It was my impression that there is no taxiway from the airport to the
museum.

There are indeed adjacent, and the ability to move aircraft from
Dulles runways to the museum was a big factor in choosing that
particular location (on the south edge of the Dulles property, I think
just to the west of the intersection of routes 28 and 50.)

There may well be a plan to open that route four times a year, as the
NASM rep told you. But I doubt they would do that at anywhere near the
opening, what with the stress of the opening / the centennial of
flight / the Christmas season approaching. Udvar=Hazy is likely to be
a zoo that week.

On 19 Nov 2003 19:25:46 -0800, (Dave) wrote:

I was told at one of the big shows(Oshkosh? AOPA? I forget) by reps at
the Udvar-Hazy booth (with the awesome model of the new Smithsonian
A&S museum) that 4 times per year general aviation aircraft will be
permitted to land at Dulles and then taxi back to a parking area
adjacent to the museum.

It opens 12/15 (a Monday), so I'm wondering what the deal is. Sure
would beat traffic to be able to fly in....

all the best -- Dan Ford
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