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==Regular Traffic== | ==Regular Traffic== | ||
IAD gets some great rare (for the USA) airlines, such as Ethiopian and South African plus Saudi Arabian. The airport is also visited occasionally by the German Luftwaffe, RAF and other foreign dignitaries. | IAD gets some great rare (for the USA) airlines, such as Ethiopian and South African plus Saudi Arabian. The airport is also visited occasionally by the German Luftwaffe, RAF and other foreign dignitaries. Aircraft of other militaries or foreign dignitaries are normally parked at Signature Flight Support, which is at the North end of runway 1R-19L. | ||
===Domestic Traffic and Aircraft=== | |||
*'''Air Canada''': Air Canada has a few arrivals from Toronto, ON using CRJ-200s. ''Treated as domestic because of a security arrangement between the US and Canada.'' | |||
**'''Air Canada Jazz''': Air Canada Jazz operates CRJ-200s. | |||
*'''Air Tran''': Operates 717s | |||
*'''Alaska Airlines''': Alaska Airlines operates 737-400s from Seattle and Los Angeles. | |||
*'''American Airlines''': American has a large number of daily from its hubs. Several aircraft are used, including the 737, 757, 767, MD-80. | |||
**'''American Eagle''': American Eagle operates many flights using the ERJ-140. | |||
*'''Continental Airlines''': Dulles is used as an alternate on occasion for Continental flights that have been diverted, particularly in the summer. | |||
**'''Continental Express''': Operates ERJ-140s and -140s with winglets. | |||
*'''Delta Air Lines''': Delta operates the 737-800, 757-200, 767-300, and MD-90 here. | |||
**'''Delta Connection''': CRJ-200s and CRJ-700s | |||
*'''JetBlue Airways''': JetBlue operates both A320s and ERJ-190s. | |||
*'''MaxJet:''' MaxJet is relatively new to Dulles and operates 767-200s. | |||
*'''Northwest Airlines''': Northwest operates A319s and DC-9s. | |||
*'''Southwest Airlines''': Southwest is new to Dulles, but operates several flights using a 737-700W. | |||
*'''Sun Country Airlines''': Sun Country operates a 737-800. | |||
*'''United Airlines''': United has a hub at Dulles and operates many flights daily using several aircraft. This includes the 737-300, 737-500, 747-400, 757-200, 767-300, 777-200, A319, and A320, in both new and old liveries. Some of the 737s are occasionally seen in the "Shuttle by United" livery. | |||
**'''United Express''': United Express operates the CRJ-200 primarily, but also uses the CRJ-700, along with Saab 340s. | |||
**'''United Ted''': Operates the A320, with several flights daily. | |||
*'''US Airways''': US Airways uses the A319 and A320 here at Dulles. | |||
**'''US Airways Express''': Operates the B1900 along with CRJs. | |||
===International Traffic and Aircraft=== | ===International Traffic and Aircraft=== | ||
Aeroflot - | *'''Aeroflot''': Operates a 767-300. | ||
Air France - | *'''Air France''': Daily flights using both an A330-200, 777-200 (GE90s). | ||
Alitalia - | *'''Alitalia''': Daily flight from Rome using a 767-300 (previously an MD-11). | ||
ANA - | *'''ANA''': Operates a 777-200. | ||
Austrian - | *'''Austrian''': Operates an A330-200. Occasionally an A340-200. | ||
British - | *'''British Airways''': Daily flights from London using a 777-200. Occasionally a 747-400. | ||
Ethiopian - | *'''Ethiopian''': Operates a 767-300. | ||
KLM - | *'''KLM''': Daily flight from Amsterdam using an A330-200. Occasionally a 767-300. | ||
Korean Air - | *'''Korean Air''': Operates a 747-400. | ||
Lufthansa - | *'''Lufthansa''': Daily flights from Frankfurt and Munich using both an A340-300, and a B747-400. Occasionally, the A340-300 is substituted for an A330-200 or an A340-600. | ||
Saudi - | *'''Saudi''': Operates a 747-400. Occasionally a 777-200. | ||
South African - | *'''South African''': Operates a 747-400 on a route from Johannesburg, via Accra, Ghana. | ||
SAS - | *'''SAS''': Daily flight from Copenhagen using an A330-300. Occasionally an A340-300. | ||
Virgin - | *'''TACA''': Operates an A320. | ||
*'''Virgin''': Operates an A340-300 (occasionally A340-600) on a route from London. | |||
===Cargo Traffic and Aircraft=== | |||
*'''Airborne Express''': Operates a DC8. Occasionally a 767-200. | |||
*'''DHL''': Operates a 757-200 and a 727-200. | |||
*'''FedEx''': Operates the 727-100, 727-200, A310 and DC-10. | |||
*'''UPS''': Operates a 757-200. Occasionally a DC8. | |||
===Military Traffic and Aircraft=== | ===Military Traffic and Aircraft=== | ||
Lufwaffe | *'''Lufwaffe''': Operates occasional A310 flights along with several flights with C-160s. | ||
RAF | *'''RAF''': Operates occasional VC-10 flights. | ||
==Facilities and Transportation== | ==Facilities and Transportation== | ||