| Strong ‘Decade of Dulles’ Continues
At the end of 2025, Dulles International was served by 46 airlines providing more than 340 daily departures to 164 destinations. Notably, new airlines Royal Jordanian and Contour inaugurated nonstop Dulles service, and six new destinations joined the airport’s global lineup. Strong growth continued for United Airlines, which refers to the current period as the “Decade of Dulles” because of its expansion plans at the airport.
Dulles set new records in 2025 for international passengers (10.53 million) and total passengers (29.01 million). Much of the 6.4 percent rise in total passengers was due to a significant climb in domestic passengers arriving in Washington or connecting to other destinations.
In response to current and projected growth, Dulles will open a new 435,000-square-foot, 14-gate concourse this fall serving United customers. The concourse will provide direct access to the airport train system and add more than 15 new shopping and dining locations. Further additions to the concourse have entered the design phase and are part of an overall master plan to expand and improve facilities airport-wide.
Reagan National 2025 Results
In 2025, 24.89 million passengers traveled through Reagan National Airport – a 5.3 percent decline from the 2024 record of 26.29 million passengers. Operations at the airport, most of which are confined to one runway, are governed by federal limits on the number of scheduled takeoffs and landings to control congestion. The reduction of passenger activity is attributed to softening demand for government-related travel, effects from a 43-day federal shutdown and the after-effects of the aircraft disaster in January that claimed 67 lives. At the end of 2025, Reagan National was served by eight airlines providing more than 400 daily departures to 108 destinations. |
