Construction is underway at Dulles International Airport on the 435,000-square-foot Concourse E, with an expected debut in late 2026. The new concourse will modernize IAD and enhance the experience, including:

• 14 more dates to expand our network out of IAD as the Mid-Atlantic’s “gateway to the world.”
• A new 40,000-square-foot United Club, making it one of the largest locations in our network and increasing United Club square footage at IAD by 70%.
• The latest traveler amenities and technology, expansive gate seating, concessions and retail.
• Direct and easy access to the airport’s existing Aerotrain station that allows for smooth transport between the main terminal and other concourses.

“The infamous ‘train to nowhere’ is finally going to be a train to somewhere,” said Scott Kirby, United Airlines CEO. “A facility with 14 more international-capable gates is going to let us double the service out of Dulles. This is going to be critical to our ability to keep expanding. Adding more connecting points is not just important for United and this community but for the country.”

Expanded Flight Network Connects D.C. to Even More Destinations

This year, we launched 13 new domestic routes from IAD—that is more new domestic routes than any other U.S. carrier has added from any U.S. airport this year. New nonstop routes from IAD include ANC (Anchorage, Alaska), and upcoming service to PSP (Palm Springs, California), beginning December 19.

United serves as a crucial gateway between our nation's capital and the rest of the world, this includes nonstop service to over a dozen world capitals from Accra and Brussels to Mexico City and Tokyo and places in between. This summer, we will add a new world capital destination with the addition of its inaugural nonstop service to Dakar, Senegal beginning May 2025.

As our operations at Dulles continue to grow as a transatlantic gateway to the world, this summer we will be the first airline to offer the Washington region nonstop service to Nice, France and Venice, Italy.