An aerial view of Dulles International Airport taken in the 1960s.

Photo: Ken Feil

President Kennedy is greeted by former president Dwight Eisenhower on his arrival to dedicate the airport in the Virginia countryside in 1962.

Photo: unknown

President John F. Kennedy and FAA chief N.E. Halabi stand under the pagoda-like control tower of the Washington Dulles International Airport in 1962.

Photo: United Press International

The main terminal, typically quiet in mid-afternoon in 1966. A $110-million white elephant is what Sen. Daniel Brewster, D-Md., called 3-year-old Dulles International Airport, 27 miles from Washington in the Virginia countryside.

Photo: Associated Press

Dulles International Airport on March 3, 1977.

Photo: DOUG CHEVALIER

Concorde jets at Dulles International Airport in September of 1977.

Photo: Ken Feil

Dulles International Airport at around 1 a.m. in 1978.

Photo: Larry Morris

Aerial view of Dulles International Airport in 1985.

Photo: LARRY MORRIS

Britain's Princess Diana waves as she leaves Dulles International Airport on Oct. 4, 1990, following a charity gala benefiting the London City Ballet, the Washington Ballet, and Grandma's House, a Washington home for babies with AIDS.

Photo: Luke Frazza

Construction to extend the Dulles airport terminal was well-underway in 1996.

Photo: Juana Arias

D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, Virginia Gov. George Allen, and chairman of the board of the Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority, Robert F. Tardio, unveil a plaque at dedication of the new additions to the Dulles Terminal on Sept. 5, 1996.

Photo: Gerald Martineau

Atlantic Coast Airlines bought its first regional jet to Dulles International Airport in 1997. Air crews used the 50-seat Canadair Regional jet, which was made by Bombardier, for training.

Photo: John McDonnell

Airport officials peer through what was then the brand new Dulles Tower on Jan. 1, 1998. As they gaze towards the old Dulles Tower, renovations and construction continues in other areas of the terminal.

Photo: Frank Johnston