<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">History Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport</p>
<p class="blog-para">The first airport in the area was Arlington's Hoover Field, which opened in 1926. Near the present site of The Pentagon, its single runway was crossed by a street; guards had to stop automobile traffic during takeoffs and landings. The following year, in 1927, Washington Airport, another privately operated field, began service next door. In 1930, the Great Depression led the two terminals to merge to form Washington-Hoover Airport. Bordered on the east by U.S. Route 1, with its accompanying high-tension electrical wires, and obstructed by a high smokestack on one approach and a dump nearby, the field was inadequate.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The need for a better airport was acknowledged in 37 studies conducted between 1926 and 1938, but a statute prohibited federal development of airports. When Congress lifted the prohibition in 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made a recess appropriation of $15 million to build National Airport by reallocating funds from other purposes. Construction of Washington National Airport began in 1940&ndash;1941 by a company led by John McShain. Congress challenged the legality of FDR's recess appropriation, but construction of the new airport continued.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3">Lounge Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">In concourse B there is a Delta Sky Club near gate B15, and a United Club near gate B10.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In Terminal 1 there is a USO lounge for retired and active military members pre-security. Originally scheduled for 2022, an American Express Centurion Lounge is scheduled to open in terminal 2 in 2023[76] by door 1 on the ticketing level. A Capital One lounge is also scheduled to open in 2023.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3">Ground Transportation Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport</h2>
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<p class="blog-para">The Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station on the Washington Metro, served by the Yellow and Blue lines, is located on an elevated outdoor platform station adjacent to Terminal 2.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Two elevated pedestrian walkways connect the station directly to the concourse levels of Terminal 2. An underground pedestrian walkway and shuttle services provide access to Terminal 1.</p>
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