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KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: DCA
Lat/Long: 38-51-07.5000N / 077-02-15.8000W
38-51.125000N / 077-02.263333W
38.8520833 / -77.0377222
(estimated)
Elevation: 15 ft. / 4.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09W (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of WASHINGTON, DC
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 22202

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1941
Sectional chart: WASHINGTON
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DCA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee: yes
Fire and rescue: ARFF index C
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.95
WX ASOS: PHONE 703-412-8140
WASHINGTON GROUND: 121.7 257.6
WASHINGTON TOWER: 119.1 120.75(HELICOPTERS) 257.6
POTOMAC APPROACH: 119.85(WEST) 124.2(EAST) 128.35(19,000' DOWN TO 3000' SOUTHEA
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: 118.95(WEST 9500' & BLO) 121.05(WEST 10,000' UP TO FL 230) 125.65(EAST 9500 ' & BLO) 126.55(EAST 10,000' UP TO FL 190)
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 128.25
PRE-TAXI CLEARANCE: 128.25
CLASS B: 119.85(WEST) 124.2(EAST)
D-ATIS: 132.65(703-419-3917)
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
FINAL-APCH: 118.3(EAST)
FINAL-APCH IC: 124.7(WEST)
WX AWOS-3 at VKX (7 nm SE): 122.800 (617-262-3825)
WX AWOS-3 at CGS (9 nm NE): 121.225 (301-864-5497)
WX AWOS-3 at FME (19 nm NE): 123.925
WX AWOS-3 at GAI (20 nm N): 128.275 (301-977-2971)
  • ASR ELEV 12.8 CPME#1 38-51-53.0092N 77-02-22.4451W CPME#2 38-51-16.4933N 77-02-37.2478W MTI#1 38-50-00.7300N 77-02-09.4635W MTI#2 38-51-53.6491N 77-02-20.6812W FEED HORN ELEV. 78.1.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DCA at fieldWASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
ADWr299/8.5ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
OTTr313/16.3NOTTINGHAM VORTAC113.7010W
AMLr112/20.6ARMEL VORTAC113.5008W
BALr234/26.0BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
BRVr035/34.3BROOKE VORTAC114.5009W
FDKr163/(37.1)FREDERICK VOR109.0008W
EMIr192/38.7WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
OXONN005/5.233211WDC -.. -.-.
GEORGETOWN148/6.232309WGTN --. - -.
POTOMAC338/7.324110WVKX ...- -.- -..-
ANNE ARUNDEL233/19.026010WBUH -... ..- ....
GAITHERSBURG172/20.038509WGAI --. .- ..
ELLICOTT216/28.837111WFND ..-. -. -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 6869 x 150 ft. / 2094 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 110.0
Double wheel: 200.0
Double tandem: 360.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 38-50.543408N38-51.671562N
Longitude: 077-02.209443W077-02.323138W
Elevation: 11.6 ft.12.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 004 magnetic, 355 true184 magnetic, 175 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 12-box VASI (3.00 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: touchdown, rollouttouchdown, rollout
Approach lights: ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III)MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers
Runway end identifier lights: no
Centerline lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, lightedyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DMELDA/DME
Obstructions: 180 ft. twr, lighted, 7700 ft. from runway, 1600 ft. left of centerline, 41:1 slope to clearnone
+10 FT BLDG (L/M) +120 FT FROM AER 300 FT LEFT.

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 5204 x 150 ft. / 1586 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 110.0
Double wheel: 200.0
Double tandem: 360.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 38-51.701810N38-51.020383N
Longitude: 077-02.629115W077-01.963830W
Elevation: 14.8 ft.10.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 152 magnetic, 143 true332 magnetic, 323 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 8 ft. fence, lighted, 200 ft. from runway
RY 15 +8' BLAST FENCE 120 FT FM AER 250 FT RIGHT.		253 ft. trees, 9600 ft. from runway, 37:1 slope to clear

