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
Providence (PVD) Southwest Airlines WN2461 12:10 Scheduled
Myrtle Beach (MYR) American Eagle AA5200 12:10 11:54 Landed
Fletcher (AVL) American Eagle AA5446 (+1) 12:15 11:58 Landed
Nantucket (ACK) JetBlue B62493 12:18 Scheduled
Columbia (CAE) American Eagle AA5026 (+1) 12:21 Delayed
Newark (EWR) United Express UA4172 12:25 11:56 Landed
Atlanta (ATL) Delta Air Lines DL737 12:35 Scheduled
Miami (MIA) American Airlines AA1612 (+1) 12:37 Scheduled
New York (LGA) Delta Connection DL5749 (+1) 12:40 Scheduled
Dallas (DFW) American Airlines AA1177 (+1) 12:41 Delayed
Charleston (CHS) American Eagle AA4569 (+1) 12:45 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) American Airlines AA3240 (+1) 12:46 Scheduled
Louisville (SDF) American Eagle AA5602 (+1) 12:47 Scheduled
Hilton Head (HHH) American Eagle AA3891 12:48 Scheduled
White Plains (HPN) American Eagle AA5282 (+1) 12:50 Scheduled
Toronto (YYZ) American Eagle AA5668 12:50 Scheduled
Boston (BOS) JetBlue B61055 (+1) 12:55 Scheduled
Charlotte (CLT) American Eagle AA5527 12:55 Scheduled
Chicago (MDW) Southwest Airlines WN3812 12:55 Scheduled
Greenville (GSP) American Eagle AA3778 (+1) 13:05 12:45 Landed
Savannah (SAV) American Eagle AA5178 (+1) 13:06 12:42 Landed
Huntsville (HSV) American Eagle AA5442 (+1) 13:07 12:52 Landed
West Palm Beach (PBI) American Eagle AA5205 (+1) 13:09 12:48 Landed
Atlanta (ATL) American Eagle AA5633 (+1) 13:14 12:57 Landed
Syracuse (SYR) American Eagle AA4367 (+1) 13:14 Scheduled
Rochester (ROC) American Eagle AA5232 (+1) 13:14 12:50 Landed
Knoxville (TYS) American Eagle AA5550 (+1) 13:14 Delayed
Dallas (DAL) Southwest Airlines WN2088 13:15 Scheduled
Kansas City (MCI) Southwest Airlines WN3625 13:20 Scheduled
Tampa (TPA) Southwest Airlines WN164 13:20 12:59 Landed
Buffalo (BUF) American Eagle AA5081 (+1) 13:27 Scheduled
Orlando (MCO) Delta Air Lines DL2370 13:35 Scheduled
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) American Airlines AA2025 (+1) 13:39 Delayed
Boston (BOS) Delta Connection DL5825 (+1) 13:44 Scheduled
New Orleans (MSY) American Eagle AA5460 13:44 Scheduled
Jacksonville (JAX) American Eagle AA5559 13:45 Scheduled
Pensacola (PNS) American Eagle AA4421 (+1) 13:49 Scheduled
Panama City (ECP) American Eagle AA5061 (+1) 13:52 Scheduled
Columbus (CMH) American Eagle AA4700 (+1) 13:54 Scheduled
Providence (PVD) American Eagle AA5619 (+1) 13:54 Scheduled
Sarasota (SRQ) American Airlines AA2584 (+1) 13:54 Scheduled
Minneapolis (MSP) Delta Air Lines DL2983 (+1) 13:58 Scheduled
Albany (ALB) American Eagle AA5433 (+1) 13:59 Scheduled
Windsor Locks (BDL) American Eagle AA5086 (+1) 13:59 Scheduled
Dallas (DFW) American Airlines AA1624 (+1) 13:59 Delayed
Manchester (MHT) American Eagle AA5150 (+1) 13:59 Scheduled
Tampa (TPA) American Airlines AA2775 13:59 Scheduled
Miami (MIA) Delta Air Lines DL2576 (+1) 14:00 Scheduled
Vineyard Haven (MVY) American Eagle AA4782 14:12 Scheduled
Fort Myers (RSW) American Airlines AA2916 (+1) 14:12 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) United Airlines UA1097 (+2) 14:13 Scheduled
Nantucket (ACK) American Eagle AA4363 14:14 Scheduled
Valparaiso (VPS) American Airlines AA1041 (+2) 14:14 Scheduled
Destin (VPS) American Airlines AA1041 (+2) 14:14 Scheduled
Orlando (MCO) American Airlines AA2128 (+1) 14:18 Scheduled
Birmingham (BHM) American Eagle AA5332 (+1) 14:19 Scheduled
Newark (EWR) United Express UA4499 14:22 Scheduled
Kansas City (MCI) American Eagle AA5562 14:24 Scheduled
Orlando (MCO) Southwest Airlines WN1689 14:25 Scheduled
Chicago (ORD) American Airlines AA2813 (+2) 14:33 Scheduled
Hyannis (HYA) American Eagle AA4463 14:35 Scheduled
Portland (PWM) American Airlines AA1423 (+1) 14:38 Scheduled
Traverse City (TVC) American Airlines AA1758 (+1) 14:38 Scheduled
West Palm Beach (PBI) JetBlue B62334 14:39 Scheduled
Miami (MIA) American Eagle AA4482 (+2) 14:45 Scheduled
Nassau (NAS) American Airlines AA2631 14:48 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Delta Air Lines DL360 (+1) 14:49 Scheduled
Bangor (BGR) American Eagle AA5197 (+1) 14:49 Scheduled
Key West (EYW) American Eagle AA3782 (+1) 14:59 Scheduled
Atlanta (ATL) Southwest Airlines WN120 15:00 Scheduled
Denver (DEN) United Airlines UA1925 (+1) 15:05 Scheduled
Kentucky (CVG) Delta Connection DL5221 15:05 Scheduled
Houston (HOU) Southwest Airlines WN3047 15:10 Scheduled
Grand Rapids (GRR) American Eagle AA5039 (+1) 15:12 Scheduled
Cleveland (CLE) American Eagle AA5041 (+1) 15:15 Scheduled
Kentucky (CVG) American Eagle AA4402 (+1) 15:19 Scheduled
Nashville (BNA) Southwest Airlines WN2784 15:20 Scheduled
Seattle (SEA) Delta Air Lines DL786 15:30 Scheduled
Las Vegas (LAS) Southwest Airlines WN4718 15:40 Scheduled
Montreal (YUL) Air Canada Express AC8823 (+1) 15:48 Scheduled
Halifax (YHZ) American Eagle AA4377 15:50 Scheduled
Burlington (BTV) American Eagle AA5576 (+1) 15:51 Scheduled
Chicago (MDW) Southwest Airlines WN4591 15:55 Scheduled
Cedar Rapids (CID) American Eagle AA4325 (+1) 15:56 Scheduled
Charlotte (CLT) American Airlines AA2839 (+2) 15:59 Scheduled
Houston (IAH) United Airlines UA654 (+1) 15:59 Scheduled
Myrtle Beach (MYR) American Eagle AA5159 (+1) 15:59 Scheduled
Tampa (TPA) American Airlines AA532 (+1) 15:59 Scheduled
Los Angeles (LAX) Delta Air Lines DL392 16:00 Scheduled
Portland (PDX) Alaska Airlines AS10 (+1) 16:02 Delayed
Indianapolis (IND) American Eagle AA5144 (+1) 16:07 Scheduled

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