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Apr 9, 2023 · Congressional Democrats argued that adding Reagan’s name effectively renames the airport from honoring George Washington (since the region itself, also in the airport’s name, honors the ‘father of the country’.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA, FAA LID: DCA) is a public airport in Crystal City, Virginia, United States, 5 miles (8.0 km) from Washington, D.C.
The National Airport (now Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) site is rich in historical significance dating back to colonial days. The area, known as Gravelly Point, is where Captain John Alexander built a home called "Abingdon" in 1746.
Feb 4, 1998 · WASHINGTON (Feb. 4) -- Following the Senate's example, the House passed a measure Wednesday afternoon to rename Washington's National Airport after former President Ronald Reagan.
Though the name changed to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in 1998, many — especially D.C.-area Democrats — still won’t call it that.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is situated in Arlington County, Virginia, four miles from downtown Washington, D.C. It is the nearest commercial airport to the capital. Formerly known as Washington National Airport, it was named after late former president Ronald Reagan, in 1998.
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AIRPORT NAME: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. OFFICIAL AIRPORT DESIGNATOR: DCA. LOCATION: The airport is located in Virginia. Federal law and Virginia Code both state the airport is "situated within the Commonwealth of Virginia" (see 59 Stat. 552 (1945); 1950 Va. Code Sec 7.1-10 (1983)).