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 4911 x 150 ft. / 1497 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 110.0
Double wheel: 200.0
Double tandem: 360.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 38-50.536163N38-51.265947N
Longitude: 077-02.445517W077-01.999178W
Elevation: 11.9 ft.10.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 035 magnetic, 026 true215 magnetic, 206 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. pole, lighted, 900 ft. from runway, 46:1 slope to clear
THREE OBSTRUCTION LGTS POLES--ONE 600 FEET LEFT, ONE ON CENTERLINE, ONE 600 FEET RIGHT.		2 ft. gnd, 220 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
+3 FT GROUND AT AER 100 FT L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: METRO WASH ARPT AUTHORITY
1 AVIATION CIRCLE
WASHINGTON, DC 20001-6000
Phone 703-417-8600
Manager: PAUL MALANDRINO, JR.
1 AVIATION CIRCLE
WASHINGTON, DC 20001-6000
Phone 703-417-8050

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 762/day *
99% commercial
1% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 March 2007

Additional Remarks

A30-19X THIS RY EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE DCA LDA ASSOCIATED WITH THE ILS.
- TWY P ENDS AT FIREHOUSE; AREA WEST OF FIREHOUSE IS DESIGNATED NON-MOVEMENT AREA.
- WHEN SOUTH APCHS ARE IN PROG HIGH INTST LGTS WILL BE FLASHING ON KEY ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL & GEORGE MASON BRIDGES TO ASSIST PILOTS IN REMAINING OVER POTOMAC RIVER. LGTS CTLD BY DCA ATCT.
- FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT; FQT SEAGULL & GEESE & DUCK POPULATIONS AIRBORNE OVER ADJ RIVER AREAS.
- TRNG FLIGHTS THAT INCLUDE MULTIPLE APCHS AND/OR TOUCH & GO OPNS REQUIRE PRIOR PERMISSION FM THE ARPT MGR.
- LEFT-HAND TURN-OFFS FROM RY 33 TO TWY K PROHIBITED.
- ACFT ARRIVING/DEPARTING THE GA PARKING AREA ARE PROHIBITED FM TAXING BTN ACR PUSHBACK OPNS & THE GATES.
- THREE OBST LGTD POLES ON APCH TO RY 04 15 FT HIGH, 600 FT LEFT-600 FT RIGHT, 900 FT FM AER.
- BE ADVISED SOME AIRCREWS MISTAKE RY 15 FOR RY 19.
- LGTG FM VEHICLE PARKING LOT LCTD 1000 FT SW OF RY 01 COULD GIVE FALSE INDICATIONS OF BEING PART OF RY 01 APCH LGTG SYS DURG PERIODS OF REDUCED VSBY & LOW CEILINGS.
- FORM 150R CREDIT CARD FOR ALL RQRD SVCS. NO MIL FACS.
- HOLD BLOCK FOR RY 04 CLSD FOR ACFT PARKING 2100-0830.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
BILIT ONE (RNAV)   download (164KB)
CLIPR ONE (RNAV)   download (210KB)
ELDEE THREE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (338KB)
IRONS FOUR   download (237KB)
OJAAY ONE (RNAV)   download (167KB)
SKILS ONE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (309KB)
WZRRD TWO   2 pages: [1] [2] (384KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 01   download (350KB)
ILS RWY 01(CAT II)   download (311KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33   download (236KB)
RNAV (RNP) RWY 01   download (288KB)
RNAV (RNP) RWY 19   download (333KB)
LDA/DME RWY 19   download (297KB)
ROSSLYN LDA RWY 19   download (339KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 15   download (301KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 19   download (292KB)
VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 04   download (257KB)
VOR RWY 01   download (308KB)
COPTER ILS OR LOC RWY 01   download (342KB)
MOUNT VERNON VISUAL RWY 01   download (202KB)
RIVER VISUAL RWY 19   download (246KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVKX - Potomac Airfield (7 nm SE)
W32 - Washington Executive Airport/Hyde Field (8 nm SE)
KADW - Andrews Air Force Base (8 nm E)
KCGS - College Park Airport (9 nm NE)
KDAA - Davison Army Airfield (11 nm SW)
  
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From to KDCA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1510:15
Sunrise06:4210:42
Sunset19:3123:31
Evening civil twilight19:5823:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Sep-2008 13:18:02
Local (UTC-4)  05-Sep-2008 09:18:02
 
