fine, sucks is shorthand for an airport that is scheduled beyond safe capacity.
sevenstrokeroll I am a little intrigued by this... I fly into BWI occasionally and it is nothing compared to pre-911 when USAir had a huge operation there. I flew corporate back then and we literally had to fight with the USAirExpress regionals for a t/o slot for runway 15L/33R.
Flying into BWI these days is rather depressing: With the exception of SWA gates that are somewhat busy, the rest of the terminal displays utter emptiness, especially the once busy USAirExpress gates (D or E gates, can't remember right now). It feels like the land of the dead, kinda like STL.
Back to IAD: I don't understand why this airport is delay-prone on good (VFR) days. After a great deal of vectoring and speed-changes, after landing you realize that there are hardly any aircraft on the ground.
And let's not mention the animosity between the Potomac and Philly controllers...
