airport in Arlington County, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., United States
  • KDCA
  • DCA
  • Washington National Airport
  • Ronald Reagan Airport
  • Reagan National Airport
  • Washington-Ronald Reagan
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    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
    airport in Arlington County, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., United States
    • KDCA
    • DCA
    • Washington National Airport
    • Ronald Reagan Airport
    • Reagan National Airport
    • Washington-Ronald Reagan

    Statements

    inception
    28 September 1938
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/history-reagan-national-airport
    title
    About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    In the Fall of 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced at a press conference that he was "tired of waiting for Congress" to select a site for the new airport, and said that it would be built on mudflats on a bend of the Potomac River at Gravelly Point, 4 ½ miles south of Washington, D.C. Two months later, on November 21, 1938, the first ceremonial shovelful of dirt was moved to signal the start of construction. (English)
    Between November 1938 and December 1939, almost 20 million cubic yards of sand and gravel were moved onto the site. (English)
    On September 28, 1940, two years to the day of the site selection, President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the terminal building at the dedication ceremony. (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    image
    Washington national airport.jpg
    711 × 528; 141 KB
    media legend
    Aerial photo of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (English)
    point in time
    26 April 2002
    1 reference
    imported from Wikimedia project
    Dutch Wikipedia
    image of interior
    Reagan Terminal B-C.JPG
    2,027 × 1,508; 1.44 MB
    media legend
    Terminals B and C of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (English)
    point in time
    November 2006
    applies to part
    airport terminal
    0 references
    official name
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (English)
    start time
    6 February 1998
    4 references
    stated in
    Geographic Names Information System
    GNIS Feature ID
    1499018
    retrieved
    9 January 2019
    reference URL
    http://www.mwaa.com/about/mwaa-history-and-facts
    object stated in reference as
    On February 6, 1998, President William Jefferson Clinton signed into law the bill introduced and passed in Congress that changed the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
    retrieved
    10 January 2019
    reference URL
    http://www.flyreagan.com/dca/history-reagan-national-airport
    object stated in reference as
    On February 6, 1998, President William Jefferson Clinton signed into law the bill introduced and passed in Congress that changed the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
    retrieved
    10 January 2019
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/airport-overview
    title
    About the Airport: Airport Overview (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    Washington National Airport (English)
    end time
    6 February 1998
    2 references
    reference URL
    http://www.mwaa.com/about/mwaa-history-and-facts
    object stated in reference as
    On February 6, 1998, President William Jefferson Clinton signed into law the bill introduced and passed in Congress that changed the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
    retrieved
    10 January 2019
    reference URL
    http://www.flyreagan.com/dca/history-reagan-national-airport
    object stated in reference as
    On February 6, 1998, President William Jefferson Clinton signed into law the bill introduced and passed in Congress that changed the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
    retrieved
    10 January 2019
    short name
    Washington-R. Reagan (English)
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    Washington-Reagan (French)
    0 references
    Washington Reagan (Spanish)
    0 references
    Waszyngton-Reagan (Polish)
    0 references
    significant person
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    object of statement has role
    authority
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/history-reagan-national-airport
    title
    About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    In the Fall of 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced at a press conference that he was "tired of waiting for Congress" to select a site for the new airport, and said that it would be built on mudflats on a bend of the Potomac River at Gravelly Point, 4 ½ miles south of Washington, D.C. (English)
    On September 28, 1940, two years to the day of the site selection, President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the terminal building at the dedication ceremony. (English)
    National Airport opened for business on June 16, 1941. President Roosevelt attended a ceremony and observed the first official landing. (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    named after
    Ronald Reagan
    start time
    6 February 1998
    named by
    Bill Clinton
    United States Congress
    3 references
    reference URL
    http://www.mwaa.com/about/mwaa-history-and-facts
    object stated in reference as
    On February 6, 1998, President William Jefferson Clinton signed into law the bill introduced and passed in Congress that changed the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
    retrieved
    10 January 2019
    reference URL
    http://www.flyreagan.com/dca/history-reagan-national-airport
    object stated in reference as
    On February 6, 1998, President William Jefferson Clinton signed into law the bill introduced and passed in Congress that changed the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
    retrieved
    10 January 2019
    reference URL
    https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/ronaldreagan/
    retrieved
    24 September 2021
    Washington, D.C.
    0 references
    located in or next to body of water
    Potomac River
    direction relative to location
    east
    north
    south
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/history-reagan-national-airport
    title
    About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    In the Fall of 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced at a press conference that he was "tired of waiting for Congress" to select a site for the new airport, and said that it would be built on mudflats on a bend of the Potomac River at Gravelly Point, 4 ½ miles south of Washington, D.C. (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    coordinate location

