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89th

Yeah Dulles sucks, mainly because of how long it takes to get between terminals, or to rental cars, etc. I fly back to Virginia (and work near Dulles) a few times each year but always go through Reagan (DCA). That being said... DCA kind of has a stale piss smell once you're near the gates. To make matters worse, MSP is my hometown airport and it is SO MUCH better than most airports. Clean bathrooms, great shops, restaurants, iPads on counters, carpets, etc.

jon-nyc

I get there a couple times a year. I’ll take it over Dulles.

Aqua Letifer

What do you hate about it, jon?

I'm no fan either but then again I just hate airports.

Copper

At Dulles my house was closer to the terminal than the ends of the runways are to the terminal.

And it could take me an hour to get home after touchdown.

But the museum is nice.

Jolly

@Mik said in IAD:

MIA. Worst airport ever.

Helps if you're very fluent in Spanish.

LuFins Dad

How long are you in town? I’m in Richmond Wednesday-Friday, but will be spending time in Pentagon City over the weekend and into Thanksgiving…

jon-nyc

Literally less than 24 hours.

At my sisters. Drove by your art center.

jon-nyc

@Aqua-Letifer said in IAD:

What do you hate about it, jon?

I'm no fan either but then again I just hate airports.

It’s old and crowded and you have to walk long distances and take a little train.

jon-nyc

I’m not the only one who has noticed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/12/19/dulles-airport-future/

89th

Paywall. But let's be honest. Major international airport. Has real-estate. Is surrounded by a booming suburban landscape, including a tech corridor that traffics like 90% of worldwide interwebs ~~pr0n~~ TNCR content. Only going to become more in-demand as populations increase and politics remain the same.

So yes... IAD needs improvements. The metro connection was the big one. But within the airport itself, it needs some major upgrades.

LuFins Dad

I can honestly say that the quality of the airport has never once entered into my calculations for any of the cities that I have flown into. Convenience, cost, and available flight times…

jon-nyc

It may not affect your choices but it can affect your mood.

Keep in mind I lived with the old LGA for years so I have PTSD of sorts.

Mik

JFK's no picnic either.

kluurs

@Mik said in IAD:

MIA. Worst airport ever.

Agree. When visiting, I’d fantasized it being improved by a squadron of B52s carpet bombing the place. It calmed me down when using the airport. People asked me why i was smiling.

taiwan_girl

My favorite India airport - Tiiruchirappalli LOL

(But they do have some cool temples there)

Copper

The Newark airport People Express terminal in the late 70s, early 80s was a nightmare.

The ceiling was maybe 9 feet high. People Express used to run a 747 on short haul flights to Boston and DC. That terminal was not built to handle airplanes that had over 300 passengers. At Christmas and Thanksgivings it was particularly bad, hot, stuffy, very crowded.

But it was cheap.

That terminal and People Express airlines did last very long. The new terminal came in, I think, the early 80s.

jon-nyc

I forgot about People’s Express. They weren’t around for long.

LuFins Dad

By the way, MIA is a dream compared to IAD.

jon-nyc

Indeed. It’s big and you do some walking and all but it doesn’t bring you back to 1975.

Copper

@LuFins-Dad said in IAD:

MIA is a dream

If you can speak Spanish.