Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Information
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Location & QuickFacts
| FAA Information Effective: | 2008-09-25 |
| Airport Identifier: | DCA |
| Airport Status: | Operational |
| Longitude/Latitude: | 077-02-15.8000W/38-51-07.5000N -77.037722/38.852083 (Estimated) |
| Elevation: | 15 ft / 4.57 m (Surveyed) |
| Land: | 861 acres |
| From nearest city: | 3 nautical miles S of Washington, DC |
| Location: | Arlington County, VA |
| Magnetic Variation: | 09W (1985) |
Owner & Manager
| Ownership: | Publicly owned |
| Owner: | Metro Wash Arpt Authority |
| Address: | 1 Aviation Circle Washington, DC 20001-6000 |
| Phone number: | 703-417-8600 |
| Manager: | Paul Malandrino, Jr. |
| Address: | 1 Aviation Circle Washington, DC 20001-6000 |
| Phone number: | 703-417-8050 |
Airport Operations and Facilities
| Airport Use: | Open to public |
| Wind indicator: | Yes |
| Segmented Circle: | No |
| Control Tower: | Yes |
| Lighting Schedule: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon Color: | Clear-Green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee charge: | Yes |
| Sectional chart: | Washington |
| Region: | AEA - Eastern |
| Boundary ARTCC: | ZDC - Washington |
| Tie-in FSS: | DCA - Leesburg |
| FSS on Airport: | No |
| FSS Toll Free: | 1-800-WX-BRIEF |
| NOTAMs Facility: | DCA (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
| Certification type/date: | I C S 05/1973 |
| Federal Agreements: | NGXYH |
Airport Communications
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | A |
| Airframe Repair: | MINOR |
| Power Plant Repair: | MINOR |
| Bottled Oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk Oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
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Runway Information
Runway 01/19
| Dimension: | 6869 x 150 ft / 2093.7 x 45.7 m |
| Surface: | ASPH, Good Condition |
| Surface Treatment: | Saw-cut or plastic Grooved |
| Weight Limit: | Single wheel: 110000 lbs. Dual wheel: 200000 lbs. Dual tandem wheel: 360000 lbs. |
| Edge Lights: | High |
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Runway 01 |
Runway 19 |
| Longitude: | 077-02-12.5666W | 077-02-19.3883W |
| Latitude: | 38-50-32.6045N | 38-51-40.2937N |
| Elevation: | 12.00 ft | 12.00 ft |
| Alignment: | 127 | 127 |
| ILS Type: | ILS/DME
| LDA/DME
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| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Right |
| Markings: | Precision instrument, Good Condition | Precision instrument, Good Condition |
| Crossing Height: | 0.00 ft | 50.00 ft |
| VASI: | | 12-box on both sides |
| Visual Glide Angle: | 0.00° | 3.00° |
| RVR Equipment: | touchdown, rollout | touchdown, rollout |
| Approach lights: | ALSF2 | MALSF |
| Runway End Identifier: | | No |
| Centerline Lights: | Yes | Yes |
| Touchdown Lights: | Yes | |
| Obstruction: | 180 ft twr, 7700.0 ft from runway, 1600 ft left of centerline, 41:1 slope to clear | , 50:1 slope to clear +10 FT BLDG (L/M) +120 FT FROM AER 300 FT LEFT. |
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Runway 04/22
| Dimension: | 4911 x 150 ft / 1496.9 x 45.7 m |
| Surface: | ASPH, Good Condition |
| Surface Treatment: | Saw-cut or plastic Grooved |
| Weight Limit: | Single wheel: 110000 lbs. Dual wheel: 200000 lbs. Dual tandem wheel: 360000 lbs. |
| Edge Lights: | Medium |
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Runway 04 |
Runway 22 |
| Longitude: | 077-02-26.7310W | 077-01-59.9507W |
| Latitude: | 38-50-32.1698N | 38-51-15.9568N |
| Elevation: | 12.00 ft | 11.00 ft |
| Alignment: | 26 | 127 |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Right |
