Statistics
In 2010, United Airlines maintained its East Coast hub at Dulles and handled 56.7% of scheduled air carrier passengers at the airport. JetBlue handled 6.8% of scheduled air carrier passengers, and American Airlines is the airport's third largest carrier in terms of tickets sold and handled 5.4%. In addition, 23 foreign carriers have service in and out of Washington Dulles. On a typical day, Dulles averages 1,000 to 1,200 flight operations. Dulles International served 23.3 million passengers in 2011, a 2.2% decrease over 2010. However international passenger traffic has increased by 1.6% during the same time frame.
More international and low-cost airlines are commencing service at Washington Dulles, and traffic in 2010 is rebounding from the loss in passengers due to the late-2000s recession and the September 11, 2001 attacks. In summer 2010 Washington Dulles served 49,000 more passengers than for the same month of the previous year. Nonetheless, even before the United States economic recession started, international passengers have continued to grow, which prompted the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to expand the international arrivals building to handle 2,400 passengers per hour.
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London (Heathrow), United Kingdom | 907,207 | British Airways, United, Virgin Atlantic |
| 2 | Frankfurt, Germany | 660,833 | Lufthansa, United |
| 3 | Paris (Charles de Gaulle), France | 480,008 | Air France, United |
| 4 | Tokyo (Narita), Japan | 298,607 | All Nippon, United |
| 5 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 283,801 | KLM, United |
| 6 | Munich, Germany | 235,759 | Lufthansa, United |
| 7 | San Salvador, El Salvador | 175,135 | TACA Airlines |
| 8 | Doha, Qatar | 172,384 | Qatar Airways |
| 9 | Toronto (Pearson), Canada | 162,610 | United |
| 10 | São Paulo (Guarulhos), Brazil | 145,714 | United |
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, California | 660,000 | American, United, Virgin America |
| 2 | San Francisco, California | 640,000 | United, Virgin America |
| 3 | Denver, Colorado | 457,000 | Southwest, United |
| 4 | Atlanta, Georgia | 414,000 | AirTran, Delta, United |
| 5 | Boston, Massachusetts | 309,000 | JetBlue, United |
| 6 | Orlando, Florida | 301,000 | JetBlue, United |
| 7 | Chicago (O'Hare), Illinois | 282,000 | United |
| 8 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 242,000 | American, United |
| 9 | Chicago (Midway), Illinois | 203,000 | Southwest |
| 10 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 187,000 | United, US Airways |
| Rank | Airline | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Airlines | 9,270,621 |
| 2 | ExpressJet Airlines (Delta Connection, United Express) | 1,850,647 |
| 3 | Colgan Air (United Express) | 1,080,831 |
| 4 | Mesa Airlines (United Express) | 1,059,071 |
| 5 | JetBlue Airways | 980,770 |
| 6 | American Airlines | 850,667 |
| 7 | Trans States Airlines (United Express) | 770,613 |
| 8 | Delta Air Lines | 657,391 |
| 9 | Southwest Airlines | 631,723 |
| 10 | Virgin America | 492,368 |
| Year | Passengers | Change from previous year |
Aircraft operations | Cargo (pounds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19,797,329 | 465,195 | 791,961,200 | |
| 2000 | 20,104,693 | 1.55% | 456,436 | 846,393,600 |
| 2001 | 18,002,319 | 10.46% | 396,886 | 729,665,700 |
| 2002 | 17,235,163 | 4.26% | 372,636 | 716,342,400 |
| 2003 | 16,950,381 | 1.65% | 335,397 | 629,201,400 |
| 2004 | 22,868,852 | 34.92% | 469,634 | 685,041,900 |
| 2005 | 27,052,118 | 18.29% | 509,652 | 668,141,900 |
| 2006 | 23,020,362 | 14.90% | 379,571 | 773,570,100 |
| 2007 | 24,737,528 | 7.46% | 382,943 | 790,754,500 |
| 2008 | 23,876,780 | 3.48% | 360,292 | 736,127,500 |
| 2009 | 23,213,341 | 2.78% | 340,367 | 645,556,000 |
| 2010 | 23,741,603 | 2.28% | 336,531 | 732,666,900 |
| 2011 | 23,211,856 | 2.22% | 327,493 | 667,367,000 |
| Source: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority | ||||
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