135.700
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 120.100
  • APP POTOMAC APP 120.450
  • DEP POTOMAC DEP 125.050
  • RCO ARMEL RCO 113.500
  • RMP RAMP CON 129.550
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KIAD

  • NDB IA

    Tille

    0.35 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC AML

    Armel

    113.50 MHz · DME 113.50 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KIAD, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

2 matched · 46 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    birds on and invof arpt/deer invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (46 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 55 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – WASHINGTON DULLES INTL (IAD)(KIAD) 20 W UTC–5(–4DT) N38º56.85´ W77º27.60´ 312 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index E NOTAM FILE IAD RWY 01C–19C: H11500X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–200, D–250, 2D–450, 2D/2D2–875 PCR 1089 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 01C: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 70´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 72´.
  • ·RVR–TMR RWY 01R–19L: H11500X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–200, D–250, 2D–450, 2D/2D2–875 PCR 1005 R/B/W/U HIRL CL RWY 01R: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 72´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 75´.
  • ·RWY 12–30: H10501X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–200, D–250, 2D–450, 2D/2D2–875 PCR 1108 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 12: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 66´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 84´.
  • ·RVR–TR RWY 01L–19R: H9400X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–200, D–250, 2D–450, 2D/2D2–875 PCR 1045 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 01L: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 70´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 70´.
  • ·RWY 01C:TORA–11500 TODA–11500 ASDA–11500 LDA–11500 RWY 01L:TORA–9400 TODA–9400 ASDA–9400 LDA–9400 RWY 01R:TORA–11500TODA–11500 ASDA–11500 LDA–11500 RWY 12: TORA–10501 TODA–10501 ASDA–10501 LDA–10501 RWY 19C:TORA–11500 TODA–11500 ASDA–11500 LDA–11089 RWY 19L:TORA–11500 TODA–11500 ASDA–11500 LDA–11500 RWY 19R:TORA–9400 TODA–9400 ASDA–9400 LDA–9400 RWY 30: TORA–10501 TODA–10501 ASDA–10501 LDA–10501
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 3 LGT Rwy status lgts are in opn.
  • ·Pilots conducting EFVS ops; be aware LED ALS in use Rwy 01C.
  • ·During periods of acft saturation long term parking may not be available.
  • ·Services for fuel and go only will be available.
  • ·Flt trng btn 0300–1200Z‡ prohibited.
  • ·Itnrnt acft ctc FBO on 122.95 or 129.77 for svcs.
  • ·Air carrier push backs and pwr from all apron positions rqr clnc from MWAA Ramp twr.
  • ·B747–8 rstd to max taxi speed 17 kt (20 MPH) on Twy J.
  • ·All acft with wingspan exceeding 118´ are rstd from using Taxilane A btn Taxilane A1 and A5.
  • ·Twy E1 rstd to acft with a wingspan less than 79´.
  • ·Engine run–ups btn 2200L and 0700L rqr prior apvl from arpt ops.
  • ·Runup blx for Rwy 30 dsgnd as non–movement area.
  • ·Taxilane C active, pushback clncs on North side of midfld terminal are onto Taxilane D only unless otherwise authorized.
  • ·All 180º turns out of apron positions shall be made using minimum pwr.
  • ·Rwy 30 departures use upper antenna for ATC communications.
  • ·Cockpit over cntrln taxi prohibited at Twy Y int with Twy Y11.
  • ·Judgemental oversteer rqred.

+ 16 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

WAS

Source: OurAirports community

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KIAD — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KIAD

45 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

45

since 1982

Fatal

4

8.9% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 588,712 ops in 2005

2024 total

297,179

10-yr total

2,777,381

2024 mix

AC/AT 90% · GA 10% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.22

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=7

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Other 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=45

