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Old Nov 27, 2009 | 1:43 am
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imagineertobe
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Originally Posted by highschoolband
I'm not one for getting to the airport exceedingly early, but this is about right. 75 mns for the ride to the airport, and then a good 20 minutes at security, even in the premium lane. Now if it were DCA, you could leave downtown an hour before and you'd be just fine.
Agreed. Don't forget getting from the main terminal to the satellite.

Originally Posted by highschoolband
Dulles is the bane of our flying existence in Washington - and the main reason why I fly AA, it's faster for me to connect through another city leaving from DCA than it is to fly out of IAD on a direct flight.
+1
The only flight I ever take ex-IAD is LAX
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