A plane carrying the casket and family of former President Jimmy Carter arrived outside of Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for a 3-day state funeral in the nation's capital.

Jimmy Carter's state funeral moves to Washington after observances in his native Georgia. The 39th president's remains will leave the Carter Presidential Center on Tuesday morning and fly to Washington aboard Special Air Mission 39.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's body arrived in Washington on Tuesday where three days of official mourning will include lying in state at the U.S. Capitol ahead of a Thursday funeral.