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Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

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Airport authority in Washington D.C.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) is an independent airport authority, created by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia, with the consent of the United States Congress, to oversee management, operations, and capital development of the two major airports serving the U.S. national capital: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Dulles International Airport.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 7, 1987Founded1
  • HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States1
  • Websitewww.mwaa.com
  • Legal formMUNICIPAL3
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI7HERAVJJLN8J1DZ6AZ193
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address1 Aviation Circle, 20001-6000 Washington, United States3

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US Flag at Reagan Airport Arlington Virginia (17302962788)
Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) is an independent airport authority, created by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia, with the consent of the United States Congress, to oversee management, operations, and capital development of the two major airports serving the U.S. national capital: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Dulles International Airport. The Airports Authority was established to operate as a financially self-sustaining entity with the mission to manage and enhance Washington, D.C.'s two-airport system.2

The story

Founded by Commonwealth of Virginia and government of the District of Columbia on Jun 7, 1987.1

Leadership

Who has led Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. John E. Potter2011–now
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Timeline

  1. Jun 7, 1987Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$2.1B 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $2.1B in all. Federal grants $1.9B; Other federal assistance $165.8M; Federal contracts $15.0M.$0$100M$200M$300M2008 · Federal grants: $24.3M2008 · Federal contracts: $3.8M20082009 · Federal grants: $55.3M2009 · Other federal assistance: $165.8M2009 · Federal contracts: $457.8K2010 · Federal grants: $219.1M2010 · Federal contracts: $4.1M20102011 · Federal grants: $17.1M2011 · Federal contracts: $3.3M2012 · Federal grants: $233.1M2012 · Federal contracts: $138.6K20122013 · Federal grants: $36.5M2013 · Federal contracts: $134.8K2014 · Federal grants: $218.9M2014 · Federal contracts: $144.0K20142015 · Federal grants: $126.0M2015 · Federal contracts: $587.4K2016 · Federal grants: $28.9M2016 · Federal contracts: $208.7K20162017 · Federal grants: $7.9M2017 · Federal contracts: $156.1K2018 · Federal grants: $32.0M2018 · Federal contracts: $203.5K20182019 · Federal grants: $16.0M2019 · Federal contracts: $193.5K2020 · Federal grants: $236.5M2020 · Federal contracts: $170.4K20202021 · Federal grants: $231.4M2021 · Federal contracts: $193.7K2022 · Federal grants: $12.2M2022 · Federal contracts: $242.5K20222023 · Federal grants: $90.1M2023 · Federal contracts: $189.9K2024 · Federal grants: $51.5M2024 · Federal contracts: $153.5K20242025 · Federal grants: $149.6M2025 · Federal contracts: $179.9K2026 · Federal grants: $98.3M2026 · Federal contracts: $531.5K2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsOther federal assistanceFederal contractsTotal
2026$98.3M–$531.5K$98.9M
2025$149.6M–$179.9K$149.8M
2024$51.5M–$153.5K$51.7M
2023$90.1M–$189.9K$90.3M
2022$12.2M–$242.5K$12.5M
2021$231.4M–$193.7K$231.6M
2020$236.5M–$170.4K$236.7M
2019$16.0M–$193.5K$16.2M
2018$32.0M–$203.5K$32.2M
2017$7.9M–$156.1K$8.0M
2016$28.9M–$208.7K$29.2M
2015$126.0M–$587.4K$126.5M
2014$218.9M–$144.0K$219.0M
2013$36.5M–$134.8K$36.6M
2012$233.1M–$138.6K$233.3M
2011$17.1M–$3.3M$20.3M
2010$219.1M–$4.1M$223.2M
2009$55.3M$165.8M$457.8K$221.5M
2008$24.3M–$3.8M$28.1M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov6, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. Aug 12, 2006$10.2M from Federal Aviation Administration: Lease no. dtfaea-05-l-00078a. recurring monthly rent as part of the captial lease payment schedule. period of performance 10/01/2008 - 09/7 To METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY Award DTFAEA05L00078A
  2. Jun 1, 2021$692.7K from Transportation Security Administration: Fiber optic lease, metropolitan washington airports authority (mwaa) at ronald reagan washington national airport (dca) and washington dulle8 To METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY Award 70T01021P7600N002
  3. Jun 1, 2016$616.9K from Transportation Security Administration: Igf::ot::igf lease of 198 strands of single mode fiber (smf)and accessories for all tsa-occupied spaces at washington dulles international 9 To METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY Award HSTS0116PCIO257
  4. Oct 15, 2014$423.6K from Smithsonian Institution: Ground lease igf::ot::igf10 To METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY Award F15CC10015
  5. Jun 1, 2026$298.7K from Transportation Security Administration: Purchase order to provide fiber optic lease at metropolitan washington airports authority11 To METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY Award 70T01026P7667N001

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