R Reagan National DCA
Cheap flights from Washington are split across three airports: Reagan National (DCA), Dulles International and Baltimore. The first job is working out which of them your fare leaves from. Reagan National's own route list leans on Europe, with Warsaw, Krakow, London, Paris, Budapest, Istanbul, Frankfurt and Chisinau among the destinations travellers search most from DCA. Compare all three airports before you book — the airline mix and the connections are not the same.
R Reagan National at a glance
- Passengers per year
- 24.9 M (2025)
- Hub for
- American Airlines
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Opened
- 1941
- Official website
- flyreagan.com
- Population of Washington
- 690 k (2020)
Country facts: Wikidata
Getting to the city
Plan the last leg before you book. Reagan National, Dulles International and Baltimore all serve Washington, but they sit in different places, so check which airport your fare uses before you arrange a transfer. From Reagan National you can take a taxi, a rideshare or public transport into the city, and a hotel shuttle is worth asking about if you stay outside the centre. Build in extra time at rush hour, and if you are arriving in the United States on a long-haul flight, leave room for passport control before you head into town.