Reagan National Airport Arrivals (DCA)

The airport of DCA, or the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, handled almost nineteen million passengers in 2011, and just over eighteen million passengers in 2010. It is therefore regarded as one of the busiest airports in the United States of America, especially for local air traffic. It serves the nation’s capital city, Washington, DC, and is a focus city for the airline company US Airways. Passengers on Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport arrival flights will find all the facilities they require within the terminal buildings, and have access to a selection of options for ground transportation as well. Reaching the city is easy by bus, taxi or train.

The DCA airport is located approximately 3 miles, or 4.8km to the south of central Washington, DC, just across the Potomac River. It is the nearest airport to the city centre, but is not the only airport that is available. There is also the Washington Dulles International Airport nearby that handles the city’s international air traffic. Both airports are run by the same authority. The Reagan National Airport is particularly nearby to the areas of Aurora Heights and Long Branch Creek, and further to the south is Alexandria. The airport is in the state of Virginia, although central Washington falls under the District of Columbia. Areas within easy driving distance of the airport include Richmond, Chesapeake Bay (a popular tourist area), Charlottesville, Strasburg, Frederick, Hagerstown and Baltimore, and little further to the northeast are Wilmington and the city of Philadelphia.

Passengers can arrive at Ronald Reagan National Airport from several other US cities, as well as from a couple of cities in Canada that have airports with US border preclearance facilities. These flights are then not treated as international, but as domestic, as their passengers will have completed the necessary customs and border control procedures before leaving the country. These airports include Halifax, Montreal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Vancouver and Toronto, and the airline companies that offer flights from these airports to DCA include Air Canada, Air Canada Express (operated by Jazz Air) and US Airways Express, operated by Air Wisconsin. Flights from Canada will arrive at either Terminal A or Terminal C.

Terminal A of the airport is the older of the passenger buildings. In fact, it is a building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as it has been in existence since 1941. It has been used all these years for passenger departures and arrivals, and was also expanded in 1955. The terminal now has nine gates, and is due for renovation, in order to restore its original architecture. The building is not planned to be replaced by a newer construction. The airport also had several other airline specific buildings in previous years, but they were replaced by today’s Terminal B and Terminal C, in 1997. These two terminals are modern, with a good selection of facilities, and thirty-five airline gates in total. They are also the location of the airport’s Metrorail station, that is found on the Concourse level.

Further popular airline companies at this airport include American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Virgin America. They fly in from US cities such as Chicago, Atlanta, Charlotte, Buffalo, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, New York City, Kansas City, Orlando, Denver, Cincinnati and many others. Keep in mind that most non-stop flights to this airport may only operate from destinations that are within 1,250 statute miles, in order to ensure that the majority of major air traffic flows into the larger Washington Dulles Airport. DCA is also very close to the city, and therefore must abide by various noise control regulations.

In the terminal buildings, arriving passengers will find automatic banking tellers, a full-service bank, foreign currency exchange options, several shops and restaurants and free Wi-Fi connections. In Terminal A there are also very elegant conference rooms for hire which are available individually for about forty people, or as one large room, for about eighty people. Public telephones, lost and found offices, luggage carts, information counters and various other services are available as well. All terminal buildings are accessible to disabled passengers, with elevators, pavement ramps, suitable restroom facilities and clear walkways. Guide-dogs are welcome, but all other pets should abide by the rules of the airport, which usually do not allow any animal to be out of a cage.

Passengers on arrival flights can choose to rent a car at the airport, and have their own, private transportation in the city and beyond. The car rental companies of the airport include Avis, Hertz, Budget, National, Alamo, Enterprise and Easycar, and they are located in Parking Garage A, on the first floor. This garage can easily be reached by free shuttle bus from any of the terminals. In a rented car is definitely a recommended way to travel the city of Washington, DC, as all roads are quite easily navigated. The city centre is even organised in a grid pattern with lettered and numbered roads.

Alternatively, arriving passengers could take the Metrorail services to the downtown area from Terminals B/C, which is the cheapest form of ground transport available, or they could organise a private shuttle service with companies such as SuperShuttle or Supreme Airport Shuttle. Taxis are available as well, from just outside of the arrival areas of the terminal buildings.

Live Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport arrival flights can be viewed online, from various websites, or for more information, the airport can be contacted at the telephone number: (703) 417-8000.

