February 16, 2024
NOTICE
Noce of Updated Airport Parking in the Washington DC Area
The Department of State’s Oce of Foreign Missions (OFM) informs Internaonal
Organizaons of the updated diplomac parking policies in eect at
Washington, DC area airports.
The Internaonal Organizaons are informed that the Congressional,
Supreme Court, and Diplomac parking area at Ronald Reagan Washington
Naonal Airport (DCA) remains closed due to connuing construcon. As
construcon connues, vehicles bearing diplomac "D" license plates and
displaying placards issued by the Department's Oce of Foreign Missions (OFM)
(inside the windshield or on the visor, where clearly visible) will remain eligible for
free parking in garages 1 and 2. During construcon, drivers will nd that space in
these garages may be limited. If these garages are full, vehicles bearing
diplomac "D" license plates and displaying placards may also park for free at any
of the airport's public parking lots, such as the economy Lot. To be exempt from
payment at any of the airports’ public garages or lots, diplomats are required to
sign their parking receipts and present their Department-issued diplomac
idencaon cards to the parking aendant upon exing the parking facility.
At Washington Dulles Internaonal Airport (IAD), due to limited facilies,
vehicles bearing diplomac "D" license plates are eligible for free parking in the
terminal lot. To be exempt from payment at any of the airport's public garages or
lots, diplomats are required to sign their parking receipts and present their
Department-issued diplomac idencaon cards to the parking aendant upon
exing the parking facility.
At Balmore/Washington Internaonal Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI),
due to limited facilies, only Chiefs of Mission in possession of a department-
issued diplomac idencaon card which lists their ‘Title’ as “Ambassador” are
eligible for free “VIP” parking. Parking is available in the daily or long-term
garages and there is no need to display the aforemenoned airport parking
placards at BWI.
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Parking maps for DCA, IAD and BWI are enclosed. The Department requests
that the Internaonal Organizaons disseminate this informaon to all relevant
personnel. Inquiries regarding diplomac airport parking may be directed to OFM
at OFM-FMS@state.gov.
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Parking at Ronald Reagan Washington Naonal Airport (DCA)
Parking at Dulles Internaonal Airport (IAD)
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Parking at Balmore/Washington Internaonal Thurgood
Marshall Airport (BWI)