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DC17

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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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
DCAr023/4.2	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	--. - -.
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 - 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 26-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:34	09:34
Sunrise	06:05	10:05
Sunset	20:24	00:24
Evening civil twilight	20:55	00:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Jul-2026 11:59:51
Local (UTC-4)	26-Jul-2026 07:59:51

METAR

KDCA 5nm S	261152Z 18004KT 10SM FEW085 SCT250 22/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02220161 10222 20206 51005
KCGS 5nm NE	261135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC055 20/17 A2996 RMK AO2 T02010172
KADW 10nm SE	261055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT060 19/16 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP144 T01870163 $
KDAA 15nm SW	261055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01720164 $
KFME 15nm NE	261135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN060 BKN090 A2999 RMK AO1
KGAI 16nm NW	261056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/18 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01780178

TAF

KDCA 5nm S	260902Z 2609/2712 14004KT P6SM FEW090 FEW250 FM261700 11005KT P6SM SCT070 FM270000 16004KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 2700/2706 6SM -SHRA BKN050 FM270800 00000KT P6SM FEW030
KADW 10nm SE	260900Z 2609/2715 12005KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2993INS BECMG 2616/2617 16006KT 9999 SCT050 BKN065 QNH2990INS BECMG 2701/2702 18006KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2985INS TEMPO 2703/2705 9000 -SHRA BKN050 BECMG 2708/2709 24006KT 9999 FEW030 BKN050 QNH2985INS TX29/2620Z TN17/2609Z

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