Reagan National

Arlington's commercial airport

Reagan National is the common name for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, one of three major airports serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Located in Arlington, Virginia, it handles primarily domestic flights and is the closest airport to downtown D.C.

Locals often call it simply National or DCA (its airport code), with Reagan National representing a compromise after the 1998 renaming controversy.

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