BGuthrie Photos: VA -- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) -- Construction Watch Tour -- Signage

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Description of Pictures: Washington Dulles International Airport staff architect Richard Turner and engineering staff lead a tour of the original main terminal, designed by Eero Saarinen, and the ongoing Dulles expansion project.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. IADSIG_080510_001.JPG: Airport Train System: Work is well underway on AeroTrain, an Airport Train System that will transport passengers between the Main Terminal and their airline gates at the midfield concourses. This system is being constructed in phases. Initially, the project will include: - A new security screening area in the Main Terminal with direct connections to the AeroTrain. - The Main Terminal Train Station that will run the length of the Terminal building. - A train station near the east and west ends of Concourses A and B. - A train station that connects to Concourse C/D on the east. - A vehicle maintenance facility at the end of the east tunnel section to service the trains and systems. The completed train system will connect the current and all future concourses in a continuous loop with stations at both the east and west sides of the Airport.
2. IADSIG_080510_005.JPG: Train Main Terminal: When the Main Terminal Train Station opens, passengers will pass through a new, expansive security screening area, then down escalators to the new Main Terminal Train Station. This station will span the entire length of the Main Terminal (1,600 feet). The extensive use of glass and stainless steel, combined with roof-level skylights, will create a bright and inviting space. The train platform will be built in a side-center-side arrangements, allowing departing passengers to enter the train from the center platform after arriving passengers, bound for baggage claim, had exited the train onto the side platform. Train Concourses B/C: Each of the existing Concourses, as well as all future ones, will be accessible by AeroTrain when it goes into operation in 2009. To minimize walking distances, the stations will be located at the east and west ends of each Concourse.
3. IADSIG_080510_008.JPG: Train Facts: The centerpiece of the D2 program is the new automated rubber tire system, known as AeroTrain. AeroTrain will move passengers between the Main Terminal and midfield Concourses quickly and efficiently, in quiet comfort. Number of Cars; 29 Maximum Waiting Time: 1.9 minutes Maximum Speed: 42 mph Distance Between Stations: 2,150 feet Travel Time Between Stations: 72 seconds
4. IADSIG_080510_013.JPG: Tunnels: We're building over three miles of tunnels under the Airport to make way for the AeroTrain. In order to keep the Airport running smoothly during the construction, we are using the three methods of tunneling that are currently available -- "Cut and Cover," "The New Austrian Tunneling Method " (NATM), and the "Tunnel Boring Machine." Our website, www.mwaa.com, explains each process in greater detail. To Learn More: The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority invites you to watch history in the making as you look out the windows of the Main Terminal or the Mobile Lounges en route to your gate. Read all about it on our website, www.mwaa.com, and click on "D2". Your continued patience during our growing phase is always appreciated and we thank you for choosing Washington Dulles International Airport.
5. IADSIG_080510_017.JPG: 1958: Construction begins on the Washington region's first international airport designed specifically for the new "Jet Age."
6. IADSIG_080510_020.JPG: 1962: Construction of Main Terminal complete. President John F. Kennedy dedicates Washington International Airport. Flight begin operating. Dulles Airport Access Highway opens. Air Cargo Building I complete. 1966; Dulles serves more than 1 million passengers.
7. IADSIG_080510_023.JPG: 1977: North side of jet ramp expanded -- first airport expansion project at Dulles. 1978: Airline deregulation takes effect altering airport planning across the country. Construction begins on additions to Main Terminal -- new security checkpoints are added to the back of the Main Terminal.
8. IADSIG_080510_026.JPG: 1982: New baggage make-up area added below the Terminal. First economy parking lot opens. 1983: Dulles Airport Access Highway extension to I-66 complete. Temporary Concourse C/D opens. 1984: Airport official renamed Washington Dulles International Airport.
9. IADSIG_080510_029.JPG: 1986: Green Economy Lot opens with total of 4,200 spaces. Dulles serves more than 10 million passengers. Bill transferring the operation of National and Dulles to a new regional Airports Authority is signed by President Ronald Reagan. 1991: International Arrival Building opens.
10. IADSIG_080510_032.JPG: 1992: Main Terminal expansion begins. 1993: Cargo Building 5 opens. 1996: Main Terminal expansion complete totaling 1.1 million square feet and 1,240 feet in length.
11. IADSIG_080510_035.JPG: 1998: First permanent Concourse B opens with 20 gates. Gold Economy Parking Lot opens with 1,355 spaces. 1999: Airport acquires an additional 1,000 acres for future expansion. Third lane added to on-airport roadway. Cargo Building 6 opens. Purple Economy Lot opens with 4,400 spaces. 19.8 million passengers travel through Dulles, an increase of 26% from 1998. 2000: 20 million passengers travel through Dulles, including nearly 4 million international passengers. 2001: New security standards impact the airline industry nationwide and result in modifications to airport construction nationwide.
12. IADSIG_080510_038.JPG: 2002: The first covered parking structure, Daily Parking Garage 2 opens,adding 3,700 parking spaces with a pedestrian walkway to the Main Terminal. 2003: Daily Parking Garage 1 opens at Dulles, adding 4,700 parking spaces, and a covered pedestrian walkway with moving sidewalks to the Main Terminal.
13. IADSIG_080510_041.JPG: 2004: Passenger Walkway opens connecting the Main Terminal to Concourse B via underground moving sidewalks.
14. IADSIG_080510_044.JPG: 2005: Airport acquires an additional 830 acres for future expansion. Dulles experiences record breaking numbers in passenger enplanements with over 27 million passengers using the Airport. East Z-gates open, adding the first set of permanent airline gates to the Main Terminal. New Airport Traffic Control Tower construction complete.
15. IADSIG_080510_056.JPG: Who We Are: The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority was formed in 1987 to operation Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International Airports. Under its supervision, a capital construction program was initiated to improve facilities and services at both Airports. Although much has been accomplished, much remains to be done, particularly at Washington Dulles, where the Dulles Development, or D2, program is well underway.
16. IADSIG_080510_060.JPG: D2 Development: All along, the goal of the construction program has been to improve our facilities to meet the growing travel demands of our passengers and a dynamic airline industry. At Dulles, the focus has been on expansion and a multi-phased program that will enhance our passengers' experiences at the Airport. Projects already completed include: - Improved roadways - Two Daily Parking Garages connected to the Main Terminal via covered pedestrian walkways. - Expansion and renovation of the historic Main Terminal. - Concourses A and B
17. IADSIG_080510_064.JPG: Other D2 projects include: - A new runway - A new Airport Traffic Control Tower - The addition of 12 new airline gates to Concourse B - A new Airport Train System called AeroTrain - New train stations - A new security screening mezzanine area in the Main Terminal
18. IADSIG_080510_067.JPG: The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is celebrating Washington Dulles International Airport's 40th Anniversary! - Dulles Airport, designed by architect Eero Saarinen, opened November 19th, 1962, at a cost of $108.3 million. - It is named for John Foster Dulles, who was Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959. - Dulles was built on 10,000 acres in Loudoun and Fairfax Counties, approximately 26 miles from downtown Washington. In 1999, 1,000 more acres were acquired. Some 5,000 of the 11,000 acres are used for aircraft operations. - A $1 billion Capital Development Program for Dulles expansion began in 1988. The first project, an International Arrivals Building, opened in 1991. - In 1996, expansion of the Terminal was completed. The Terminal grew from 600 to 1,240 ft. in length and from 500,000 to 1.1 million sq. ft. - The first section of Concourse B opened in 1998. Regional Concourse A opened in 1999. - Dulles Airport has 126 airline gates. - Dulles served 18 million passengers in 2001, more than 3.7 million on international flights. - Mobile lounges transport passengers between the Terminal and the midfield concourses; Plane Mates deliver passengers directly to their aircraft. - Dulles employs more than 15,400 persons and generates $4.1 billion in business revenues for the regional economy. - The Airports Authority has approved $2.6 billion to continue development at Dulles. Know as "D2", the program builds on the past decade's expansion. It strives to keep Dulles at pace with the air service demands of the region. Major projects include: -- Renovation of the original portion of the Terminal, including improved ticketing counters and new baggage claim devices; -- Two parking garages near the Terminal, with 8,500 parking spaces; -- Expansion of Concourse B, to 44 aircraft gates; -- Passenger walkways (some equipped with moving sidewalks) connecting Concourses A and B and the Parking Garages with the Terminal; -- An underground rail system connecting the Terminal and the concourses; -- A new runway; -- Roadway improvements for more efficient vehicle traffic at the airport; and -- Improved flight information and baggage information systems to provide passengers with clear, easy-to-understand displays.
19. IADSIG_080510_199.JPG: This is the Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy center from the air
Wikipedia Description: Washington Dulles International Airport
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Washington Dulles International Airport (IATA: IAD, ICAO: KIAD, FAA LID: IAD) is a public airport located 25 miles (40 km) west of the central business district of Washington, D.C., in Dulles, Virginia (Loudoun County and Fairfax County, Virginia, United States). It serves the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The airport is named after John Foster Dulles, United States Secretary of State under Dwight D. Eisenhower. It is a major hub for United Airlines and a focus city for JetBlue Airways.

