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KIAD · Washington Dulles International Airport

ICAO · US · 45 NTSB events

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

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

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 —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 9 frequencies

  • 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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  • NDB IA

    Tille

    0.35 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC AML

    Armel

    113.50 MHz · DME 113.50 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 46 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

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)
  • ·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

NTSB events

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

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

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

Last 10 years · n=8

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

All time · n=45

  • Other 13
  • Ground collision 9
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 7
  • Stall / spin 7
  • Gear-up landing 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-02-13 BOMBARDIER INC DHC 8 311 · Weather · day →
2010-08-16 Boeing 767 · Weather →
2026-03-24 Boeing 737-8 · Other · day →
2024-11-19 BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C11 · Stall / spin · night →
2024-01-19 Cessna 208 · Weather · 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 →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

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 nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

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 nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

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 nearby

By airport location.

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.