Walking & Exploring Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), USA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA, FAA LID: DCA), sometimes referred to colloquially as National Airport, Washington National, Reagan National Airport, DCA, Reagan, or simply National, is a international airport in Arlington County, Virginia across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. It is the smaller of two airports operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) that serve the National Capital Region (NCR) around Washington, D.C. (the larger being Dulles International Airport about 25 miles (40 km) to the west in Virginia's Fairfax and Loudoun counties). The airport is 5 miles (8.0 km) from downtown Washington, D.C., and the city is visible from the airport.

The airport's original name was Washington National Airport. In 1998, Congress renamed it Ronald Reagan National Airport in honor of President Ronald Reagan. MWAA operates the airport with close oversight by the federal government due to its proximity to the national capital.

Flights into and out of the airport are generally not allowed to exceed 1,250 statute miles (2,010 km) in any direction nonstop, in an effort to send coast-to-coast and overseas traffic to Dulles International Airport, though there are 40 slot exemptions to this rule. Planes are required to take unusually complicated paths to avoid restricted and prohibited airspace above sensitive landmarks, government buildings, and military installations in and around Washington, D.C., and to comply with some of the tightest noise restrictions in the country.

Reagan National currently serves 91 nonstop destinations and is a hub for American Airlines. The airport has no United States immigration and customs facilities. While technically an international airport, it is used predominantly for domestic flights with the only international being to and from those with U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance facilities, including major airports in Canada and from some destinations in the Caribbean. International passenger flights to and from the Washington, D.C. area utilize Washington Dulles International Airport or Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

The airport served 23.5 million passengers in 2018. In 2019, DCA served 23,945,527 passengers, an increase of 1.8% over 2018, and a new passenger record for the airport.

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