Washington Dulles International Airport safety profile
29 recorded occurrences at or near Washington Dulles International Airport (1987–2026): 3 at the airport, 26 nearby; 2 fatal, 13 fatalities.
What happens most
Runway incursions
The FAA Runway Safety database records 118 runway incursions at this airport, including 3 serious (Category A/B) events. Full runway incursion history.
Notable investigated occurrences
- 2017-02-13 — Commutair — 1.0 km
- 2013-05-31 — AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS LLC — 4.2 km
- 2010-08-17 — BRITISH AIRWAYS — 2.4 km
- 2009-11-04 — Brithish Airways — 0.5 km
Runways
- 01C/19C: 11,500 ft, CONC-G, lighted
- 01R/19L: 11,500 ft, CON, lighted
- 12/30: 10,501 ft, CON, lighted
- 01L/19R: 9,400 ft, CON, lighted
Weather patterns
- Fog: 31.996 days/year
- Thunderstorms: 41.394 days/year
- Snow: 16.098 days/year
- Crosswind >15kt: 0.004% of observations
- Crosswind >25kt: 0% of observations
Counts reflect occurrences geo-attached within 25 km of the airport from our investigation-record corpus; they are not a complete history and are not a safety ranking. A recorded occurrence decades ago says little about operations today.