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About Us
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department (MWAA Police Department) is an accredited law enforcement agency dedicated to protecting the traveling public, airport employees, and critical infrastructure at Washington Dulles International Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and the Dulles Toll Road.
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department’s Explosive Dog Detection (EDD) Teams have been protecting the Airports since 1997. The unit’s motto is: Detect, Deter and Safeguard.
Each year, the Airports Authority Police Department honors fallen officers and their families during National Police Week.
The families are greeted upon arrival to Reagan National Airport and are provided a ceremonial escort.
The Dulles Day Plane Pull is an annual event sponsored by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department. Joe Hurtuk, a retired Deputy Chief with MWAA PD, created the first Plane Pull competition in the world in 1992 at Dulles International Airport. The event was held to benefit Special Olympics athletes, raised almost $15,000 - and started a phenomenon.