Protect America’s
Regional Airports

The Coalition to Protect America’s Regional Airports (CPARA) believes that airport authorities – working with local communities and lawmakers – are best placed to make operational decisions at our airports, which will lead to safer, more convenient, and sustainable air travel. Regional airports are critical for connecting communities, creating jobs, and supporting local economies, and we are committed to supporting policies that ensure connectivity for these airports and the smaller communities they serve, and that help decrease traffic, delays, and congestion at these airports.

WHAT’S AT STAKE?

DCA is already at capacity, and any changes to the slot and perimeter rules will increase traffic, noise, congestion, and delays. Cities and states that rely on convenient, on-time access to Washington as a destination or connection risk losing access to the long-haul flights airlines will prioritize instead.

Any change to the slot and perimeter rules at Reagan National threatens:

Access to Washington, D.C. airports for regional airports and smaller in-perimeter markets

Economic growth and sustainability at Washington-area and regional airports within the perimeter

Timely passage of the much-needed FAA reauthorization bill

Traffic, noise, and congestion at capacity-constrained DCA

Tell Congress to

Protect the Perimeter

ABOUT THE COALITION

The Coalition to Protect America’s Regional Airports strongly believes that airport authorities – working with local communities and lawmakers – are best placed to make operational decisions at our airports, which will lead to safer, more convenient, and sustainable air travel.

We oppose any changes to the High Density (slot) and perimeter rules at Reagan National Airport (DCA). DCA is currently at capacity and at risk of being seriously overburdened should there be changes to the slot and perimeter rules. Adding more flights from DCA would create unnecessary gridlock, threaten jobs and local businesses, risk connectivity for countless communities, and increase congestion, delays, and noise.