United Airlines/United Express is by far the largest airline at the airport carrying 61.5% of passengers, JetBlue is the second largest airline carrying 6.4% of passengers, and American Airlines/American Connection is the third largest airline carrying 4.1% of the passengers in 2007 .

On a typical day, 1,800 to 2,000 flights are now handled at Dulles, up from 1000 to 1200 in 2003. It remains the second busiest trans-Atlantic gateway on the Eastern Seaboard. The inception of low-cost carrier Independence Air in 2004 propelled IAD from being the 24th busiest airport in the United States to 15th, and one of the top 30 busiest in the world. At its peak of 600 flights daily, Independence, combined with service from JetBlue and AirTran, briefly made Dulles the largest low-cost hub in the United States. Southwest Airlines began service in fall 2006 after Independence Air's demise. The airport no longer ranks as one of the world's 30 busiest in terms of number of passengers; it ranked 29th in 2006 in traffic movements. In 2007, Dulles saw 24.7 million passengers through the airport.

The airport occupies approximately 11,000 acres (45 km�) of land, straddling the border of Fairfax County and Loudoun County, Virginia. It is located within two unincorporated communities, including partly in Chantilly and partly in Dulles. The airport is west of Herndon and southwest of Sterling. 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 of the new airport. Dulles Airport is operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA).
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