- “Slot rules” limit Reagan National Airport to 62 landings/take-offs per hour
- In its first year of operation in 1941, Reagan National Airport carried just under 350,000 people
- The longest runway at Reagan National is just 6,869 feet
- In 2014 Reagan National served approximated 20 million passengers
- With a few exceptions, flights from Reagan National Airport are limited to destinations within 1,250 miles
- Before FDR paved the way for Reagan National Airport to be built, D.C. was served by the Washington-Hoover Airport where the Pentagon now stands
