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DC01

Washington Post Heliport
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier:	DC01
Lat/Long:	38-54-15.4020N / 077-02-03.9160W 38-54.256700N / 077-02.065267W 38.9042783 / -77.0344211 (estimated)
Elevation:	175 ft. / 53 m (estimated)
Variation:	09W (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	20005

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1976
Sectional chart:	WASHINGTON
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD FOR SVC CALL 202-334-6000.
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	PHONE REQ FOR RWY LIGHTS AND ROTG BCN CALL 202-334-6000.
Beacon:	white-yellow (lighted seaplane base)

Heliport Communications

UNICOM:	123.05
WX ASOS at DCA (3 nm S):	PHONE 703-412-8140
WX AWOS-3 at CGS (7 nm NE):	121.225 (301-864-5497)
WX AWOS-3 at FME (17 nm NE):	123.925
WX AWOS-3 at GAI (17 nm N):	128.275 (301-977-2971)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
DCAr011/2.7	WASHINGTON VOR/DME	111.00	09W
ADWr317/9.8	ANDREWS VORTAC	113.10	10W
OTTr321/18.0	NOTTINGHAM VORTAC	113.70	10W
AMLr103/20.3	ARMEL VORTAC	113.50	08W
BALr238/23.6	BALTIMORE VORTAC	115.10	11W
FDKr161/(34.4)	FREDERICK VOR	109.00	08W
EMIr192/35.5	WESTMINSTER VORTAC	117.90	08W
BRVr033/37.2	BROOKE VORTAC	114.50	09W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
GEORGETOWN	119/4.5	323	09W	GTN	--. - -.
OXONN	009/8.3	332	11W	DC	-.. -.-.
DAVEE	023/15.0	223	09W	DAA	-.. .- .-
ANNE ARUNDEL	240/16.7	260	10W	BUH	-... ..- ....
GAITHERSBURG	168/17.1	385	09W	GAI	--. .- ..
ELLICOTT	219/25.9	371	11W	FND	..-. -. -..
MARTIN	243/38.6	342	11W	MTN	-- - -.

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	139 x 66 ft. / 42 x 20 m
Surface:	asphalt
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WASHINGTON POST Phone 202-334-7100
Manager:	JEFF COX 1150 15TH STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC 20071 Phone 202-334-4017

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at DC01.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (3 nm S)
KCGS - College Park Airport (7 nm NE)
KADW - Andrews Air Force Base (10 nm SE)
KVKX - Potomac Airfield (10 nm S)
W32 - Washington Executive Airport/Hyde Field (10 nm SE)
W00 - Freeway Airport (12 nm E)
KDAA - Davison Army Airfield (13 nm SW)
KFME - Tipton Airport (17 nm NE)
KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (17 nm N)
2W5 - Maryland Airport (18 nm S)

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Area around DC01 (Washington Post Heliport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Feb-2012

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:37	11:37
Sunrise	07:04	12:04
Sunset	17:41	22:41
Evening civil twilight	18:08	23:08

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Feb-2012 12:49:29
Local (UTC-5)	12-Feb-2012 07:49:29

METAR

KDCA 3nm S	121152Z 30009G19KT 10SM FEW050 SCT080 M05/M13 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP183 60000 70001 T10501133 11039 21050 51019 $
KADW 9nm SE	121155Z AUTO 29011KT 10SM SCT050 M06/M13 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP179 60000 7//// T10581135 11051 21061 51019 VISNO RWY19
KVKX 10nm S	SuperAWOS 121215Z AUTO 34010G16KT 240V080 10SM M06/M15 A3007
KDAA 13nm SW	121155Z AUTO 30013G24KT 10SM CLR M06/M14 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 60000 70001 T10581143 11042 21058 51021 TSNO
KGAI 17nm N	121155Z AUTO 31012G23KT 10SM SCT046 M07/M14 A3005 RMK AO1 11070 21070 52017
KIAD 19nm W	121152Z 30018G23KT 10SM BKN050 BKN110 M07/M14 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP183 70003 T10671139 11050 21067 51016

TAF

KDCA 3nm S	121129Z 1212/1312 31010KT P6SM SCT040 FM121300 32010G20KT P6SM BKN040 FM121600 30020G30KT P6SM SCT040 FM122300 29017G25KT P6SM FEW040 FM130200 29012G18KT P6SM SKC FM130600 29007KT P6SM SKC
KADW 9nm SE	1211/1309 32012G18KT 9999 OVC040 620408 510003 QNH2998INS TEMPO 1211/1215 32015G25KT BECMG 1214/1215 30020G30KT 9999 FEW040 SCT070 510003 QNH3005INS BECMG 1302/1303 30012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH3011INS T02/1219Z TM06/1212Z AMD 121155
KIAD 19nm W	121129Z 1212/1318 30014G22KT P6SM BKN050 FM121600 30020G32KT P6SM SCT040 FM122300 30015G25KT P6SM FEW040 FM130100 29012G18KT P6SM SKC FM130600 29007KT P6SM SKC

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Washington Post Heliport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Washington Post Heliport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