    Map

    38°51'14.44"N, 77°2'31.06"W
    1 reference
    stated in
    Geographic Names Information System
    GNIS Feature ID
    1499018
    retrieved
    9 January 2019
    date of official opening
    16 June 1941
    2 references
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/airport-overview
    title
    About the Airport: Airport Overview (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    National Airport served 344,257 passengers the year it opened in 1941, and reached the 1 million annual passenger mark in 1946. (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    applies to part
    1941
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/history-reagan-national-airport
    title
    About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    Over 2 million people visited the airport during the first year, including 344,257 actual passengers. National Airport opened for business on June 16, 1941. (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    patronage
    344,257
    point in time
    1941
    2 references
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/history-reagan-national-airport
    title
    About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    Over 2 million people visited the airport during the first year, including 344,257 actual passengers. National Airport opened for business on June 16, 1941. (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/airport-overview
    title
    About the Airport: Airport Overview (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    National Airport served 344,257 passengers the year it opened in 1941, and reached the 1 million annual passenger mark in 1946. (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    1,000,000
    sourcing circumstances
    minimum
    point in time
    1946
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/airport-overview
    title
    About the Airport: Airport Overview (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    National Airport served 344,257 passengers the year it opened in 1941, and reached the 1 million annual passenger mark in 1946. (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    15,098,697
    point in time
    1991
    0 references
    15,593,535
    point in time
    1992
    0 references
    16,307,808
    point in time
    1993
    0 references
    15,700,825
    point in time
    1994
    0 references
    15,506,244
    point in time
    1995
    0 references
    15,226,500
    point in time
    1996
    0 references
    15,907,006
    point in time
    1997
    0 references
    23,903,248
    point in time
    2017
    0 references
    23,464,618
    point in time
    2018
    0 references
    23,961,442
    point in time
    2022
    0 references
    25,453,581
    point in time
    2023
    0 references
    area
    860 acre
    2 references
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/airport-overview
    title
    About the Airport: Airport Overview (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    LAND: Situated on a total of 860 acres: 733 acres on land and 127 acres underwater (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/directions-ronald-reagan-washington-national-airport-dca
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    733 acre
    applies to part
    land
    2 references
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/airport-overview
    title
    About the Airport: Airport Overview (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    LAND: Situated on a total of 860 acres: 733 acres on land and 127 acres underwater (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    reference URL
    http://www.flyreagan.com/dca/reagan-national-frequently-asked-questions
    retrieved
    9 January 2019
    127 acre
    applies to part
    subaquaria
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://www.flyreagan.com/dca/airport-overview
    title
    About the Airport: Airport Overview (English)
    author
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    quotation
    LAND: Situated on a total of 860 acres: 733 acres on land and 127 acres underwater (English)
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    locator map image
    DCA River Visual.png
    492 × 550; 110 KB
    media legend
    FAA plate of the River Visual approach to Washington National Airport. (English)
    point in time
    4 January 2007
    0 references
    nighttime view
    Washington National Airport at Night.jpg
    3,239 × 797; 342 KB
    point in time
    7 January 2005
    0 references
    plaque image
    2016-02-26 12 54 59 Dedication plaque inside Terminal A of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.jpg
    2,448 × 3,264; 2.48 MB
    media legend
    Dedication plaque inside Terminal A of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (English)
    point in time
    26 February 2016
    0 references
    state of use
    in use
    0 references
    aerodrome reference point

    Map

    38°51'5.18"N, 77°2'15.79"W
    0 references
    social media followers
    27,692
    X numeric user ID
    1472173832
    point in time
    2 January 2021
    0 references
    30,410
    X numeric user ID
    1472173832
    point in time
    1 March 2022
    0 references
    31,977
    X numeric user ID
    1472173832
    point in time
    9 February 2023
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    Commons category
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
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    Identifiers

    National Library of Spain ID
    XX5112081
    subject named as
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
    1 reference
    stated in
    BNE authority file
    retrieved
    9 January 2019
    subject named as
    Aeropuerto Ronald Reagan (Washington)
    Aeropuerto de Washington-Ronald Reagan
    Aeropuerto Nacional de Washington-Ronald Reagan
    GND ID
    4732624-4
    subject named as
    Washington National Airport
    alternative name
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
    scope note
    Benutzt für die Körperschaft und das Gebäude. Bei Wiederaufgreifen für die Körperschaft einen eigenen Normdatensatz anlegen. (German)
    2 references
    stated in
    Integrated Authority File
    retrieved
    8 March 2022
    stated in
    Virtual International Authority File
    VIAF cluster ID
    130502544
    retrieved
    24 September 2021
    5310203-4
    subject named as
    Washington National Airport
    1 reference
    stated in
    Integrated Authority File
    retrieved
    8 March 2022
    J9U ID
    987007461370005171
    0 references
    Library of Congress authority ID
    no98068122
    subject named as
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
    1 reference
    stated in
    Library of Congress Name Authority File
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    subject named as
    Reagan Washington National Airport
    Ronald Reagan National Airport
    n50062751
    reason for deprecated rank
    former entity
    1 reference
    stated in
    Library of Congress Name Authority File
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    subject named as
    Washington (D.C.). National Airport
    Washington (D.C.). Washington National Airport
    National Airport (Washington, D.C.)
    Arlington (Va.). Washington National Airport
    Washington National Airport
    BabelNet ID
    01053987n
    1 reference
    stated in
    BabelNet
    retrieved
    9 January 2019
    Foursquare City Guide venue ID
    44d17cecf964a5202b361fe3
    1 reference
    stated in
    Foursquare Labs, Inc.
    retrieved
    7 June 2019
    subject named as
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
    GNIS Feature ID
    2766090