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Guide to the D.C. Area Airports

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Services

· 40 food/drink/snack spots

· 36 retail shops, including newsstands

· 7 currency exchange stations

· 7 public computer terminals with Internet access, in wall-mounted telephone enclosures in concourses B, C and D

· 130 data ports throughout the airport

REAGAN NATIONAL

Arlington | 703-417-8000 | http://%20www.mwaa.com/national

Distance from . . .

· Union Station: 5.8 miles

· 16th and K streets NW: 4.4 miles

· Chevy Chase Circle: 9.3 miles

Additional Phone Numbers

· Paging, Travelers Aid: Terminal A, 703-417-3972; Terminal B, 703-417-1816/Travelers Aid 703-417-3974; and Terminal C, 703-417-1818

· Airport police: 703-417-8560

· Lost and found: 703-417-8560 if the item was lost within 24 hours, 703-417-0673 if more than 24 hours.

Parking

· Hourly: Available in the Terminal A garage and lot and garages at terminals B and C. $2 per half-hour for the first two hours, then $4 an hour up to $15 per 24 hours at Terminal A and up to $28 at terminals B and C. The garages are connected to the terminals by a bridge.

· Daily: Available in the Terminal A garage and lot at the same rates as hourly parking (see above). Also at the garages at terminals B and C. $5 per hour, up to $15 per 24 hours.

· Economy: At the south end of the airport. $3 an hour, up to $9 per 24 hours.

All lots have 20-minute free parking. Free shuttle to terminals from all venues leaves about every seven minutes, 24 hours a day.

· More info: 703-417-4311 (recording) or 703-417-7275 (live), or check radio station 530 AM. Lots accept local checks and credit cards.

Getting There

· By subway or bus: Trains run to Reagan National, a stop on the Blue and Yellow lines, at the concourse (Level 2) between terminals B and C. Hours: Monday to Thursday, 5:10 a.m. to 12:26 a.m.; Friday, 5:10 a.m. to 3:26 a.m.; Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3:26 a.m.; Sunday, 7 a.m. to 12:26 a.m. Free shuttles run between the Metro station and the main Terminal A. Metrobuses connecting to the National Mall and Arlington National Cemetery stop at the base of the subway station. Info: 202-637-7000, http://www.metroopensdoors.com/ .

· By taxi: Fares are about $15 from downtown Washington, Capitol Hill and Georgetown; $50 from Dulles; and about $21 from Bethesda and the West Falls Church Metro stop.

Services

· 33 food/drink/snack spots

· 27 retail shops, including 6 kiosks

· 1 currency exchange station and 1 bank, 11 ATMs

· 4 shoeshine stands

· Approximately 150 of the phone banks throughout the airport also have a data jack, which allows for Internet hookup.

-- Margaret Roth


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