Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

	Washington National Airport Terminal; and South Hangar Line
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location:	Thomas Ave.; Arlington, Virginia
Area:	18.1 acres (7.3 ha)
Built:	1941, 83 years ago
Architectural style:	Moderne
Governing body:	Federal
NRHP Reference#:	97001111
{{{DESIGNATED_OTHER1_ABBR}}} #:	000-0045
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	September 12, 1997
Designated {{{DESIGNATED_OTHER1_ABBR}}}:	June 27, 1995

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
IATA: DCA – ICAO: KDCA – FAA LID: DCA ; – WMO: 72405
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; United States Government
Operator	Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Serves	Washington metropolitan area
Location	Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Hub for	American Airlines
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	38°51′08″N 077°02′16″W / 38.85222°N 77.03778°WCoordinates: 38°51′08″N 077°02′16″W / 38.85222°N 77.03778°W
Website	www.flyreagan.com
Maps
	FAA airport diagramFAA airport diagram
	Location in immediate Washington, D.C. area
Runways
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations	293,827
Total Passengers	23,464,618
Location:	Washington National Airport Terminal; and South Hangar Line
	Washington National Airport Terminal; and South Hangar Line
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	{{{designated_other1_name}}}
Location:	Thomas Ave.; Arlington, Virginia
Area:	18.1 acres (7.3 ha)
Built:	1941, 83 years ago
Architectural style:	Moderne
Governing body:	Federal
NRHP Reference#:	97001111
{{{DESIGNATED_OTHER1_ABBR}}} #:	000-0045
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	September 12, 1997
Designated {{{DESIGNATED_OTHER1_ABBR}}}:	June 27, 1995

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA, FAA LID: DCA) is an airport near Washington, D.C.. It is in Arlington County, Virginia.^[1] It is the commercial airport closest to Washington, D.C. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) is in control of the airport. It is named after 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Media

A 1935 drawing of the proposed site for the new airport, then known as Municipal Air Port
The airport's main terminal in July 1941
The airport's terminal in July 1941, seen from the apron with a taxiing Eastern Airlines Douglas DC-3 in the foreground
The airport's terminal as seen from the airfield in 1944
Washington National Airport.
The National Mall and Downtown Washington, D.C., seen following a take off in March 2016
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, terminal B/C
The airport with the Crystal City section of Arlington County in the background
Washington, D.C. (background), and tracks for the Washington Metro (left)
Many pilots regard the Potomac River approach pattern at National Airport as one of the more interesting landing approaches in the United States