FedEx Field
1600 FedEx Way • Landover, MD 20785
FedEx Field Seating Chart
FedEx Field is one of the premier stadiums in the NFL. After 30 years of playing at RFK Stadium, then owner Jack Kent Cooke envisioned a new stadium for the Redskins in 1987. After nine years of negotiations, Cooke finally found a spot to build a new stadium in Prince George County, Maryland. Construction began immediately on the stadium. Cooke never saw the stadium completed. He died several months before the stadium was completed. Initially, the stadium was named, Jack Kent Cooke Stadium.
In 1999, Daniel Snyder bought the Redskins. The naming rights were sold to Federal Express, and Jack Kent Cooke Stadium was renamed FedEx Field. Also in 1999, $35 million in improvements were completed at FedEx Field. Another $20 million of improvements were completed in time for the 2000 season, which included a new owners club suite level, escalators to the upper deck, and additional seats were added.
FedEx Field has many amenities including several restaurants that overlook the field and a Redskins Hall of Fame. Displayed on the upper level balcony, circling all the way around the seating bowl, is the Redskins Ring of Fame that contains 40 names of Redskins players and coaches. Located above the north endzone are championship flags that commemorate the Redskins playoff history.
Weather
Lovely in autumn, cold in winter.
Concessions
The stadium food is, well, stadium food, and it includes hot dogs, knackwurst and sauerkraut, nachos, French fries, chips, soft pretzels, and popcorn.
Parking
As a result of ongoing construction at USAir Arena and the adjoining parking area, new cash parking options have been implemented to accommodate Redskins fans on game day.
The new lots are located directly across the street from the old USAir Arena-along McCormick Drive and Apollo Drive. To access the new lots, fans follow the same traffic patterns as last year off the Washington Beltway (Exit 15A-Route 214 East; and Exit 17A-Route 202 East).
The new parking plan should provide you with a more managed and easy parking experience. More parking spaces are available than in previous years. But to get the most benefit out of this new parking system, it is recommended that you leave for the games early.
Directions
Northern Virginia:
I-495/I-95 North to Exit 15A (Central Ave. East), to Harry S. Truman North, turn right on Lottsford Rd. Follow to Arena Drive.
Montgomery and Howard Counties:
I-495/I-95 South to I-95 Exit 17A (Landover Rd. East), turn right on Lottsford Rd. Follow to Arena Drive.
Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties:
50 West to I-495/I-95 South to Exit 17A (Landover Rd. East), turn right on Lottsford Rd. Follow to Arena Drive.
Washington, DC:
East Capitol St. (Central Ave.) to Harry S. Truman North, turn right on Lottsford Rd. Follow to Arena Drive.
Tips
Prepare for the weather, it could change
Know how to get to and from the stadium
Arrive early
Remember which parking lot you are in
Bring some extra cash
DON’T forget your tickets!
