Washington Dulles International Airport is located in Chantilly, VA, about 26 miles west of Washington DC on Interstate 66, then exit 57 North on Highway 50 and travel 5 miles.
The Dulles Airport in Washington was named after the late Sec. of State , John Foster Dulles.
It never was. Dulles International Airport (named after Secretary of State John Foster Dulles) is in the Virginia suburban area of Washington DC. It has always been named Dulles. Idlewild was renamed to John F. Kennedy International in 1963, shortly after the death of JFK. It is located in Queens, NY alongside Jamaica Bay.
John Foster Dulles was the Secretary of State under President Dwight Eisenhower. He was instrumental in forming the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). His brother, uncle and grandfather were also secretaries of state. For more information, there is a biography by Leonard Mosley called Dulles, that explores the experiences of the family and the US government.
The airport named George Bush Intercontinental airport, named after the former president of the USA, is located in Houston. Houston is a city in the state of Texas.
John Foster Dulles was the famous one. Christian Herter took over for the last year or so when Dulles resigned for health reasons. The main airport in DC is named for Dulles.John Foster Dulles.
John Foster Dulles is best known for his role as secretary of state under President Eisenhower. As with many others, Dulles believed in the US policy of containment regarding the expansion of communism.
Manmade places are usually named for famous people or for landmarks, like John F. Kennedy airport or Dulles International airport. Pick either a famous person or a good local landmark and name your airport after one of those.
The Vancouver International Airport is located in the province of British Columbia, Canada. In 2010 the airport was named the second busiest Canadian airport.
Trudeau Airport (Dorval Airport) is located in the city of Montreal & Mirabel Airport is located an hour north of the city. Trudeau Airport named after Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau now handles all Domestic and International flights. Mirabel Airport handles Charters and cargo flights.
This airport is situated to the north of Brussels. They call it the Airport of Zaventem (named after the city it is located in). For "commercial" purposes, it is also called "Brussels International".
As one of the oldest running airports in the world, the Sydney Airport is located in the suburbs of Arncliffe and Mascot in Sydney, New South Wales. The Sydney Airport has three runways named, "east–west", "north–south" and "third" runways.
Yes Auckland Airport is named after Jean Batten