Ronald Reagan Washington National is located in Arlington County, Virginia. Originally called Washington National Airport, it was renamed in 1998 in honour of the late president. Sixteen airlines (including US Airways and American Airlines) offer non-stop service to 70 destinations. In 2007, more than 18 million passengers passed through DCA.
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Rail: The Metrorail light-rail service for destinations throughout Washington DC stops at Terminals B and C.
Road: Taxi: Taxis to Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland are available at the exits of each terminal. Bus: The Metrobus stop, for services to city destinations not served by the Metrorail, is located at the base of the Metrorail station. There is also a SuperShuttle door-to-door service, which takes passengers to their requested destination, stopping at Union Station.
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Car parks A, B and C provide hourly and daily parking; all three are connected to the terminals. The economy car park provides long-term parking, with a free shuttle bus service to all three terminals. Further parking information is available (tel: +1 703 417 4311). Alternatively, contact Aerolink Parking (tel: +1 703 417 7275). The first 20 minutes of parking, in all car parks, is free of charge.
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Money and communications: ATMs and bureau de change facilities are available. Some 150 phone banks are equipped with data ports.
Eating and drinking: There is a wide range of restaurants, bars, coffee shops, snack bars, fast-food outlets and cafés in all terminals.
Shopping: There are many shops, including newsagents, gift shops, bookstores, a sweet shop, fashion and jewellery shops, luggage shops, toy stores and other retail outlets.
Luggage: No left-luggage or lockers are available at the airport. Lost property is handled by the Authority Police (tel: +1 703 417 8560); items unclaimed after 24 hours are handed to the Central Lost and Found Office (tel: +1 703 417 0673). A porter service is available at all terminals.
Other facilities: Shoe shine facilities are located in Terminal A.
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There are no hotels located on site. Nearby hotels include the Hyatt Regency Crystal City (tel: +1 703 418 1234), Courtyard Arlington Crystal City (tel: +1 703 549 3434), Crystal City Marriott (tel: +1 703 413 5500), Doubletree Crystal City (tel: +1 703 416 4100), Embassy Suites Hotel Crystal City (tel: +1 703 979 9799), Hampton Inn and Suites Reagan National (tel: +1 703 418 8181) and the Hilton Crystal City (tel: +1 703 418 6800). Many nearby hotels operate shuttle bus services to/from the airport; hotel listings can be found at the hotel telephone centres in the baggage reclaim areas.
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The airport has lifts, disabled toilets and telephones, telephones with raised Braille numbers and TDD telephones. Skycap porters can assist disabled passengers; wheelchairs and special assistance should be arranged with the airline prior to travel. Disabled parking is available in all car parks; shuttles to the terminals are equipped with wheelchair lifts.
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Fax, photocopying, notary, insurance, currency exchange and other services are provided at Customer Service Centres (tel: +1 703 417 3200 / 3201) in Terminals B and C. There are no meeting or conference facilities at the airport.
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