Please leave your name, phone number, email address, a detailed description of the item, date of loss, and location where item was last seen. For cell phones please contact your service provider and obtain your phone’s ESN number. Positive proof of ownership will be required to claim an item. Be sure to leave your fax number to obtain a Property Release Form, if not obtained via Acrobat Reader download.

To acquire item(s) from the Central Lost and Found office, you will need a PROPERTY TAG REFERENCE NUMBER which you can obtain from the Lost and Found Office. You can then:

• PICK UP YOUR ITEM(S) IN PERSON; YOU WILL NEED A PHOTO ID. PLEASE CALL FIRST FOR AN APPOINTMENT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE YOUR ITEM READY FOR PICK-UP TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WAIT TIME.
• HAVE A DESIGNATED PERSON PICK UP YOUR ITEM(S). WE WILL NEED A PROPERTY RELEASE FORM FILLED OUT BY YOU INDICATING THEY HAVE YOUR PERMISSION TO PICK UP YOUR ITEM(S) AND A COPY OF YOUR PHOTO ID. YOUR DESIGNEE WILL NEED TO PROVIDE A PHOTO ID WHEN PICKING UP THE ITEM(S).
• ARRANGE FOR SHIPPING OF YOUR ITEM(S) BY CALLING THE SHIPPING COMPANY OF YOUR CHOICE OR BY CALLING THE CENTRAL LOST AND FOUND OFFICE AND THEY WILL MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOU. WE WILL NEED A PROPERTY RELEASE FORM FILLED OUT BY YOU INDICATING WHICH COURIER SERVICE AND A COPY OF A PHOTO ID. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE AIRPORT DOES NOT PAY FOR SHIPPING OF ITEMS.

Return your completed Property Release Forms to the Lost and Found Office by fax, e-mail, or U.S. Mail. The fax number is 703-572-6512, e-mail (Dulles Lost and Found), or voice mail on 703-572-8479.

A copy of the PROPERTY RELEASE FORM can be downloaded here.

The Property Release Form is stored in Adobe Acrobat PDF (portable document format) format. To view and print PDF files you must first download and install the free Acrobat Reader. You can download the latest version of Acrobat Reader by clicking on the Get Acrobat Reader icon here.

The mailing address for the Central Lost and Found Office is:

The address for pickup of found items from the Central Lost and Found Office is:

The Dulles Airport Central Lost and Found office is open for pickup of found items Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please note we are not open on Sundays and Holidays.