Before Traveling With Your Pet

• Contact your airline to learn about procedures, requirements and restrictions.
• Contact the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for information on traveling with service animals and pets.
• Contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture for questions about international pet travel.

Shipping Your Pet As Cargo

• Contact your airline to learn about procedures, requirements and restrictions.
• Pets checked as baggage are picked up at baggage claim.
• The airline may direct you to an Airport Cargo Facility at Reagan National or Dulles International. Click for maps.

Airport Pet Accommodations

Dulles International Airport features four Pet Relief Areas, with two located outside the Terminal (pre-security) and two located inside the concourses (post-security).