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
Cleveland (CLE) American Eagle AA5614 (+1) 06:45 Scheduled
Philadelphia (PHL) American Eagle AA4483 (+1) 06:45 Scheduled
Rochester (ROC) American Eagle AA5315 (+1) 06:45 Scheduled
Providence (PVD) American Airlines AA5354 (+1) 06:50 Cancelled
Buffalo (BUF) American Eagle AA5075 (+1) 06:54 Scheduled
Pittsburgh (PIT) American Eagle AA4617 (+1) 06:55 Scheduled
Indianapolis (IND) American Eagle AA9936 06:55 Scheduled
Columbus (CMH) American Eagle AA4035 (+1) 06:59 Scheduled
Greensboro (GSO) American Eagle AA5328 (+1) 06:59 Scheduled
Phoenix (PHX) American Airlines AA1542 (+1) 07:00 Delayed
Syracuse (SYR) American Eagle AA5288 (+1) 07:00 Scheduled
Louisville (SDF) American Eagle AA4549 (+1) 07:13 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) American Eagle AA4103 07:19 Scheduled
Burlington (BTV) American Eagle AA5505 07:19 06:57 Landed
Akron (CAK) American Eagle AA5062 07:20 06:47 Landed
Portland (PWM) American Eagle AA5309 07:21 Scheduled
Raleigh (RDU) American Eagle AA4494 07:23 Scheduled
Raleigh (RDU) Delta Connection DL5006 07:24 Scheduled
Bangor (BGR) American Eagle AA5330 07:25 06:45 Landed
New York (LGA) American Eagle AA4444 07:25 Scheduled
New York (LGA) Delta Connection DL5770 07:25 Scheduled
Manchester (MHT) American Eagle AA5160 07:27 07:01 Landed
Boston (BOS) American Airlines AA2159 07:31 Scheduled
Grand Rapids (GRR) American Eagle AA5074 07:35 Scheduled
Detroit (DTW) American Eagle AA5444 07:37 Scheduled
Albany (ALB) American Eagle AA5101 07:39 07:09 Landed
Norfolk (ORF) American Eagle AA5520 07:39 Scheduled
Dayton (DAY) American Eagle AA5261 07:40 Scheduled
White Plains (HPN) American Airlines AA5678 07:45 Cancelled
Lexington (LEX) Delta Connection DL5734 07:47 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) Delta Connection DL5688 07:59 Scheduled
Charleston (CHS) American Eagle AA4492 08:03 Scheduled
Providence (PVD) Southwest Airlines WN910 08:20 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) JetBlue B61155 (+3) 08:22 Scheduled
Orlando (MCO) JetBlue B62024 08:25 Scheduled
Minneapolis (MSP) American Eagle AA5176 08:26 Delayed
Charlotte (CLT) American Airlines AA3294 08:32 Scheduled
Greenville (GSP) American Eagle AA5031 08:33 Scheduled
Jacksonville (JAX) American Eagle AA4509 08:38 Scheduled
Kentucky (CVG) American Eagle AA5445 08:47 Scheduled
Detroit (DTW) Delta Air Lines DL1558 (+2) 08:50 Scheduled
Toronto (YYZ) Air Canada Express AC8780 (+1) 08:53 Scheduled
Nashville (BNA) American Eagle AA5151 08:54 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Southwest Airlines WN3683 08:55 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) American Airlines AA523 (+1) 08:55 Scheduled
Huntsville (HSV) American Eagle AA5109 08:56 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) United Airlines UA1077 (+1) 08:58 Scheduled
Augusta (AGS) American Eagle AA5169 08:59 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) American Airlines AA1535 08:59 Scheduled
Newark (EWR) United Express UA4434 08:59 Scheduled
Knoxville (TYS) American Eagle AA5149 08:59 Scheduled
Tallahassee (TLH) American Eagle AA5562 08:59 Scheduled
Miami (MIA) American Airlines AA491 (+2) 09:00 Scheduled
Indianapolis (IND) American Eagle AA4626 09:07 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Delta Air Lines DL926 (+2) 09:08 Scheduled
Madison (MSN) American Eagle AA5054 09:09 Scheduled
Milwaukee (MKE) American Eagle AA5646 09:09 Scheduled
Birmingham (BHM) American Eagle AA5078 09:14 Scheduled
Columbia (CAE) American Eagle AA5603 09:14 Scheduled
Nashville (BNA) Southwest Airlines WN1221 09:15 Scheduled
St Louis (STL) American Eagle AA5128 09:16 Scheduled
Pittsburgh (PIT) American Eagle AA4469 09:18 Scheduled
Memphis (MEM) American Eagle AA4372 09:19 Scheduled
New York (LGA) American Eagle AA4640 09:19 Scheduled
Orlando (MCO) American Airlines AA2745 09:24 Scheduled
Kansas City (MCI) American Eagle AA5528 09:28 Scheduled
Charlotte (CLT) American Airlines AA1286 09:29 Scheduled
Dallas (DFW) American Airlines AA1618 09:29 Scheduled
New York (JFK) American Eagle AA4538 (+3) 09:29 Scheduled
Pensacola (PNS) American Eagle AA5424 09:29 Cancelled
Savannah (SAV) American Eagle AA5146 09:29 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) Delta Connection DL5692 09:31 Scheduled
Kentucky (CVG) Delta Connection DL5229 09:32 Scheduled
New York (LGA) Delta Connection DL5742 09:40 Scheduled
Valparaiso (VPS) American Eagle AA5626 09:40 Scheduled
Destin (VPS) American Eagle AA5626 09:40 Scheduled
Fayetteville (XNA) American Eagle AA3824 09:45 Scheduled
Little Rock (LIT) American Eagle AA3630 09:46 Scheduled
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) JetBlue B61680 (+1) 09:53 Scheduled
Nashville (BNA) Delta Connection DL5708 09:57 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) United Airlines UA2647 (+1) 09:58 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) JetBlue B61555 (+1) 10:04 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) American Eagle AA4602 10:05 Scheduled
Des Moines (DSM) American Eagle AA5414 10:13 Scheduled
Chicago (MDW) Southwest Airlines WN1706 10:15 Scheduled
Montreal (YUL) Air Canada Express AC8821 (+1) 10:19 Scheduled
Providence (PVD) American Airlines AA4668 10:25 Scheduled
Windsor Locks (BDL) American Eagle AA5409 10:30 Scheduled
New York (JFK) Delta Connection DL5750 (+3) 10:32 Scheduled
Newark (EWR) United Express UA4444 10:36 Scheduled
Baton Rouge (BTR) American Eagle AA5494 10:40 Scheduled
San Antonio (SAT) American Airlines AA1718 10:41 Scheduled

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