  • Other 14
  • Ground collision 9
  • Stall / spin 7
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 6
  • Gear-up landing 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-02-13 BOMBARDIER INC DHC 8 311 · Weather · day
2010-08-16 Boeing 767 · Weather
2024-11-19 BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C11 · Stall / spin · night
2024-01-19 Cessna 208 · Other · IMC · day
2023-08-03 Boeing 767-322 · Gear-up · night
2023-04-28 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP GVII-G500 · Other · day
2017-06-03 Boeing 737 7H4 · Engine failure · day
2016-09-24 BOMBARDIER INC DHC 8 202 · Gear-up · VMC · night
2012-08-10 Airbus,BOMBARDIER INC A330,DHC-8-402 · Ground collision · IMC · day
2010-05-16 Boeing 757 · Stall / spin · night
2009-11-04 Boeing 767 · Ground collision · night
2006-06-17 Boeing 767-300 · Ground collision · day
2006-05-30 Embraer EMB-170 · Weather · VMC · day
2005-10-03 Embraer 170 · Other · day
2005-06-08 Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340A · Gear-up · VMC · night
2004-10-26 Beech BE-200 · Gear-up · IMC
2002-03-09 Canadair CL-600-2B19 · Ground collision · day
2002-01-20 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Ground collision · VMC · dusk
2001-10-29 Boeing 757-223 · Other · VMC · night
2000-11-29 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Stall / spin · night
1999-05-28 Boeing 727 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1999-02-21 Piper PA 32R-301 · Gear-up · VMC · dusk
1997-05-02 Piper PA-23 · Fuel exhaustion · night-moonlit
1996-04-23 Cessna 208 · Other · night-moonlit
1994-08-01 de Havilland DHC-8-311 · Loss of control · day
1994-06-18 Learjet 25D · Other · IMC · dawn
1994-01-28 Douglas DC-9-32 · Other · IMC · day
1990-05-11 Boeing B-737 · Weather · day
1990-02-17 Boeing B-727-29 · Other · VMC · day
1988-11-30 Swearingen SA-226T · Other · VMC · day
1988-08-04 Piper PA-30-160R · Weather · day
1988-07-20 de Havilland DHC-6-200 · Stall / spin · day
1988-01-24 Cessna T210N · Weather · VMC · day
1987-12-17 Swearingen SA-226 · Stall / spin · night
1987-08-11 Boeing 747-200B · Other · VMC · day
1986-01-17 Boeing 727-225 · Stall / spin · VMC · night
1985-09-08 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1985-06-02 Douglas DC-10-30F · Other · day
1985-04-12 Boeing 737-217 · Ground collision · VMC · night-moonlit
1985-02-04 Piper PA-24-250 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1982-12-07 Swearingen SA-226TC · Other · dusk
1982-05-09 Beech 35-B33 · Engine failure · day
1982-04-04 Cessna 172 · Other · day
1982-01-19 de Havilland DHC-6-300 · Stall / spin · IMC · night
1968-06-26 Piper PA-24 · Other

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KIAD

1 de-identified report references this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs near KIAD

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Piet Edward Barber South Riding VA 3 nm
Christopher Frasse Leesburg VA 11 nm
Alan Lowdermilk Manassas VA 12 nm
Spencer Reed Watson Manassas VA 12 nm
Jeffrey Richard Riemer Arlington VA 17 nm
Harry William Kraemer Gaithersburg MD 17 nm
Sharif Hidayat Gaithersburg MD 17 nm
Melissa Torres Frederick MD 29 nm
Steven Earl Nixon Brandy Station VA 34 nm
Curt Tucker Davidsonville MD 39 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KIAD

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jerry Wayne Haynes Ii Dulles VA 0 nm
David James Butler Dulles VA 0 nm
Matthew Nelson Mumm Dulles VA 0 nm
Richard Alan Stevens Oak Hill VA 3 nm
Piet Edward Barber South Riding VA 3 nm
Tina Wolfe Keller South Riding VA 3 nm
Mackenzie Paige Keller South Riding VA 3 nm
James Joseph Cain Chantilly VA 3 nm
Luther Sohmerfield Turner Iii Chantilly VA 3 nm
James Graham Behrens Ii Chantilly VA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KIAD

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Marcus Don Carr Dulles VA 0 nm
Robert John Davidson Dulles VA 0 nm
Peter Robert Lehmkuhl Dulles VA 0 nm
Christopher Michael Hoelscher Dulles VA 0 nm
Michael Lee Longhauser Dulles VA 0 nm
Louis Joseph Goffredo Oak Hill VA 3 nm
Patrick Pascal Oponyo Oak Hill VA 3 nm
Tekle Berhane South Riding VA 3 nm
Michael Edward Stalica South Riding VA 3 nm
Joseph William Sambiase South Riding VA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KIAD

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
9 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
14 nm
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
19 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
37 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
48 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
66 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
70 nm
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
79 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
80 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
80 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.