Dulles Airport is a pain in the ass to get to and has only recently become more passenger friendly (sorry, People Movers), but there’s little denying that it’s an iconic building. So iconic, in fact, that PBS has included it among the 10 Buildings That Changed America, a show set to air next year.

On a dreary day like this one, I like to dream about driving to Dulles airport and taking off for destinations unknown. But Pixilista got to Dulles and had a vision of the airport itself. This is a good quick shot of Eero Saarinen’s depot, one of the most beautiful buildings in the D.C. area….

Consumer research firm J.D. Power and Associates recently ranked Washington’s Dulles International Airport third worst in customer satisfaction among medium-sized airports, reports the Post. In large part, the poor ranking stems from the interminable security lines that snake their way through the soaring Eero Saarinen-designed concourse, as any early morning or early evening traveler can attest. In addition, the newest airline on Dulles’ block, Independence Air, is facing continued financial problems and recently announced it…

The Financial Times’ Jurek Martin is peeved. He hates Dulles Airport, the large international gateway way out in the Virginia suburbs so much so he calls it a “hell hole” and has even called the Post to press them to investigate Dulles and break the “silence in the American media” about its horrid service, particularly its far-from-tolerable waits to clear security in the Eero Saarinen-designed terminal. From Martin’s “Letter to America” in this weekend’s FT:…