Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition

24th Annual Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition

Monday, September 14 – Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center | 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745
301-965-2000 | http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-national

Speakers Agendas Transportation

Transportation

Airports
The Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is the closest to the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. It is seven miles from the hotel and four miles south of downtown Washington, DC. Visit http://www.mwaa.com/national/ or call (703) 417-8000 for more information.

Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is 32 miles from the Marriott and 26 miles west of Washington. Visit http://www.metwashairports.com/Dulles/ or call (703) 572-2700 for more information.

Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) is 40 miles from the Marriott and 25 miles northeast of Washington. Vist http://www.bwiairport.com/ or call (410) 859-7100 for more information.

AFA Shuttle Bus
AFA provides daily shuttle bus service between the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel and the Pentagon (South Parking-Fern St), Rosslyn (on N. Oak at Wilson Blvd.), Bolling AFB and Andrews AFB during the Conference. Please check the shuttle schedule for times of departure. The shuttle schedule will also be available at the Transportation Desk within the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.

Metro
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) provides bus and subway service convenient to the hotel. If you arrive at National Airport, you can take the Blue Line to Metro Center and transfer to the Red Line. The Marriott Wardman Park is located at the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan stop on the Red Line. For more on Metrobus and rail fares and stops, go to http://www.wmata.com or call (202) 637-7000.

Trains
More than 80 trains a day arrive at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station on Capitol Hill (50 Massachusetts Ave. NE). For updated information on arrivals, departures, and fares, contact Amtrak www.amtrak.com or 800-872-7245. The two major commuter rail systems serving the Washington, D.C. area are the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and the Maryland Rail Commuter (MARC) service. For schedules and information go to www.commuterpage.com/rail.htm.

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