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Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport

Washington, District of Columbia
IATA: DCA
ICAO: KDCA
FAA: DCA
Elevation: 14 ft
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TSA coverageJan. 1, 2024 to Jul. 11, 2026
WeatherLive METAR and TAF
DemandARC ticket sales and passenger trips
Latest TSA Count
26,554
November 7, 2026
2026 Daily Average
30,563
311 reported days
October 2026 Daily Average
33,416
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
9.50M
Through November 7
Year-over-Year
+3.25%
+299,044 passengers
National Rank
#25
2025 comparable rank #26

Daily TSA Passenger Traffic

2024, 2025 and 2026 through equivalent dates
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Latest daily count26,554
30-day average33,322
Busiest 2026 day42,977
May 21
Comparable 2025 YTD9,205,936
2026 YTD9,504,980

Monthly DCA TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

DCA airport-only screening totals · November totals include November 1-7 for all years
Month2024202520262026 Avg/Day
January772,392782,310724,71623,378
February770,471726,453763,34227,262
March1,006,691901,188938,14230,263
April943,492924,808948,35331,612
May1,035,373969,2211,016,82432,801
June947,858947,378921,12530,704
July994,353993,2621,042,62733,633
August971,945917,436955,81430,833
September914,448850,858939,70431,323
October1,011,582974,5631,035,90333,416
November*211,174218,459218,43031,204
*November figures include November 1-7 only for an equivalent three-year comparison.

DCA National Airport Ranking

Three-year TSA screening rank
2024
#25
11,350,231 passengers
2025
#26
10,830,287 passengers
2026 YTD
#25
9,504,980 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through November 7.

Airport Profile

Associated cityWashington
State or territoryDistrict of Columbia
Elevation14 ft
Coordinates38.8514, -77.0377

Airport Identifiers

TSA reporting codeDCA
FAA identifierDCA
ICAO identifierKDCA
Local time zoneAmerica/New_York

TSA Data Snapshot

Passenger measureTSA screened passengers
Reporting frequencyDaily
Historical coverage2024-2026
Latest included dateNovember 7, 2026
Important data note: TSA airport-level reports may occasionally contain missing, incomplete, delayed or anomalous daily figures. Flightline publishes the reported totals and flags material irregularities when identified. A missing value should not automatically be interpreted as zero passenger traffic.

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