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Dulles Airport lands $41M federal grant for Concourse E construction
Dulles Airport lands $41M federal grant for Concourse E construction
By Angela Woolsey
Published May 20, 2026 at 9:15AM
Dulles International Airport Concourse E rendering (courtesy MWAA)
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Funding for Dulles International Airport’s new Concourse E is still coming together, even as construction inches closer to completion.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $41.8 million in grant funding for the project, whose first phase will add 14 gates intended for United Airlines — the airport’s largest carrier — as well as a direct connection to the underground Aerotrain and various amenities.
“The Airports Authority is grateful for the grant, which will support the continued construction of Concourse E,” the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) said in a statement to FFXnow. “… The first phase of the concourse, with 14 gates, is on track to open this fall.”
The grant came from an Airport Terminal Program established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (often referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) that then-President Joe Biden signed in November 2021.
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Angela Woolsey
Angela Woolsey is the site editor for FFXnow. A graduate of George Mason University, she worked as a general assignment reporter for the Fairfax County Times before joining Local News Now as the Tysons Reporter editor in 2020.
By Angela Woolsey
Published May 20, 2026 at 9:15AM
Dulles International Airport Concourse E rendering (courtesy MWAA)
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Funding for Dulles International Airport’s new Concourse E is still coming together, even as construction inches closer to completion.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $41.8 million in grant funding for the project, whose first phase will add 14 gates intended for United Airlines — the airport’s largest carrier — as well as a direct connection to the underground Aerotrain and various amenities.
“The Airports Authority is grateful for the grant, which will support the continued construction of Concourse E,” the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) said in a statement to FFXnow. “… The first phase of the concourse, with 14 gates, is on track to open this fall.”
The grant came from an Airport Terminal Program established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (often referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) that then-President Joe Biden signed in November 2021.
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Angela Woolsey
Angela Woolsey is the site editor for FFXnow. A graduate of George Mason University, she worked as a general assignment reporter for the Fairfax County Times before joining Local News Now as the Tysons Reporter editor in 2020.
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