Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) and Washington Dulles International (IAD), in tandem with the Dulles Toll Road and the Silver Line rail project, are responsible for 4.5 percent of the region’s annual gross domestic product, according to a study commissioned by MWAA and led by Willdan Financial and Economic Consulting Services.
They also generate more than 387,000 jobs, $15 billion in labor income, $1.9 billion in state and local taxes and $21 billion in business revenue, the study says.
“Whether it’s tourism, business travel or the flow of goods and services, Washington’s airports are a vital component of the economy,” says Jack Potter, CEO and president of MWAA. “You need only look at the rapid residential and commercial development of what had been farmland along the Dulles Corridor and surrounding Dulles International to understand just how important the airports are. And that development is accelerating with the construction of the Silver Line.”
