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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New Orleans (MSY) American Airlines AA5323 20:04 Scheduled
Charleston (CHS) American Airlines AA4405 20:06 Scheduled
Phoenix (PHX) American Airlines AA1634 20:09 Scheduled
Dallas (DAL) Southwest Airlines WN3565 20:15 Scheduled
Kansas City (MCI) American Airlines AA4543 20:19 Scheduled
Nashville (BNA) Delta Connection DL5777 20:20 Scheduled
Cleveland (CLE) American Airlines AA5553 20:23 Scheduled
Las Vegas (LAS) American Airlines AA3275 20:23 Scheduled
Windsor Locks (BDL) American Airlines AA5342 20:29 Scheduled
Key West (EYW) American Eagle AA4167 20:30 Scheduled
Tulsa (TUL) American Airlines AA5608 20:30 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) American Airlines AA4383 20:32 Scheduled
Chicago (MDW) Southwest Airlines WN3713 20:35 Scheduled
Indianapolis (IND) American Airlines AA5183 20:35 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Delta Air Lines DL325 (+3) 20:36 Scheduled
Nashville (BNA) American Airlines AA4495 20:40 Scheduled
Jacksonville (JAX) American Airlines AA378 20:45 Scheduled
Kentucky (CVG) American Airlines AA5035 20:48 Scheduled
Houston (IAH) United Airlines UA2472 (+1) 20:48 Scheduled
Madison (MSN) Delta Connection DL5645 20:51 Scheduled
Wilmington (ILM) American Airlines AA5286 20:53 Scheduled
Tampa (TPA) American Airlines AA1733 20:53 Scheduled
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) Southwest Airlines WN3867 20:55 Scheduled
Charlotte (CLT) American Airlines AA1855 (+1) 20:55 Scheduled
Los Angeles (LAX) American Airlines AA1711 (+4) 20:55 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) JetBlue B62355 (+3) 20:59 Scheduled
Dallas (DFW) American Airlines AA472 20:59 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) United Airlines UA1531 (+2) 20:59 Scheduled
Los Angeles (LAX) Alaska Airlines AS6 (+5) 20:59 Scheduled
Knoxville (TYS) American Airlines AA5630 20:59 Scheduled
Montreal (YUL) Air Canada Express AC8825 (+1) 21:00 Scheduled
Wichita (ICT) American Airlines AA4699 21:03 Scheduled
New York (LGA) Delta Connection DL5724 21:03 Scheduled
Providence (PVD) American Airlines AA5038 21:04 Scheduled
Louisville (SDF) American Airlines AA5057 21:04 Scheduled
Dayton (DAY) American Airlines AA5247 21:08 Scheduled
West Palm Beach (PBI) American Airlines AA2297 21:12 Scheduled
Fort Myers (RSW) American Airlines AA5347 21:14 Scheduled
Raleigh (RDU) Delta Connection DL5198 21:15 Scheduled
New Orleans (MSY) American Airlines AA3130 21:16 Scheduled
Oklahoma City (OKC) American Airlines AA4744 21:16 Scheduled
San Juan (SJU) JetBlue B61348 21:16 Scheduled
Montgomery (MGM) American Airlines AA5307 21:18 Scheduled
Columbia (CAE) American Airlines AA5273 21:20 Scheduled
Myrtle Beach (MYR) American Airlines AA5532 21:20 Scheduled
Charleston (CHS) American Airlines AA5302 21:23 Scheduled
Fletcher (AVL) American Airlines AA5170 21:25 Scheduled
Chattanooga (CHA) American Airlines AA5219 21:28 Scheduled
Huntsville (HSV) American Airlines AA5368 21:28 Scheduled
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) American Airlines AA2943 21:29 Scheduled
Memphis (MEM) American Airlines AA4432 21:30 Scheduled
Orlando (MCO) American Airlines AA589 (+1) 21:30 Scheduled
Pittsburgh (PIT) American Airlines AA5585 21:30 Scheduled
Raleigh (RDU) American Airlines AA4485 21:30 Scheduled
Savannah (SAV) American Airlines AA5110 21:30 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Delta Air Lines DL727 (+3) 21:33 Scheduled
Newark (EWR) United Express UA4457 (+1) 21:41 Scheduled
Kansas City (MCI) Southwest Airlines WN3872 21:50 Scheduled
Denver (DEN) Frontier F9690 (+1) 21:59 Scheduled
Houston (IAH) United Airlines UA1627 (+1) 21:59 Scheduled
Seattle (SEA) Alaska Airlines AS2 (+4) 21:59 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Southwest Airlines WN2802 22:00 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) Delta Connection DL5704 (+2) 22:00 Scheduled
Miami (MIA) American Airlines AA2648 (+2) 22:00 Scheduled
New York (LGA) American Airlines AA4627 22:00 Scheduled
New York (JFK) Delta Connection DL5795 (+5) 22:00 Scheduled
Orlando (MCO) Delta Air Lines DL2729 (+1) 22:02 Scheduled
St Louis (STL) Southwest Airlines WN457 22:05 Scheduled
Houston (HOU) Southwest Airlines WN392 22:10 Scheduled
Charlotte (CLT) American Airlines AA545 22:15 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) American Airlines AA1961 (+4) 22:15 Scheduled
Minneapolis (MSP) Delta Air Lines DL2962 (+3) 22:19 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) American Airlines AA4429 (+1) 22:20 Scheduled
Nashville (BNA) American Airlines AA5068 22:20 Scheduled
Nashville (BNA) Southwest Airlines WN1144 22:30 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Delta Air Lines DL378 (+4) 22:35 Scheduled
Toronto (YYZ) Air Canada Express AC8788 (+1) 22:37 Scheduled
New York (JFK) American Airlines AA4546 (+8) 22:41 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) United Express UA3415 (+1) 22:47 Scheduled
New York (LGA) Delta Connection DL5751 (+1) 22:53 Scheduled
Dallas (DAL) Southwest Airlines WN4103 22:55 Scheduled
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) JetBlue B62080 (+1) 22:59 Scheduled
Dallas (DFW) American Airlines AA2752 23:00 Scheduled
Orlando (MCO) Southwest Airlines WN2213 23:00 Scheduled
Chicago (MDW) Southwest Airlines WN1751 23:05 Scheduled
Miami (MIA) American Airlines AA2897 (+1) 23:09 Scheduled
Indianapolis (IND) American Airlines AA4593 23:10 Scheduled
Orlando (MCO) American Airlines AA361 (+1) 23:13 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) American Airlines AA903 (+1) 23:20 Scheduled
Detroit (DTW) Delta Air Lines DL2073 (+4) 23:23 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Delta Air Lines DL537 (+4) 23:39 Scheduled
Minneapolis (MSP) Delta Air Lines DL2961 (+1) 23:43 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) Delta Connection DL5776 (+3) 23:44 Scheduled
Charlotte (CLT) American Airlines AA1269 23:45 Scheduled
Miami (MIA) American Airlines AA708 (+1) 23:58 Scheduled
Houston (IAH) United Airlines UA2224 (+2) 23:59 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) United Airlines UA1023 (+1) 23:59 Scheduled

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