Ronald Reagan National Airport

According to the MapQuest web site, National Airport (DCA) is about 10 minutes away by car.  Opened on June 16, 1941, it was built by the federal government and dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.  The airport's name was officially changed to "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport" in February 1998 by the United States Congress.  Terminal A, which is the original historic 1941 terminal, has an Exhibit Hall displaying artifacts from an archeological dig on the former Abingdon Plantation, on which the airport was built.  The Hall also includes displays about the early aviation history of the airport.

Serving as a "short-haul" airport, National offers nonstop service to destinations no further than 1,250 miles from Washington, D.C.  As a result of congressional legislation passed in 1999, six round trip flights a day serve four cities beyond the perimeter.  They are: Denver, Phoenix (2), Las Vegas (2) and Los Angeles.  Twenty-three passenger airlines serve National.  Daily nonstop service is offered to 64 U.S. cities and direct service to 3 Canadian cities.

Major carriers

• Air Canada
• America West
• American Airlines
• American Trans Air
• Continental Airlines
• Delta Air Lines
• Delta Shuttle
• Frontier Airlines
• Midway Airlines
• Midwest Express Airlines
• National Airlines
• Northwest Airlines
• Spirit Airlines
• Trans World Airlines
• United Airlines
• US Airways

Regionals

• America West Express
• American Eagle
• Continental Express
• Delta Airlines
• Midwest Express Connection
• US Airways

Ground Transportation

Metrorail
Metrorail, the region's rapid transit system, stops adjacent to Terminals B and C. Metrorail fare cards may be purchased from machines in any subway station.

The Washington Flyer Express Bus
Operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the Washington Flyer Express Bus provides frequent inter-airport service between Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International Airports and downtown locations.

SuperShuttle
SuperShuttle provides Door-to-Door Shared-Ride Service. SuperShuttle will pick you up and take you to and from the hotel and all three airports.  A fleet of 117 vans, which hold up to seven passengers each, provides service from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. daily.  Twenty-four hour advance reservations are recommended. Call SuperShuttle at 800-BLUEVAN (1-800-258-3826).

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