Dulles International Airport

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/dulles-international-airport

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Dulles International Airport?13,000 acres (52.6 km2)
2. What is the year opened?1962
3. What is the average daily passengers?60,000
4. What is Dulles International Airport and where is it located?Dulles International Airport is a big airport that helps people travel around the world. It is 26 miles west of Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia.
5. Why does Dulles have such a big roof that looks like a spaceship?The main terminal was designed by architect Eero Saarinen with a special roof shape that creates a huge, open space inside. It looks like a soaring bird or a futuristic spacecraft.

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: The organization responsible for operating Dulles and other regional airports.
Star Alliance: One of the world's largest global airline alliances, with United Airlines as a member.
Codeshare Agreement: A marketing arrangement where an airline sells tickets on flights operated by another airline.
Enplanements: The total number of passengers who board an aircraft at an airport.