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Department of Transportation

Three Things You Didn’t Know About Dulles Airport

October 18, 2021March 6, 2012 by ghostsofdc
Dulles Airport at night

Know the history of Dulles Airport outside Washington? It was born in the 1960s as the first airport specifically built for jet aircraft.

Categories Three Things... Tags 1950s, 1960s, Andrews Air Force Base, Department of Transportation, Dulles Airport, FBI 9 Comments

First Commercial Concorde Flight Lands at Dulles

June 9, 2024January 30, 2012 by ghostsofdc
Concorde departure

The first transatlantic Concorde flight arrived at Dulles Airport in 1976 to much fanfare. Read the story and see the photos.

Categories Historical Events Tags 1970s, Charles Lindbergh, Department of Transportation, Dulles Airport 5 Comments
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