If you are traveling to Washington DC by air, you will arrive at either the Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) or the Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). Both airports offer a full range of services and conveniences that will make your travels more enjoyable.
The Ronald Reagan International Airport is largely a domestic airport and is located just three miles from the main business district in Washington DC. The airport is also in close proximity to Arlington and Alexandria. While most of the flights are domestic, there are a number of flights that are permitted to land at Ronald Reagan from foreign countries. The foreign flights that are permitted to land at Ronald Reagan must obtain a pre-clearance from the US Customs and Border Protection, and are from the Bahamas, Bermuda, and major airports in Canada. This airport services approximately 18 million passengers per year. The largest airline that services the airport is US Airways, which offers almost hourly service to LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Other major airlines include Delta, United, Frontier, Alaska Airlines, and others. Direct flights are offered to a variety of major cities in the US as well as several in foreign countries, including Nassau in the Bahamas, Denver, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Orlando, Detroit, Houston, Dallas, and more. Altogether, 14 airlines service the airport and provide non-stop destinations to 72 cities.
Whether you're stopping over at Ronald Reagan International Airport or you're arriving at your final destination, take some time to shop at the over 100 retail stores located inside the airport. These include Borders Books, Brooks Brothers, Taxco Silver Company, and many more. You can also enjoy snacks and meals at such restaurants as Starbucks Coffee, Maui Tacos, Wall Street Deli, and others. Hotels located within a mile of the airport include the Hilton Crystal City at Washington Reagan National Airport, the Marriott Crystal Gateway, the Embassy Suites Crystal City, and more.
The Washington Dulles International Airport sits in the Washington suburb of Dulles, Virginia, just 26 miles from downtown and provides you with proximity to Herndon, Leesburg, Gaithersburg, and other cities. This airport is one of the busiest in the country, serving over 22 million passengers annually, and accepting flights with over forty airlines. Some of the airlines operating out of Washington Dulles are United, Jet Blue, American, Air China, Air India, Air Peru, US Airways, British Airways, and dozens of others. Altogether, there are over 125 domestic and 40 international cities that are non-stop destinations out of Washington Dulles. Among these cities are New York City, London, Paris, Tokyo, Atlanta, Moscow, Dublin, Philadelphia, Amsterdam, St Paul, Los Angeles, Chicago, Montreal, and many more.
Like Ronald Reagan National Airport, the Washington Dulles International Airport is designed with guest comfort in mind. Throughout the six building airport facility, you will find over 100 retail shops and restaurants. These include TGI Friday's the Smithson Museum Store, Brooks Brothers, Fuddruckers, Subway, Borders Books, and others. This airport is surrounded by popular hotels, including the Quality Inn and Suites Airport in Sterling, the Best Western Dulles Airport Inn, the Hyatt Dulles, the Hyatt Place Herndon/ Dulles Airport, and others.
Regardless of which airport you arrive in or depart from, you will have a full range of comforts and conveniences at the airports that will make traveling to Washington DC a pleasant experience.
