Washington National Airport

Nicest airport I have seen in the U.S. so far. Clean airy large windows restaurants not crowded things move fairly smoothly and staff is friendly. Taking off and landing offers spectacular views of Washington since the airport is located very near downtown d.c. There is even a metro station directly at the airport so there is no need for a taxi if you don't want to spend $20 for a ride. The one setback is that DCA is served only by regional U.S. carriers and Air Canada. If you travel long haul to D.C and have to switch planes try to switch to a flight into DCA - it is way better than flying to dull Dulles International Airport (IAD) about a one hour drive out of town.

Washington National is a beautiful and clean airport. There are numerous concessions and a great variety of restaurants. However National is small and does not have room to extend its runways. Therefore the largest planes are only 757's. No international carriers except for Air Canada come.