| Markings: | Non-precision instrument, Good Condition | Non-precision instrument, Good Condition |
| Crossing Height: | 0.00 ft | 53.00 ft |
| VASI: | | 4-box on left side |
| Visual Glide Angle: | 0.00° | 3.00° |
| Runway End Identifier: | Yes | Yes |
| Obstruction: | 15 ft pole, 900.0 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, 220.0 ft from runway, 10:1 slope to clear +3 FT GROUND AT AER 100 FT L. |
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Runway 15/33
| Dimension: | 5204 x 150 ft / 1586.2 x 45.7 m |
| Surface: | ASPH, Good Condition |
| Surface Treatment: | Saw-cut or plastic Grooved |
| Weight Limit: | Single wheel: 110000 lbs. Dual wheel: 200000 lbs. Dual tandem wheel: 360000 lbs. |
| Edge Lights: | High |
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Runway 15 |
Runway 33 |
| Longitude: | 077-02-37.7469W | 077-01-57.8298W |
| Latitude: | 38-51-42.1086N | 38-51-01.2230N |
| Elevation: | 15.00 ft | 10.00 ft |
| Alignment: | 127 | 127 |
| Traffic Pattern: | Right | Left |
| Markings: | Non-precision instrument, Good Condition | Non-precision instrument, Good Condition |
| Crossing Height: | 46.00 ft | 53.00 ft |
| VASI: | 4-light PAPI on left side | 4-box on left side |
| Visual Glide Angle: | 3.00° | 3.00° |
| Runway End Identifier: | Yes | Yes |
| Obstruction: | 8 ft fence, 200.0 ft from runway RY 15 +8' BLAST FENCE 120 FT FM AER 250 FT RIGHT. | 253 ft trees, 9600.0 ft from runway, 37:1 slope to clear |
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Runway 19X
| Dimension: | 0 x 0 ft / 0.0 x 0.0 m |
| Surface: | , |
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Runway 19X |
Runway |
| ILS Type: | LDA/DME
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| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
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Radio Navigation Aids
| ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
| DC | NDB | Oxonn | | 332.00 | 11W | 5.2 nm |
| GTN | NDB | Georgetown | | 323.00 | 09W | 6.2 nm |
| VKX | NDB | Potomac | | 241.00 | 10W | 7.3 nm |
| BUH | NDB | Anne Arundel | | 260.00 | 10W | 19.0 nm |
| GAI | NDB | Gaithersburg | | 385.00 | 09W | 20.0 nm |
| FND | NDB | Ellicott | | 371.00 | 11W | 28.9 nm |
| IUB | NDB | Institute | | 404.00 | 08W | 32.5 nm |
| GDX | NDB | Goodwin Lake | | 227.00 | 08W | 37.6 nm |
| EZF | NDB | Shannon | | 237.00 | 10W | 40.2 nm |
| MTN | NDB | Martin | | 342.00 | 11W | 40.8 nm |
| CJR | NDB | Culpeper | | 252.00 | 09W | 43.1 nm |
| NHK | NDB | Patuxent | | 400.00 | 10W | 45.2 nm |
| ESN | NDB | Easton | | 212.00 | 10W | 45.4 nm |
| MSQ | NDB | Nailr | | 351.00 | 10W | 47.2 nm |
| APH | NDB | A P Hill | | 396.00 | 10W | 47.9 nm |
| MTN | TACAN | Martin | 068X | | 11W | 41.0 nm |
| FDK | VOR | Frederick | | 109.00 | 08W | 37.2 nm |
| DCA | VOR/DME | Washington | 047X | 111.00 | 09W | 0.4 nm |
| ADW | VORTAC | Andrews | 078X | 113.10 | 10W | 8.5 nm |
| OTT | VORTAC | Nottingham | 084X | 113.70 | 10W | 16.3 nm |
| AML | VORTAC | Armel | 082X | 113.50 | 08W | 20.7 nm |
| BAL | VORTAC | Baltimore | 098X | 115.10 | 11W | 26.0 nm |
| BRV | VORTAC | Brooke | 092X | 114.50 | 09W | 34.4 nm |
| EMI | VORTAC | Westminster | 126X | 117.90 | 08W | 38.7 nm |
| CSN | VORTAC | Casanova | 110X | 116.30 | 06W | 40.8 nm |
| PXT | VORTAC | Patuxent | 123X | 117.60 | 10W | 45.3 nm |
| MRB | VORTAC | Martinsburg | 058X | 112.10 | 07W | 49.6 nm |
| DCA | VOT | Washington National | | 109.40 | | 0.5 nm |
| ADW | VOT | Andrews Afb | | 109.60 | | 8.3 nm |
Remarks
- 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.
- RWY 06 +53'FT TREES 175'R @THLD.
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