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72VA Inova Fairfax Hospital Heliport
Fairfax, Virginia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 72VA
Lat/Long: 38-51-25.4030N 077-13-34.9350W
38-51.423383N 077-13.582250W
38.8570564,-77.2263708
(estimated)
Elevation: 522 ft. / 159.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11W (2025)
From city: 2 miles E of FAIRFAX, VA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 22003

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use, MEDICAL USE.
Activation date: 10/1987
Control tower: no
ARTCC: WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS: LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Heliport Communications

UNICOM: 123.05
WX ASOS at DCA (9 nm E): 132.65 (276-200-0159)
WX ASOS at IAD (12 nm NW): 134.85 (571-250-7817)
WX AWOS-3PT at HEF (16 nm SW): PHONE 703-361-6160
WX AWOS-3 at CGS (16 nm NE): 121.225 (301-864-5497)
WX AWOS-3PT at GAI (19 nm N): 128.275 (301-977-2971)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DCAr278/8.9WASHINGTON VOR/DME111.0009W
AMLr121/12.1ARMEL VOR/DME113.5008W
ADWr290/17.1ANDREWS VORTAC113.1010W
BRVr020/31.8BROOKE VORTAC114.5009W
BALr245/32.4BALTIMORE VORTAC115.1011W
CSNr073/32.6CASANOVA VORTAC116.3006W
FDKr176/34.0FREDERICK VOR/DME116.8508W
EMIr205/40.0WESTMINSTER VORTAC117.9008W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GEORGETOWN237/6.532309WGTN --. - -.
OXONN311/10.833211WVQK ...- --.- -.-
ELLICOTT230/33.237111WFND ..-. -. -..
SHANNON027/37.023710WEZF . --.. ..-.
NAILR063/39.935110WMSQ -- ... --.-

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 127 x 81 ft. / 39 x 25 m
Surface: concrete
Latitude: 38-51.430000N
Longitude: 077-13.667833W
Elevation: 389.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Helipad H2

Dimensions: 44 x 44 ft. / 13 x 13 m
Surface: concrete
Latitude: 38-51.463333N
Longitude: 077-13.795000W
Elevation: 465.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Helipad H3

Dimensions: 46 x 46 ft. / 14 x 14 m
Surface: mats
Latitude: 38-51.442833N
Longitude: 077-13.584667W
Elevation: 522.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: INOVA HEALTH SYSTEM
3300 GALLOWS RD
FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042
Phone 703-776-2987
Manager: GARY A. SWITZER
3300 GALLOWS RD
FALLS CHURCH, VA 22046
Phone 703-776-2987

Additional Remarks

A40 PERIMETER AND FLOOD LIGHTS BOTH HELIPADS.
- FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 72VA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDAA - Davison Army Airfield (9 nm S)
KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (9 nm E)
KIAD - Washington Dulles International Airport (12 nm NW)
KVKX - Potomac Airfield (14 nm SE)
KHEF - Manassas Regional Airport/Harry P. Davis Field (16 nm SW)
KCGS - College Park Airport (16 nm NE)
KADW - Joint Base Andrews (17 nm E)
2W5 - Maryland Airport (17 nm SE)
KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (19 nm N)
  
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From to 72VA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5711:57
Sunrise07:2712:27
Sunset16:5321:53
Evening civil twilight17:2322:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Dec-2025 19:48:47
Local (UTC-5)  27-Dec-2025 14:48:47
 
METAR
KDAA 
9nm S 		271855Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM OVC034 07/M01 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP176 T00731011 $
KDCA 
9nm E 		271852Z 03016KT 10SM BKN034 BKN250 07/M01 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T00721011 $
KIAD 
11nm NW 		271852Z 04011KT 10SM OVC031 06/00 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T00610000 $
KHEF 
16nm SW 		271856Z 03009KT 10SM OVC034 08/01 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP188 T00780006 $
KCGS 
16nm NE 		271935Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM OVC032 05/M01 A3011 RMK AO2 T00541012
KADW 
17nm E 		271855Z AUTO 03012KT 10SM OVC031 06/M02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP191 T00611018 $
KGAI 
19nm N 		271856Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC029 04/M01 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP205 T00441011
TAF
KDCA 
9nm E 		271744Z 2718/2824 02011G18KT P6SM BKN035 BKN250 FM272100 01007KT P6SM FEW025 SCT150 FM280000 04004KT P6SM SCT150 FM280600 00000KT P6SM FEW150 FM281500 18006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM281900 18008G16KT P6SM SCT020 OVC040
KIAD 
11nm NW 		271744Z 2718/2824 36010G17KT P6SM BKN035 FM272100 36008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM272300 03005KT P6SM FEW025 SCT050 FM280800 00000KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM281500 17006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN030 FM281900 18009G18KT P6SM SCT015 OVC030
KADW 
17nm E 		271700Z 2717/2823 04010G15KT 9999 OVC030 QNH3005INS BECMG 2721/2722 03009KT 9999 OVC025 QNH3011INS BECMG 2801/2802 05006KT 9999 OVC015 QNH3017INS BECMG 2804/2805 09003KT 9999 OVC009 QNH3019INS BECMG 2808/2809 12003KT 9999 OVC020 QNH3022INS BECMG 2816/2817 18009KT 9999 OVC035 QNH3012INS TX06/2720Z TNM01/2811Z
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