METAR
KDCA 051252Z 17009KT 10SM FEW250 25/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02500194
KADW 
8nm E 		051255Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 24/20 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02380198 $
KCGS 
9nm NE 		051300Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 25/20 A3005 RMK AO1
KDAA 
10nm SW 		051255Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 24/20 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02420201
KFME 
19nm NE 		051300Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 23/20 A3007 RMK AO1
KIAD 
20nm W 		051252Z 18007KT 10SM FEW250 23/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02330178
KGAI 
20nm N 		051255Z 22004KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A3007 RMK AO1
TAF
KDCA 051126Z 051212 17005KT P6SM FEW250 FM1600 16010KT P6SM FEW050 SCT200 FM0000 14005KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 FM0300 04005KT 3SM -RA BR BKN030 OVC050 FM0600 04012KT 2SM -RA BR BKN020 OVC040
KADW 
8nm E 		050909 15009KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2997INS BECMG 0102 10007KT 6000 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 OVC050 QNH2989INS TEMPO 0709 09010G20KT 4800 -TSRA BKN005 BKN020CB OVC050 T29/17Z T17/10Z
KDAA 
10nm SW 		051111 13007KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 0102 11007KT 6000 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 OVC050 QNH2990INS TEMPO 0711 08010G20KT 4800 -TSRA BKN005 BKN020CB OVC050 T30/17Z T18/08Z
KIAD 
20nm W 		051126Z 051212 16005KT P6SM FEW070 FEW250 FM1500 18006KT P6SM SCT200 FM1800 15010KT P6SM FEW050 BKN150 FM0000 13004KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 FM0300 03004KT 3SM -RA BR BKN030 OVC050 FM0700 03010KT 2SM -RA BR BKN020 OVC040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Signature Flight Support 703-417-3500
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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

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Metrorail [web site]
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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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KDCA have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD CRYSTAL CITY BY MARRIOTT 0.8 107-329
DOUBLETREE HOTEL, WASHINGTON D.C 3.8 115-399
BEST WESTERN PENTAGON HOTEL REAGAN AIRPORT 2.3 71-152
RADISSON HOTEL REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT 0.8 68-289
HYATT REGENCY CRYSTAL CITY 0.8 95-359
BEST WESTERN SPRINGFIELD MALL - WASHINGTON DC 9.0 79-122
RED ROOF INN WASHINGTON, DC DOWNTOWN 3.4 90-320
COMFORT INN PENTAGON 2.3 76-155
HILTON CRYSTAL CITY AT NATIONAL AIRPORT 0.7 110-420
DOUBLETREE HOTEL CRYSTAL CITY NATIONAL AIRPORT 1.1 104-399
HAMPTON INN WASHINGTON DC 3.5 97-319
 

Other hotels near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Miles Price ($)
MARRIOTT CRYSTAL CITY AT REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT 0.8 139-429
HAMPTON INN STES REAGAN NATL 0.8 85-239
SHERATON CRYSTAL CITY HOTEL 0.8 111-369
MARRIOTT CRYSTAL GATEWAY 0.9 139-349
OAKWOOD CRYSTAL CITY 0.9 199-246
EMBASSY SUITES CRYSTAL CITY - NATIONAL AIRPORT 1.1 117-420
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT PENTAGON CITY 1.3 220-299
RITZ CARLTON PENTAGON CITY 1.4 399-469
OAKWOOD PENTAGON CITY 1.4 167-214
THE WESTIN ARLINGTON GATEWAY 1.4 129-364

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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

38 in Arlington, VA
105 in Washington
28 in Alexandria, VA
1 in Washington Dc
3 in Oxon Hill, MD
12 in Falls Church, VA
2 in Takoma Park, MD
8 in Springfield, VA
4 in McLean, VA
10 in Bethesda, MD
7 in Silver Spring, MD
1 in Landover Hills, MD
10 in College Park, MD
1 in New Carrollton, MD
3 in Lanham, MD
10 in Vienna, VA
4 in Greenbelt, MD
1 in Lorton, VA
16 in Fairfax, VA
5 in Waldorf, MD
9 in Rockville, MD
3 in Bowie, MD
12 in Woodbridge, VA
3 in Reston, VA
12 in Laurel, MD
 

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