Toronto’s main international airport is in Mississauga, about 17 miles (28km) from downtown Toronto.
It’s pretty normal for metropolitan areas to span more than one state, and many municipalities, served by a single international airport that is in the suburbs of that major city.
The point is that if you’re flying international in or out of DC, IAD is literally your closest option. And if you’re flying there, it’s probably because you’re visiting DC and not some Civil War battlefield in rural Virginia. Functionally speaking, it’s DC’s airport.
It may be located in Virginia, but it’s the closest international airport and is on the DC metro system. If things are slow at Dulles, it means people aren’t flying to DC.
*Dulles airport is in Virginia, not DC
That’s like saying the New York Giants play in NJ
It’s about 8 miles from the stadium to midtown.
It’s about 26 miles from Dulles to DC.
Toronto’s main international airport is in Mississauga, about 17 miles (28km) from downtown Toronto.
It’s pretty normal for metropolitan areas to span more than one state, and many municipalities, served by a single international airport that is in the suburbs of that major city.
The point is that if you’re flying international in or out of DC, IAD is literally your closest option. And if you’re flying there, it’s probably because you’re visiting DC and not some Civil War battlefield in rural Virginia. Functionally speaking, it’s DC’s airport.
My daily commute?
It may be located in Virginia, but it’s the closest international airport and is on the DC metro system. If things are slow at Dulles, it means people aren’t flying to DC.
Does DC have an airport?
No, Reagan National is just across the Potomac from DC and also in Virginia.
There’s Ronald Regan Washington National (DCA) but it’s not an international airport, so only has domestic flights, and isn’t as big.
And, you know, also in Virginia.
I love how even the airport code is like “let’s pretend it’s DC”