Umehluko Phakathi Kwezizwe, i-Dulles, ne-BWI
Indawo yaseWashington, DC, inikezwa yizindiza ezintathu. Izivakashi kanye nezakhamuzi zeSifundazwe Sokuqala zinokukhetha ukusebenzisa noma yikuphi lapho kunikezwa khona isikhumulo sezindiza kunesidingo esikhulu sokuhamba. Kuye ngohambo lwakho, ezinye izindiza zezindiza zinganikeza amanani angcono emahostela ahlukene. Ungathola futhi izindiza eziqondile kusuka esikebheni sezindiza hhayi kwenye indawo, kanye nesevisi yamazwe ngamazwe. Futhi-ke, izindawo ezihlukene zezindiza ezintathu ziba nomthelela omkhulu ekusebenzeni kwabo okulula.
I-Washington National Airport (DCA)
I-Ronald Reagan National Airport , eyaziwa ngokuthi i-National Airport, isendaweni yase-Arlington County, eVirginia, cishe ngamamayela angaba ngu-4 ukusuka edolobheni laseWashington, futhi iyisikhumulo sezindiza esiseduze kakhulu edolobheni laseWashington namadlelo angaphakathi. Isikhumulo sezindiza kazwelonke yisona esikahle kunazo zonke izikhumulo zezindiza zendawo ezivakashile ezihlala enhliziyweni yedolobha noma emadolobheni angaphakathi.
Ukulula futhi kulula ukusuka ku-National Airport . Isikhumulo sezindiza sifinyeleleka yiMetro . Sebenzisa i-Yellow noma i-Blue Line ukuze ikuyise ngqo esiteshini se-National Airport Metrorail bese ulandela umgwaqo omboziwe ukukuyisa endaweni yokugcina. Ungathatha futhi ithabhu futhi usuka esikhumulweni sezindiza. Ngesikhathi sehora lokuphuthuma, umgwaqo ogcwele umonakalo ungenza nzima ukufika ku-National Airport, ikakhulukazi emadolobhaneni aseMadgan naseVirginia. Lapho uhamba esikhumulweni sezindiza ngemoto, vumela isikhathi esiningi sokufika esibulalayo.
Umgwaqo omfushane ulinganisa ubukhulu bendiza ephuma eWashington National futhi ephuma (enkulu kunazo zonke ingu-767), ngakho-ke isikhumulo sezindiza sihlinzeka ngezindiza zasendlini kanye nezindiza ezimbalwa eziya eCanada naseCaribbean.
I-Washington National yayiphakathi kwezikhumulo zezindiza zokuqala kuleli zwe ukuya ekuqaleni kwe-TSA Pre-Check. Lolu hlelo luvula imizila yokuhlola ehamba phambili ngokuya emaflaya amaningi ezindiza ezindiza eziningana, amalungu asebenzayo ebutho lase-US abonisa "i-CAC" yabo (i-Common Access Card) endaweni yokuhlola, futhi abagibeli ababhalise "Ukungena kwi-Global."
I-Dulles International Airport (IAD)
I-Dulles International Airport isendaweni engama-26 ukusuka eWashington eChantilly, eVirginia. Isikhumulo sezindiza simayelana nemoto engamaminithi angu-40 ukusuka edolobheni laseWashington emgwaqeni ongakapheli isikhathi. I-Dulles Airport Access Road yenza ukuba isikhumulo sezindiza sifinyelele kalula uma usuka ku-Interstate 495.
Ukufika nokuphuma ku-Dulles kuyinkimbinkimbi kakhudlwana kunokuba ufike kuZwelonke uma uya khona edolobheni laseWashington noma emadolobheni angaphakathi. Kuyinto elula uma uhlala ezingxenyeni zangaphandle zaseVirginia. Kunezinhlobo eziningi zamatekisi namatekisi ukuhambisa izivakashi ezungeze isifunda. Njengoba i-Washington ithatha isikhathi eside, kufanele uhlele phambili futhi ugweme izikhathi zezindiza eduze nehora lokugijima uma kungenzeka.
Uma uxhuma kwizindiza zomhlaba wonke, i-Dulles iyona engcono kunesizwe sezindiza sikazwelonke ngoba inezindiza eziningi eziningi emhlabeni jikelele.
I-Dulles yiyona yesikhumulo sezindiza sokuqala ezweni ukuqala a uhlelo olubala ngokuzenzekelayo izikhathi zokulinda ezindaweni zokuhlola zokuphepha bese ubonisa ngesikhathi sangempela. Njengoba kokubili ama-mezzanines axhunyiwe ngaphandle kwezokuphepha, abagibeli banenketho yokukhetha umugqa ngokulinda okufishane.
I-Dulles International Airport izofinyeleleka yiMetro uma ukwandiswa kwe- Silver Line kuqediwe, kuhloswe ngo-2020.
I-Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)
I-Baltimore-Washington International I-Thurgood Marshall Airport, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-BWI, eningizimu yeBaltimore futhi elula emadolobheni aseMalleni nge-I-95 no-I-295. Kungaba ngamamitha angu-45 ukusuka edolobheni laseWashington. I-Southwest Airlines inesiphephelo sayo ku-BWI, futhi inikeza izindiza eziningi, ngezinye izikhathi ngamanani aphansi kunezinye izincintisana zayo, kusukela ku-BWI.
Ukufika nokuphuma eBWI kungcono kakhulu kuWashington kuneNational or Dulles, kodwa iMarc ( uMnyango wezokuThuthukiswa koKwaseMarth Maryland) kanye nesiteshi sesitimela sase- Amtrak siseduze, futhi inikeza inkonzo yezitimela ku- Union Station eWashington, okwenza i-BWI ibe yinto engcono ngisho akusiyo eduze kwedolobha laseWashington njengoNational noma Dulles.
I-BWI iyindawo yokuhlola yoMnyango Wezokuphepha Komhlaba futhi isetshenziselwa ukuzama izindlela ezintsha zokuhlola isikhumulo sezindiza.
Ngenxa yalokho, ngezinye izikhathi imigqa yokuphepha ingaba yinde kakhulu, ngakho-ke clela phambili ukulibala okungalindelekile.