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DC17 Children's Hospital Heliport
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: DC17
Lat/Long: 38-55-39.4800N 077-00-51.8200W
38-55.658000N 077-00.863667W
38.9276333,-77.0143944
(estimated)
Elevation: 285 ft. / 86.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09W (1985)
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 20010

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1987
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FDC (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green-yellow (heliport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Heliport Communications

UNICOM: 123.05
WX ASOS at DCA (5 nm S): 132.65 (276-200-0159)
WX AWOS-3 at CGS (5 nm NE): 121.225 (301-864-5497)
WX AWOS-3 at FME (15 nm NE): 123.925
WX AWOS-3PT at GAI (16 nm NW): 128.275 (301-977-2971)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DCAr023/4.2WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
ADWr326/10.0ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
AMLr099/21.1ARMEL VOR/DME113.5008W
BALr239/22.0BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
FDKr158/33.6FREDERICK VOR/DME116.8508W
EMIr191/34.1WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W
BRVr033/38.9BROOKE VORTAC114.5009W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GEORGETOWN101/5.132309WGTN --. - -.
OXONN015/9.733211WVQK ...- --.- -.-
ELLICOTT218/24.237111WFND ..-. -. -..

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
ROOFTOP.
Runway edge lights: PERI
Latitude: 38-55.658000N
Longitude: 077-00.863667W
Elevation: 285.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NATIONAL
111 MICHIGAN AVE., NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20010
Phone 202-476-5433
Manager: MICHAEL COURTNEY
111 MICHIGAN AVE., NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20010
Phone 202-476-5433

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 +27 FT LGTD BLDG 28 FT S OF HELIPAD.
- FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at DC17.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (5 nm S)
KCGS - College Park Airport (5 nm NE)
KADW - Joint Base Andrews (10 nm SE)
KVKX - Potomac Airfield (11 nm S)
W00 - Freeway Airport (11 nm E)
KDAA - Davison Army Airfield (15 nm SW)
KFME - Fort Meade Executive Airport (15 nm NE)
KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (16 nm NW)
W50 - Davis Airport (20 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5609:56
Sunrise06:2410:24
Sunset19:5023:50
Evening civil twilight20:1800:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Apr-2026 11:40:06
Local (UTC-4)  21-Apr-2026 07:40:06
 
METAR
KDCA 
5nm S 		211052Z 34006KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP301 T00221033
KCGS 
5nm NE 		211115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3045 RMK AO2 T10071020
KADW 
10nm SE 		211055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 00/M05 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP307 T00021054 $
KDAA 
15nm SW 		211055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP298 T10121029 $
KFME 
15nm NE 		211115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3046 RMK AO1
KGAI 
16nm NW 		211056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M05 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP321 T10391050 FZRANO
TAF
KDCA 
5nm S 		210850Z 2109/2212 36003KT P6SM SKC FM211100 24004KT P6SM SKC FM211900 19006KT P6SM FEW140 FEW250 FM220000 16010KT P6SM SCT250 FM220600 19009KT P6SM BKN250 PROB30 2209/2212 6SM -SHRA OVC040
KADW 
10nm SE 		210900Z 2109/2215 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH3028INS BECMG 2118/2119 18010KT 9999 FEW100 FEW180 QNH3016INS BECMG 2204/2205 19010G20KT 8000 -SHRA BKN100 BKN150 510103 QNH3011INS BECMG 2206/2207 19010G20KT 9999 NSW OVC150 QNH3003INS BECMG 2213/2214 22010G15KT 9999 VCSH SCT060 OVC080 QNH3002INS TX16/2120Z TNM02/2110Z
KDAA 
15nm SW 		202038Z 2020/2202 32015G25KT 9999 BKN080 600804 520005 QNH3019INS BECMG 2023/2024 33009KT 9999 FEW090 510103 QNH3025INS BECMG 2113/2114 21006KT 9999 FEW080 BKN150 QNH3017INS TX19/2119Z TN00/2110Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2101 NEXT 2112
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