DCA — Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
Built on Potomac riverfront landfill in 1941, minutes from the US Capitol. Its short runways and central position give it a distinctive river approach.
The airport
- City
- Washington, D.C.
- Country/region
- United States of America
- Runway
- 2,093 m
- Slots
- 180
- Open
- 1941 onwards
- International flights
- Not accepted — domestic only
- Playable in
- US Widebody Golden Age · US Jet Age to Modern · US Low-Cost & Globalization · US Modern
Its 2,093 m runway takes 76 of the game's 182 aircraft types — up to the Boeing 767-200.
About Washington, D.C.
Capital of the United States, on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia. Government business generates constant, recession-proof travel, and its airports serve a large affluent region besides.
Population about 5,580,000 at the game's 2010 snapshot.
Washington, D.C. is a business market: its traffic comes from companies and connections rather than from holidays, which rewards frequency over seat count.