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Gravelly Point

From the Northwest/ I-270 area:

Take the Beltway (495) SOUTH towards Virginia.
Just after you cross the Potomac River, take the exit for the George Washington Parkway (GW PARKWAY) SOUTH towards downtown and Arlington.
Stay on the Parkway for 9 miles or so.
Cross UNDER the overpass for 395 and...
Take your NEXT exit for National Airport.
STAY in the RIGHT lane.
Go towards the airport and follow signs for "GW Parkway NORTH."
Once you're heading NORTH on the Parkway, the field will be your NEXT RIGHT AFTER you pass the end of the airport.
Should you miss the exit for the airport, you'll have a chance to make a U turn in about 3/4 mile or so.

From the South:

NOTE: If you stay on 95 NORTH, 95 NORTH BECOMES 395 NORTH around Springfield.
STAY on 395 for about 10 miles.
Take the Boundary Channel Drive/GW Parkway SOUTH and National Airport exit JUST BEFORE you are about to cross the river.
Take your NEXT exit for National Airport.
STAY in the RIGHT lane.
Go towards the airport and follow signs for "GW Parkway NORTH."
Once you're heading NORTH on the Parkway, the field will be your NEXT RIGHT AFTER you pass the end of the airport.
Should you miss the exit for the airport, you'll have a chance to make a U turn in about 3/4 mile or so.

From the Southwest:

Come in via 66 EAST.
At Rosslyn, take the exit for RTE 110 EAST - Iwo Jima/Crystal City.
Go about 2 miles and take the exit for 395 NORTH.
Once on 395, STAY to the RIGHT and...
Exit VERY SOON onto Boundary Channel Drive/GW Parkway SOUTH and National Airport.
Exit just before you are about to cross the river.
Take your NEXT exit for National Airport.
STAY in the RIGHT lane.
Go towards the airport and follow signs for "GW Parkway NORTH."
Once you're heading NORTH on the Parkway, the field will be your NEXT RIGHTAFTER you pass the end of the airport.
Should you miss the exit for the airport, you'll have a chance to make a U turn in about 3/4 mile or so.

From the North:

Come SOUTH on I-95 through Baltimore.
Just after you get out of the tunnel, take the exit for RTE 295 SOUTH.
Stay on 295 to D.C.
DO NOT TAKE THE EXIT FOR NEW YORK AVE!! STAY ON 295!!
After the Pennsylvania Ave. exit, take the EXIT for HOWARD RD.
At the bottom of the ramp, take a RIGHT.
This will bring you to a light which will spit you up onto the South Capitol St. Bridge.
Once across the bridge, go UNDER the overpass and STAY to the RIGHT.
Follow the big green sign for 395 SOUTH.
GET OVER 2 lanes and follow the signs to Virginia...
You will CROSS the Potomac River.
Take the second half of the first exit on the other side of the river...
The exit reads "Arlington National Cemetary/ Reagan National Airport." and you will be heading towards National Airport (you are now going south on the George Washington Parkway, but the signs do not say that).
Take your NEXT exit for National Airport.
STAY in the RIGHT lane.
Go towards the airport and follow signs for "GW Parkway NORTH."
Once you're heading NORTH on the Parkway, the field will be your NEXT RIGHT AFTER you pass the end of the airport.
Should you miss the exit for the airport, you'll have a chance to make a U turn in about 3/4 mile or so.

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