FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 AUGUST 2022
Location
FAA Identifier: | DCA |
Lat/Long: | 38-51-05.1850N 077-02-15.7970W 38-51.086417N 077-02.263283W 38.8514403,-77.0377214 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 14.1 ft. / 4.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 11W (2020) |
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 |
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 |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | yes |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
WX ASOS: | 132.65 (703-418-1177) |
WASHINGTON GROUND: | 121.7 257.6 |
WASHINGTON TOWER: | 119.1 134.35 ;HELICOPTERS 257.6 |
POTOMAC APPROACH: | 119.85 ;WEST/SOUTH 124.2 ;EAST |
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 118.95 ;WEST 125.65 ;EAST |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 128.25 |
PRE-TAXI CLEARANCE: | 128.25 |
BOOCK DP: | 125.65 |
CAPSS STAR: | 119.85 |
CLASS B: | 119.85 ;WEST/SOUTH 124.2 ;EAST |
CLIPR STAR: | 128.7 |
CLTCH DP: | 118.95 |
D-ATIS: | 132.65 |
DEALE STAR: | 124.55 |
DOCTR DP: | 125.65 |
EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
FINAL APCH: | 124.7 |
FRDMM STAR: | 118.675 |
HOLTB DP: | 125.65 |
HORTO DP: | 118.95 |
IRONS STAR: | 119.85 ;DCA ONLY |
JDUBB DP: | 118.95 |
NATIONAL DP: | 118.95 125.65 |
NUMMY STAR: | 118.675 |
REBLL DP: | 118.95 |
SCRAM DP: | 118.95 |
SKILS STAR: | 128.7 |
SOOKI DP: | 125.65 |
TIKEE STAR: | 120.45 |
TRUPS STAR: | 118.675 |
WYNGS DP: | 118.95 |
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-3PT at GAI (20 nm N): | 128.275 (301-977-2971) |
- ARRIVALS MAY BE EXTENDED OUTSIDE OF CLASS B.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
DCA at field | | WASHINGTON VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 09W |
ADWr298/8.4 | | ANDREWS VORTAC | | 113.10 | | 10W |
OTTr313/16.3 | | NOTTINGHAM VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 10W |
AMLr112/20.6 | | ARMEL VOR/DME | | 113.50 | | 08W |
BALr233/26.0 | | BALTIMORE VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 11W |
BRVr035/34.3 | | BROOKE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 09W |
FDKr163/(37.1) | | FREDERICK VOR | | 109.00 | | 08W |
EMIr192/38.7 | | WESTMINSTER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 08W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
OXONN | | 006/5.2 | | 332 | | 11W | | DCA | -.. -.-. .- |
GEORGETOWN | | 148/6.2 | | 323 | | 09W | | GTN | --. - -. |
DAVEE | | 026/11.9 | | 223 | | 09W | | DAA | -.. .- .- |
ELLICOTT | | 216/28.8 | | 371 | | 11W | | FND | ..-. -. -.. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 7169 x 150 ft. / 2185 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 57 /F/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 110.0 | Double wheel: | 200.0 | Double tandem: | 360.0 |
|
Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 38-50.494092N | | 38-51.671555N |
Longitude: | 077-02.204907W | | 077-02.323422W |
Elevation: | 11.4 ft. | | 12.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 007 magnetic, 356 true | | 186 magnetic, 175 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:6869 TODA:6869 ASDA:6869 LDA:6869 | | TORA:6869 TODA:6869 ASDA:6869 LDA:6869 |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RWY 19 PAPI-4L CONSISTS OF TWO PAPI-4L SYSTEMS. RWY 19 PAPI-4L IS ROTATED 21 DEGS TO RIGHT OF CNTRLN. THE ROTATED PAPI-4L SYSTEM SUPPORTS VISUAL AND INSTR APCHS TO RWY 19. |
RVR equipment: | touchdown, rollout | | touchdown, 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: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, lighted | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | LDA/DME |
Obstructions: | 180 ft. tower, lighted, 7700 ft. from runway, 1600 ft. left of centerline, 41:1 slope to clear | | 27 ft. tree, 990 ft. from runway, 240 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear +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 excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 57 /F/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 110.0 | Double wheel: | 200.0 | Double tandem: | 360.0 |
|
Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 38-51.669687N | | 38-50.988243N |
Longitude: | 077-02.597818W | | 077-01.932547W |
Elevation: | 14.0 ft. | | 10.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 154 magnetic, 143 true | | 334 magnetic, 323 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:5204 TODA:5204 ASDA:5204 LDA:5204 | | TORA:5204 TODA:5204 ASDA:5204 LDA:5204 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 49 ft. trees, lighted, 380 ft. from runway, 510 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear RWY 15 +8 FT 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: | 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 57 /F/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 110.0 | Double wheel: | 200.0 | Double tandem: | 360.0 |
|
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 38-50.467573N | | 38-51.210660N |
Longitude: | 077-02.487285W | | 077-02.032847W |
Elevation: | 11.4 ft. | | 11.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 037 magnetic, 026 true | | 217 magnetic, 206 true |
Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | no |
Declared distances: | TORA:5000 TODA:5000 ASDA:5000 LDA:4800 | | TORA:4540 TODA:4540 ASDA:4400 LDA:4400 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 10 ft. road, lighted, 400 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 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 |
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 816/day * | 80% | commercial | 18% | air taxi | 1% | transient general aviation | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 01 September 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
A30-19X | THIS RWY EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE DCA LDA ASSOCIATED WITH THE ILS. |
E60-33 | ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 332 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 33. |
E60-04 | ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 336 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 04. |
