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Washington Dulles International Airport (/ ˈ d ʌ l ɪ s / DUL-iss) (IATA: IAD, ICAO: KIAD, FAA LID: IAD) – commonly known by its former name of Dulles International Airport, by its airport code of IAD, or simply as Dulles Airport – is an international airport in the eastern United States, located 26 miles (42 km) west of downtown Washington, D.C., in Loudoun and Fairfax counties in ...
The second installment in the Die Hard film series, the film was released on July 4, 1990, in the United States. As with the first film, the action in Die Hard 2 takes place on Christmas Eve. McClane is waiting for his wife to land at Washington Dulles International Airport when terrorists take over the air traffic control system. He must stop ...
United Express Flight 6291 was a regularly scheduled United Express flight from Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. to Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. It was a service operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines on behalf of United Express.
A Republican proposal to change the name of Washington Dulles International Airport to Donald J. Trump International Airport deserves the scrutiny it has received so far, writes Jay Parini.
March 6 – The last flight of the SR-71 Blackbird takes place, when Lieutenant Colonels Ed Yielding (pilot) and Joseph Vida (reconnaissance systems officer) fly U.S. Air Force SR-71A serial number 61-17972 from Palmdale, California, to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, setting a Los Angeles, California-to-Washington, D.C. world record time of 1 hour 4 minutes 20 seconds at ...
From December 1978 to May 1980, Braniff International Airways leased 11 Concordes, five from AF and six from BA. [20] These were used on subsonic flights between Dallas–Fort Worth and Dulles International Airport, flown by Braniff flight crews. [21] AF and BA crews then took over for the continuing supersonic flights to London and Paris. [22]
John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York City) Orlando International Airport: Ted, a low-cost carrier operated by United Airlines: Chicago O'Hare International Airport Denver International Airport Los Angeles International Airport San Francisco International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport: Trans World Airlines
Metrojet Flight 9268 was an Airbus A321 that took off from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Egypt, to Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg, Russia. About 23 minutes after takeoff at 6:13 EST (4:13 UTC) 31 October 2015, a bomb exploded in the aircraft, causing it to disintegrate in mid-air.