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Ronald Reagan
Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA, FAA LID: DCA),
is located in Arlington, Virginia, next to the border of Washington,
D.C. It is the smaller of two airports operated by the Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority that serve the National Capital Region
around Washington. The airport is 5 miles (8.0 km) from downtown
Washington D.C.. The airport's original name was Washington National
Airport. Congress adopted the present name to honor President Ronald
Reagan in 1998. The airport served almost 24 2million passengers in
2019.
Flights into and out of the airport are generally not allowed to
exceed 1,250 statute miles (2,010 km) in any direction nonstop, in
an effort to send coast-to-coast and overseas traffic to Washington
Dulles International Airport, though there are 40 slot exemptions to
this rule. Planes are required to take unusually complicated paths
to avoid restricted and prohibited airspace above sensitive
landmarks, government buildings, and military installations in and
around Washington, D.C., and to comply with some of the tightest
noise restrictions in the country.
The airport's small size constrains its capacity, but Reagan
National currently serves 98 nonstop destinations. Reagan is a hub
for American Airlines. The airport has no United States immigration
and customs facilities; the only scheduled international flights at
the airport are those from airports with U.S. Customs and Border
Protection preclearance facilities, which generally encompasses
flights from major airports in Canada and from some destinations in
the Caribbean. Other international passenger flights to the
Washington, D.C., area use Washington Dulles International Airport
or Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
There are currently five scheduled international routes, which are
to cities in Canada, the Bahamas, and Bermuda.
The airport opened June 16, 1941, just before U.S. entry into World
War II. Until 1946 nonstop airline flights didn't reach beyond New
York, Detroit, Cincinnati, Memphis, Atlanta and Jacksonville. In
1946 Boston, Chicago, Dallas and Miami were added; nonstops reached
Denver in 1951 and Los Angeles in 1954. The April 1957 Official
Airline Guide shows 316 weekday departures. Jet flights began in
April 1966 (727-200s were not allowed until 1970). In 1974 the
airport's key carriers were Eastern (20 destinations), United (14
destinations after subsuming Capital) and Allegheny (11
destinations).
Reagan National Airport has some of the strictest noise restrictions
in the country. In addition, due to security concerns, the areas
surrounding the National Mall and U.S. Naval Observatory in central
Washington are prohibited airspace up to 18,000 feet (5,500 m). Due
to these restrictions, pilots approaching from the north are
generally required to follow the path of the Potomac River and turn
just before landing. This approach is known as the River Visual.
Similarly, flights taking off to the north are required to climb
quickly and turn left. The "River Visual" is only possible with a
ceiling of at least 3,500 feet (1,100 m) and visibility of 3 statute
miles (4.8 km) or more. There are lights on the Key Bridge, Theodore
Roosevelt Bridge, Arlington Memorial Bridge and the George Mason
Memorial Bridge to aid pilots following the river.
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INSTALLATION
The product will be automatically added to Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Our installer may provide you with additional optional features
during install. To select different options, simply run the installer
again.
COMPATIBILITY
This
product is compatible with
all Drzewiecki Design products, all ORBX products and all Asobo
products.
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SCENERY
FEATURES
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A high-quality model
of KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, featuring the
up-to-date version with extensive details throughout the whole
airport
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FPS-friendly design,
with epic night textures, dynamic lighting and PBR materials
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Performance-friendly
interior modeling at terminal buildings, control towers, and
some hangars, static aircraft, advanced night lighting, custom
animations, custom mesh, custom animated jetways
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