E60-15 | ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 142 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 15. |
- | TWY K ENDS AT GATE 5. |
- | FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT; FQT GULL & GEESE & DUCK POPULATIONS AB 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 RWY 33 TO TWY 'K' PROHIBITED. |
- | ACFT ARRIVING/DEPARTING THE GA PARKING AREA ARE PROHIBITED FM TAXING BTN ACR PUSHBACK OPNS & THE GATES. |
- | BE ADVISED SOME AIRCREWS MISTAKE RWY 15 FOR RWY 19. |
- | ASDE-X IN USE. OPERATE TRANSPONDERS WITH ALTITUDE REPORTING MODE AND ADS-B (IF EQUIPPED) ENABLED ON ALL AIRPORT SURFACES. |
- | RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL ARPRT (KDCA) IS AN EMERGENCY USE ONLY FIELD FOR ALL DOD OWNED AND OPERATED ACFT. |
- | TWY N BTN APCH END RWY 15 AND TWY K CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPAN MORE THAN 124FT. |
- | LGT FM VEHICLE PARKING LOT LCTD 1000 FT SW OF RWY 01 COULD GIVE FALSE INDICATIONS OF BEING PART OF RWY 01 APCH LGT SYS DRG PERIODS OF REDUCED VIS & LOW CEILINGS. |
- | FORM 150R CREDIT CARD FOR ALL RQRD SVCS. NO MIL FACS. |
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 from 11 August 2022 at 0901Z to 08 September 2022 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
CAPSS THREE (RNAV) | |
download (285KB) |
CLIPR TWO (RNAV) | |
download (200KB) |
DEALE THREE (RNAV) | |
download (243KB) |
FRDMM FIVE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (458KB) |
IRONS SEVEN | |
download (232KB) |
NUMMY THREE | |
download (290KB) |
SKILS FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (218KB) |
TIKEE THREE (RNAV) | |
download (220KB) |
TRUPS FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (479KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download (302KB) |
ILS RWY 01 (SA CAT I) **CHANGED** | |
download (262KB) |
ILS RWY 01 (CAT II) **CHANGED** | |
download (251KB) |
RNAV (RNP) RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download (264KB) |
RNAV (RNP) RWY 19 **CHANGED** | |
download (259KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 **CHANGED** | |
download (288KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 **CHANGED** | |
download (250KB) |
LDA Y RWY 19 **CHANGED** | |
download (285KB) |
LDA Z RWY 19 **CHANGED** | |
download (275KB) |
COPTER ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 01 **CHANGED** | |
download (282KB) |
MOUNT VERNON VISUAL RWY 01 | |
download (183KB) |
RIVER VISUAL RWY 19 | |
download (192KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (152KB) |
Departure Procedures |
AMEEE ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (480KB) |
CLTCH THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (453KB) |
DOCTR FIVE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (548KB) |
HORTO FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (425KB) |
JDUBB FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (431KB) |
NATIONAL EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (533KB) |
REBLL FIVE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (414KB) |
SCRAM SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (430KB) |
SOOKI FIVE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (513KB) |
WYNGS FIVE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (420KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (366KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVKX - Potomac Airfield (7 nm SE)
W32 - Washington Executive Airport/Hyde Field (8 nm SE)
KADW - Joint Base Andrews (8 nm E)
KCGS - College Park Airport (9 nm NE)
KDAA - Davison Army Airfield (11 nm SW)
W00 - Freeway Airport (14 nm NE)
2W5 - Maryland Airport (15 nm S)
KFME - Tipton Airport (19 nm NE)
KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (20 nm N)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Aaron Marcase
Photo taken 18-Jul-2017
looking north-northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
Sectional chart |
|
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
|
Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 15-Aug-2022
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:54 | | 09:54 |
Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
Sunset | | 20:02 | | 00:02 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 00:31 |
|
Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 15-Aug-2022 14:18:00 |
Local (UTC-4) | 15-Aug-2022 10:18:00 |
|
METAR |
KDCA | 151352Z 09004KT 10SM FEW011 OVC075 22/18 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02220183
|
KADW 8nm E | 151356Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM BKN075 21/17 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02100170 $
|
KCGS 9nm NE | 151340Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC070 21/18 A3000 RMK AO2 T02100183
|
KDAA 10nm SW | 151356Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM -RA BKN070 21/19 A2998 RMK AO2 DZB45E55RAB55 SLP155 P0000 T02080185 $
|
KFME 19nm NE | 151339Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM BKN080 OVC110 20/20 A3001 RMK AO1
|
KIAD 20nm W | 151400Z 13004KT 10SM BKN017 OVC055 21/18 A3000 RMK AO2 T02060183
|
KGAI 20nm N | 151356Z AUTO OVC060 18/17 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01830172 PWINO $
|
|
TAF |
KDCA | 151127Z 1512/1618 03003KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 OVC090 FM151300 08006KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 FM160400 05005KT P6SM VCSH BKN100
|
KADW 8nm E | 150900Z 1509/1615 20005KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 OVC035 QNH2995INS BECMG 1515/1516 05010KT 9000 -SHRA FEW030 OVC080 QNH2993INS BECMG 1521/1522 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW040 BKN120 QNH2992INS BECMG 1606/1607 06005KT 9999 FEW080 SCT120 QNH2995INS TX25/1519Z TN18/1611Z
|
KDAA 10nm SW | 151200Z 1512/1618 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH FEW030 SCT040 OVC050 QNH2995INS BECMG 1614/1615 VRB06KT 9999 NSW FEW080 BKN110 BKN150 QNH2999INS TX23/1518Z TN20/1512Z
|
KIAD 20nm W | 151127Z 1512/1618 12004KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 OVC070 FM151400 08004KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM160200 00000KT P6SM VCSH BKN060
|
|
NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|