Fort Washington Medical Center Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
38-43-40.2000N (38.727833)
Longitude: 
076-59-31.7500W (-76.992153)
Elevation: 
49.0 feet MSL (15 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
10.7 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
01 N.M. NW of Fort Washington, Maryland
Found On: 
Washington Chart
FAA Region: 
AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
BARRETT SCHOFIELD
11711 LIVINGSTON ROAD
FORT WASHINGTON, MD 20744
(301) 520-1330
FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER
11711 LIVINGSTON ROAD
FORT WASHINGTON, MD 20744
301-292-7000

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Heliport
Activation Date: 
10/2008
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZDC (Washington)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZDC (Washington)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1049 feet (320 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 08/30/2007)

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Leesburg(DCA)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near MD72

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    2.1 Potomac Airfield Airport
    (KVKX VKX)
    53 64 100LL
    7.7 Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport
    (DCA KDCA DCA)
    343 354 Jet A
    8.5 South Capitol Street Heliport
    (09W)
    355 366 Jet A
    8.7 Maryland Airport
    (2W5)
    205 216 100LL, Jet A
    15.5 College Park Airport
    (CGS KCGS CGS)
    12 23 100LL, Jet A-1+
    16.4 Freeway Airport
    (W00)
    38 49 100LL
    23.6 Lee Airport
    (ANP KANP ANP)
    56 67 100LL
    24.5 Manassas Regional/Harry P Davis Field Airport
    (MNZ KHEF HEF)
    269 280 100LL, Jet A
    25.5 Washington Dulles International Airport
    (IAD KIAD IAD)
    301 312 100LL, Jet A
    27.6 Montgomery County Airpark Airport
    (GAI KGAI GAI)
    342 353 100LL, Jet A
    30.8 Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
    (BWI KBWI BWI)
    29 40 100LL, Jet A
    31.8 Davis Airport
    (W50)
    346 357 100LL
    33.7 Leesburg Exec Airport
    (KJYO JYO)
    308 319 100LL, Jet A
    34.3 Bay Bridge Airport
    (W29)
    64 75 100LL
    35.0 Shannon Airport
    (KEZF EZF)
    217 227 100LL, Jet A+
    42.4 Culpeper Regional Airport
    (KCJR CJR)
    253 263 100LL, Jet A+
    43.4 Easton/Newnam Field Airport
    (ESN KESN ESN)
    83 94 100LL, Jet A
    44.4 Clearview Airpark Airport
    (2W2)
    358 369 100LL
    44.9 Martin State Airport
    (MTN KMTN MTN)
    36 47 100LL, Jet A+
    45.0 Frederick Municipal Airport
    (FDK KFDK FDK)
    336 347 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 SECURITY DESK NUMBER 301-203-2233.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874.
    A81-APT ACTIVATI PERIMETER LIGHTS PPR 301-602-6779.
    E111 PRVDD VFR USE ONLY; PVT USE; AREA IS MARKED; WIND INDICATOR MAINTAINED; THE SPONSOR AND THE POTOMAC AIRFIELD, FRIENDLY, MD, MNGMT ENTER INTO LOA STATING HELIPORT OPERATING CONDITIONS WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT HELICOPTER ACTIVITY WILL NOT INTERFERE W/ACFT OPERATING TO/FROM THE POTOMAC AIRFIELD.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 50 ft (15 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    MD72 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  50 ft x 50 ft (15 m x 15 m)
    Runway Length Source:  NGS-CALCULATED as of 08/29/2008
    Surface:  Concrete/Turf - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Perimeter lights (for helipads) Intensity

    Helipad H1

    Elevation: 
    49.0
    Latitude: 
    38-43-40.2000N
    Longitude: 
    076-59-31.7500W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    High Pressure / Low Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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