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of the traffic comes from Northern Virginia.”
Established in 1962, Dulles International Airport was underused for several decades.
Significant passenger increases began in the mid-1990s, as the information technology sector began growing along the corridor. The IT industries, dependent on just-in-time component deliveries, chose to locate near Dulles for access and connectivity to global markets, according to Browne.
Economic impact
The economy proved remarkably resilient when the IT sector nose-dived a few years ago.
George Mason University professor Roger Stough found in a research study that most area IT workers simply shifted over to federal contracting, management and consulting firms.
Then, after 9/11, these firms ramped up with government contracts “in rapid response to homeland and national defense initiatives,” Stough wrote.
According to the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority, Dulles employs more
92.5%