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Airline Flight No. Scheduled Actual Status
New York (JFK) American Eagle AA4671 (+8) 16:41 Scheduled
Norfolk (ORF) American Eagle AA5337 16:49 Scheduled
San Francisco (SFO) United Airlines UA1678 (+2) 16:52 Scheduled
White Plains (HPN) American Eagle AA5254 16:53 Scheduled
Philadelphia (PHL) American Eagle AA4607 (+1) 16:55 Scheduled
Manchester (MHT) American Eagle AA5508 16:57 Scheduled
Denver (DEN) Frontier F9688 16:59 Scheduled
Detroit (DTW) Delta Air Lines DL1454 (+3) 16:59 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) United Airlines UA2640 (+1) 16:59 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) JetBlue B61955 17:00 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) Delta Connection DL5689 (+1) 17:00 Scheduled
Austin (AUS) Southwest Airlines WN1243 17:05 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Delta Air Lines DL850 (+4) 17:20 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) American Airlines AA4669 17:22 Scheduled
Newark (EWR) United Express UA4443 17:25 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Southwest Airlines WN5988 17:25 Scheduled
Orlando (MCO) American Airlines AA1170 17:35 Scheduled
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) JetBlue B61880 (+1) 17:40 Scheduled
Portland (PDX) Alaska Airlines AS10 (+1) 17:53 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) American Airlines AA1423 (+1) 17:57 Scheduled
Grand Rapids (GRR) American Eagle AA5039 17:59 Scheduled
Charlotte (CLT) American Airlines AA1564 (+1) 17:59 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) United Airlines UA664 (+1) 17:59 Scheduled
Raleigh (RDU) American Eagle AA4398 18:00 Scheduled
Chicago (MDW) Southwest Airlines WN2765 18:00 Scheduled
New York (JFK) Delta Connection DL5699 (+9) 18:00 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) JetBlue B61355 (+3) 18:01 Scheduled
Minneapolis (MSP) Delta Air Lines DL2963 (+3) 18:04 Scheduled
Dallas (DAL) Southwest Airlines WN2466 18:05 Scheduled
Toronto (YYZ) Air Canada Express AC8784 18:07 Scheduled
Nashville (BNA) Southwest Airlines WN425 18:15 Scheduled
Milwaukee (MKE) Southwest Airlines WN3136 18:20 Scheduled
Indianapolis (IND) American Eagle AA3686 18:22 Scheduled
New York (LGA) American Eagle AA4620 18:24 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) American Eagle AA5527 18:25 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Delta Air Lines DL950 18:26 Scheduled
White Plains (HPN) American Eagle AA5401 18:33 Scheduled
New York (LGA) Delta Connection DL5717 18:33 Scheduled
St Louis (STL) Southwest Airlines WN2059 18:40 Scheduled
Houston (IAH) United Express UA6172 18:43 Scheduled
Nashville (BNA) American Eagle AA5029 18:49 Scheduled
Columbus (CMH) American Eagle AA3784 18:50 Scheduled
Providence (PVD) American Eagle AA4074 18:53 Scheduled
Portland (PWM) American Eagle AA5626 18:55 Scheduled
Providence (PVD) Southwest Airlines WN4068 18:55 Scheduled
New Orleans (MSY) American Eagle AA5531 18:55 Scheduled
Detroit (DTW) American Eagle AA5194 18:55 Scheduled
Kentucky (CVG) Delta Connection DL5134 18:57 Scheduled
Charleston (CHS) American Eagle AA5069 18:57 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) American Airlines AA1577 18:57 Scheduled
Windsor Locks (BDL) American Eagle AA5177 18:59 Scheduled
Bangor (BGR) American Eagle AA5024 18:59 Scheduled
Albany (ALB) American Eagle AA5158 18:59 Scheduled
Miami (MIA) American Airlines AA2013 18:59 Scheduled
Dallas (DFW) American Airlines AA1629 18:59 Scheduled
Buffalo (BUF) American Eagle AA5138 18:59 Scheduled
Lansing (LAN) American Eagle AA5640 18:59 Scheduled
Syracuse (SYR) American Eagle AA5407 18:59 Scheduled
Rochester (ROC) American Eagle AA5209 18:59 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) United Express UA5668 19:06 Scheduled
Toronto (YYZ) American Eagle AA5667 19:10 Scheduled
Manchester (MHT) American Eagle AA5308 19:13 Scheduled
New York (JFK) American Eagle AA4508 19:14 Scheduled
Pensacola (PNS) American Eagle AA5278 19:15 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) American Eagle AA4356 (+1) 19:15 Scheduled
Minneapolis (MSP) American Eagle AA5593 19:15 Scheduled
Burlington (BTV) American Eagle AA5670 19:15 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) Delta Connection DL5667 (+1) 19:19 Scheduled
Newark (EWR) United Express UA4432 19:26 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Delta Air Lines DL832 (+2) 19:38 Scheduled
Dallas (DFW) American Airlines AA511 19:50 Scheduled
Miami (MIA) American Airlines AA1985 19:59 Scheduled
Tampa (TPA) American Airlines AA2522 19:59 Scheduled
Philadelphia (PHL) American Eagle AA5244 (+2) 19:59 Scheduled
New Orleans (MSY) Southwest Airlines WN2115 20:00 Scheduled
New Orleans (MSY) American Eagle AA5323 20:04 Scheduled
Charleston (CHS) American Eagle AA4405 20:06 Scheduled
Phoenix (PHX) American Airlines AA1634 20:09 Scheduled
Dallas (DAL) Southwest Airlines WN3565 20:15 Scheduled
Kansas City (MCI) American Eagle AA4543 20:19 Scheduled
Nashville (BNA) Delta Connection DL5777 20:20 Scheduled
Cleveland (CLE) American Eagle AA5553 20:23 Scheduled
Las Vegas (LAS) American Airlines AA3275 20:23 Scheduled
Windsor Locks (BDL) American Eagle AA4514 20:29 Scheduled
Key West (EYW) American Eagle AA4167 20:30 Scheduled
Tulsa (TUL) American Eagle AA5608 20:30 Scheduled
Chicago (MDW) Southwest Airlines WN3713 20:35 Scheduled
Indianapolis (IND) American Eagle AA5183 20:35 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Delta Air Lines DL325 (+3) 20:36 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) American Eagle AA4383 20:37 Scheduled

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