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DC17

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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
DCAr023/4.2	WASHINGTON VOR/DME	111.00	09W
ADWr326/10.0	ANDREWS VORTAC	113.10	10W
AMLr099/21.1	ARMEL VOR/DME	113.50	08W
BALr239/22.0	BALTIMORE VORTAC	115.10	11W
FDKr158/33.6	FREDERICK VOR/DME	116.85	08W
EMIr191/34.1	WESTMINSTER VORTAC	117.90	08W
BRVr033/38.9	BROOKE VORTAC	114.50	09W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
GEORGETOWN	101/5.1	323	09W	GTN	--. - -.
OXONN	015/9.7	332	11W	VQK	...- --.- -.-
ELLICOTT	218/24.2	371	11W	FND	..-. -. -..

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:	left	left

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 - Tipton 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 01-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:39	11:39
Sunrise	07:09	12:09
Sunset	16:45	21:45
Evening civil twilight	17:15	22:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Dec-2025 13:02:17
Local (UTC-5)	01-Dec-2025 08:02:17

METAR

KDCA 5nm S	011252Z 32009KT 10SM FEW045 SCT250 02/M06 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP300 T00221061 $
KCGS 5nm NE	011255Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 02/M06 A3043 RMK AO2 T00231057
KADW 10nm SE	011255Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM CLR 02/M06 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP304 T00221064 $
KDAA 15nm SW	011255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M06 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP298 T10251060 $
KFME 15nm NE	011255Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 00/M05 A3043 RMK AO1
KGAI 16nm NW	011256Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 00/M06 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP317 T00001056 FZRANO

TAF

KDCA
5nm S

011121Z 0112/0218 30008KT P6SM BKN150 FM020400 13003KT P6SM BKN250 FM021000 14003KT 4SM -RASN OVC030 FM021300 15003KT 2SM RA OVC006

KADW
10nm SE

010900Z 0109/0215 33010G22KT 9999 SCT200 510203 QNH3028INS BECMG 0116/0117 33015KT 9999 FEW020 QNH3030INS BECMG 0119/0120 VRB06KT 9999 FEW030 QNH3021INS BECMG 0204/0205 VRB06KT 9999 SCT030 BKN100 510206 QNH3015INS BECMG 0206/0207 VRB06KT 9999 BKN020 OVC100 620207 QNH3005INS BECMG 0208/0209 VRB06KT 9999 -SHRASN BKN020 640208 QNH2994INS BECMG 0211/0212 11012KT 8000 -SHRA OVC020 640208 QNH2979INS TX04/0119Z TN00/0202Z

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