The airport, the area’s primary international airport, served roughly 29 million passengers over the past year, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. “This transformation is another step in our ongoing efforts to make Washington, D.C., safe and beautiful again,” Trump said. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House about Dulles International Airport modernization, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. Trump and Duffy said the president reviewed presentations from about 30 architects before Trump settled on the redesign he announced Wednesday. Dulles has relied on people movers since it opened in 1962Designed by Chrysler Corp., the people movers shuttle passengers between the terminal and aircraft.