Washington-Dulles International Airport - Sterling, VA
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N 38° 57.182 W 077° 26.868
18S E 287886 N 4314414
The main International Airport that serves the nation's capital, about 25 miles to the east.
Waymark Code: WMQ77H
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2016
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Taken from Wikipedia, "Washington Dulles International Airport (IATA: IAD, ICAO: KIAD, FAA LID: IAD) is an international airport in Loudoun and Fairfax counties in Virginia, United States, 26 miles (42 km) west of downtown Washington, D.C. The airport serves the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area, centered on the District of Columbia. The airport is named after John Foster Dulles, the 52nd Secretary of State who served under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Dulles main terminal is a well-known landmark designed by Eero Saarinen. Operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Dulles Airport occupies 11,830 acres (47.9 km2)[4] straddling the Loudoun-Fairfax line. Most of the airport is in the unincorporated community of Dulles, in Loudoun County, with a small portion in the unincorporated community of Chantilly in Fairfax County."
City, State or City, Country: Chantilly, Virginia
Year Built: 1958 to 1962
Architect: Eero Saarinen
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