Hotels near Washington Post Heliport
	Miles		Price ($)
THE MADISON HOTEL - A LOEWS HOTEL		0.1	169-379
WESTIN WASHINGTON DC		0.1	108-775
DONOVAN HOUSE - A THOMPSON HOTEL		0.1	132-429
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT WASHINGTON DC VERMONT AVENUE		0.1	229-269
THE CAPITAL HILTON		0.2	119-409
HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON WASHINGTON DC		0.2	111-149
CROWNE PLAZA HAMILTON		0.2	114-409
THE JEFFERSON HOTEL		0.2	300-714
WASHINGTON PLAZA HOTEL		0.2	124-312
THE ST. REGIS WASHINGTON, D.C.		0.2	355-650
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT WASHINGTON DC EMBASSY ROW		0.2	139-199
DOUBLETREE HOTEL, WASHINGTON D.C		0.2	106-511
BEACON HOTEL & CORPORATE QUARTERS		0.2	115-254
HOLIDAY INN WASHINGTON-CENTRAL/WHITE HOUSE		0.2	110-266
SOFITEL WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE SQUARE		0.3	220-520
COMFORT INN CONVENTION CENTER/DOWNTOWN		0.3	110-300
HOTEL ROUGE - A KIMPTON HOTEL		0.3	109-379
HILTON GARDEN INN WASHINGTON DC DOWNTOWN		0.3	119-319
DISTRICT HOTEL		0.3	78-218
THE HAY-ADAMS		0.3	595-596
HOTEL HELIX - A KIMPTON HOTEL		0.3	109-489
THE MAYFLOWER RENAISSANCE WASHINGTON, DC HOTEL		0.3	119-484
CLUB QUARTERS IN WASHINGTON DC		0.3	89-329
TOPAZ HOTEL - A KIMPTON HOTEL		0.3	139-389
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON WASHINGTON D.C. DOWNTOWN		0.4	93-359
MORRISON CLARK HOTEL		0.4	89-545
AKA WHITE HOUSE DISTRICT		0.4	195-295
WASHINGTON MARRIOTT AT METRO CENTER		0.5	159-439
EMBASSY SUITES WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER		0.5	140-370
W WASHINGTON DC		0.5	209-438
THE HENLEY PARK HOTEL		0.5	89-949
INN AT DUPONT CIRCLE		0.5
EMBASSY INN		0.5	79-500
GRAND HYATT WASHINGTON AT METRO CENTER		0.5	109-499
RENAISSANCE WASHINGTON, DC DOWNTOWN HOTEL		0.6	109-439
MARRIOTT EXECUSTAY FLATS DUPON		0.6	169-170
OAKWOOD AT THE FLATS AT DUPONT		0.6	214-237
ST. GREGORY LUXURY HOTEL AND SUITES		0.6	110-289
WILLARD INTERCONTINENTAL WASHINGTON		0.6	227-601
THE DUPONT HOTEL		0.6	179-867
J.W. MARRIOTT WASHINGTON DC		0.6	179-559
HOTEL MADERA - A KIMPTON HOTEL		0.6	206-309
HOTEL LOMBARDY		0.6	99-559
THE MANSION ON O STREET		0.7
HILTON WASHINGTON EMBASSY ROW		0.7	136-257
RENAISSANCE WASHINGTON, DC DUPONT CIRCLE HOTEL		0.7	159-409
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT DC CONVENTION CENTER		0.7	139-419
BEST WESTERN GEORGETOWN HOTEL & SUITES		0.7	140-210
HARRINGTON HOTEL		0.7	135-165
THE RITZ-CARLTON, WASHINGTON, D.C.		0.8	289-5800
WASHINGTON MARRIOTT		0.8	109-399
HOTEL PALOMAR WASHINGTON DC - A KIMPTON HOTEL		0.8	159-800
EMBASSY SUITES WASHINGTON DC		0.8	142-962
THE FAIRFAX AT EMBASSY ROW, STARWOOD LUXURY COLLECTION		0.8	148-691
BRIDGESTREET WESTBROOK PLACE		0.8	210-250
RESIDENCE WASH DC DUPONT CIRCLE		0.8	169-299
HAMPTON INN WASHINGTON, DC-CONVENTION CENTER		0.8	110-309
HOTEL MONACO WASHINGTON D.C. - A KIMPTON HOTEL		0.8	159-649
THE WESTIN GRAND WASHINGTON DC		0.9	139-514
RED ROOF INN WASHINGTON, DC - DOWNTOWN		0.9	120-230
MARRIOTT EXECUSTAY LEXINGTON		0.9	309-310
PARK HYATT WASHINGTON		0.9	299-3909
THE FAIRMONT WASHINGTON D.C.		0.9	129-571
THE MELROSE HOTEL, WASHINGTON D.C.		0.9	139-439

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Washington Post Heliport

110 in	Washington
47 in	Arlington, VA
2 in	Takoma Park, MD
12 in	Silver Spring, MD
11 in	Bethesda, MD
41 in	Alexandria, VA
1 in	Hyattsville, MD
8 in	Oxon Hill, MD
10 in	College Park, MD
12 in	Falls Church, VA

4 in	McLean, VA
1 in	Landover Hills, MD
1 in	New Carrollton, MD
3 in	Lanham, MD
2 in	North Bethesda, MD
5 in	Greenbelt, MD
9 in	Springfield, VA
10 in	Vienna, VA
13 in	Rockville, MD
2 in	Upper Marlboro, MD

18 in	Fairfax, VA
3 in	Bowie, MD
12 in	Laurel, MD
5 in	Reston, VA
1 in	Lorton, VA
13 in	Gaithersburg, MD
20 in	Herndon, VA
11 in	Waldorf, MD

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