United Airlines and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority have opened a new 40 400sqm concourse at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), marking the airport's first new concourse in nearly two decades.
Opened on November 10, Concourse E features 14 gates, AeroTrain access, retail and dining facilities, and a 3 716 sqm United Club.
The new gates will support more than 300 daily departures next summer. United currently operates more than 250 daily flights from Dulles to 135 destinations, with departures having increased by 30% since 2022.
The concourse forms part of Dulles's US$20bn (R327bn) modernisation programme, which includes additional gates, upgraded terminals and expanded transport and customs facilities.
Concourse E is the first of four planned construction phases. Future phases will add up to 36 gates and an international customs facility.
