Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line (Q18159154)
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airport terminal building from 1941, and a line of 6 hangars (originally 7) completed in 1948
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Terminal A
- New Deal Terminal A, National Airport
- New Deal Terminal A
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airport terminal building from 1941, and a line of 6 hangars (originally 7) completed in 1948 |
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24 September 2021
28 September 1938
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About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
on November 21, 1938, the first ceremonial shovelful of dirt was moved to signal the start of construction (English)
Between November 1938 and December 1939, almost 20 million cubic yards of sand and gravel were moved onto the site (English)
7 June 2019
Washington National Airport 1941 LOC fsa.8a36171.jpg
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4,114 × 2,732; 3.78 MB
July 1941
In the main waiting room at the municipal airport in Washington, D.C. (English)
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Terminal A (English)
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About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
In the Fall of 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced at a press conference that he was "tired of waiting for Congress" to select a site for the new airport, and said that it would be built on mudflats on a bend of the Potomac River at Gravelly Point, 4 ½ miles south of Washington, D.C. (English)
On September 28, 1940, two years to the day of the site selection, President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the terminal building at the dedication ceremony (English)
National Airport opened for business on June 16, 1941. President Roosevelt attended a ceremony and observed the first official landing (English)
7 June 2019
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24 September 2021
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About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
it would be built on mudflats on a bend of the Potomac River at Gravelly Point, 4 ½ miles south of Washington, D.C. (English)
7 June 2019
24 September 2021
38°50'52.55"N, 77°2'37.90"W
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14.1 foot
3 January 2019
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9 January 2019
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1941
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24 September 2021
1938
1941
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16 June 1941
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About the Airport: Airport Overview (English)
... the year it opened in 1941 (English)
7 June 2019
About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
National Airport opened for business on June 16, 1941 (English)
7 June 2019
John McShain Builders
1938
1941
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344,257
1941
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About the Airport: History of Reagan National Airport (English)
Over 2 million people visited the airport during the first year, including 344,257 actual passengers ... opened for business on June 16, 1941 (English)
7 June 2019
About the Airport: Airport Overview (English)
served 344,257 passengers the year it opened in 1941 (English)
7 June 2019
1,000,000
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About the Airport: Airport Overview (English)
reached the 1 million annual passenger mark in 1946 (English)
7 June 2019
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conference center
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1990
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12 September 1997
Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line (English)
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24 September 2021
27 June 1995
000-0045
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VIRGINIA LANDMARKS REGISTER: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES: Updated Through DHR December 14, 2017, and NPS February 14, 2018: Announcements (English)
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7 June 2019
Dedication plaque inside Terminal A of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia (English)
26 February 2016
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1941
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1939
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Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line
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24 September 2021
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Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line
9 January 2019