Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport

Location

Latitude:	38-51-05.1850N (38.85144)
Longitude:	077-02-15.7970W (-77.037721)
Elevation:	14.1 feet MSL (4 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	10.7 W (as of June 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -5.0 (Standard Time) UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	03 N.M. S of Washington, Dist. Of Columbia
Found On:	Washington Chart
FAA Region:	AEA

Contacts

DCA Airport web site

Manager:	Publicly owned:
TERRY LIERCKE 1 AVIATION CIRCLE WASHINGTON, DC 20001-6000 703-417-8050	METRO WASH ARPT AUTHORITY 1 AVIATION CIRCLE WASHINGTON, DC 20001-6000 703-417-8600

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	03/1941
Control tower:	Yes
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC:	ZDC (Washington)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZDC (Washington)
Segmented Circle Indicator:	No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1014 feet (309 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	DCA
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	Yes
Military Landing Rights:	No
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting:	Class I ARFF Index: C Air Carrier Service: Scheduled Certification Date: 05/1973

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Unicom:	122.950
Tower:	WASHINGTON 119.1 134.35 ;HELICOPTERS 257.6 Hrs: 24
Ground:	121.7 257.6
Approach:	POTOMAC
Departure:	POTOMAC
ATIS:	132.65 Hrs: 24
ASOS:	132.65 (276-200-0159)
EMERG:	121.5
EMERG:	243.0

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Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 703

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade
Martin Air Charter		419-5400, 702-1480, 800-777-7401
Signature Flight Support Website Email	Unicom: 122.95, Arinc: 130.425	+1 703 417 3500	100LL, Jet A

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Flight Service Stations

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

Instrument Procedures / Charts

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DP	CLTCH THREE (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.1	NE-3
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DP	SOOKI FIVE (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.1	NE-3
DP	WYNGS FIVE (RNAV)	NE-3
DP	WYNGS FIVE (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.1	NE-3
HOT	HOT SPOT	NE-3
IAP	COPTER ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 01	NE-3	Changed
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IAP	ILS RWY 01 (SA CAT I)	NE-3	Changed
IAP	LDA Y RWY 19	NE-3	Changed
IAP	LDA Z RWY 19	NE-3	Changed
IAP	MOUNT VERNON VISUAL RWY 01	NE-3
IAP	RIVER VISUAL RWY 19	NE-3
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 15	NE-3	Changed
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 33	NE-3	Changed
IAP	RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 19	NE-3	Changed
IAP	RNAV (RNP) RWY 01	NE-3	Changed
IAP	RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 19	NE-3	Changed
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	NE-3
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	NE-3
STAR	CAPSS THREE (RNAV)	NE-3
STAR	CLIPR THREE (RNAV)	NE-3
STAR	DEALE THREE (RNAV)	NE-3
STAR	FRDMM SIX (RNAV)	NE-3
STAR	FRDMM SIX (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.1	NE-3
STAR	IRONS SEVEN	NE-3
STAR	NUMMY THREE	NE-3
STAR	SKILS FIVE (RNAV)	NE-3
STAR	TIKEE FOUR (RNAV)	NE-3
STAR	TRUPS FIVE (RNAV)	NE-3
STAR	TRUPS FIVE (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.1	NE-3

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near DCA

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
0.5	DCA	_ . . _ . _ . . _	Washington	VOR-DME	111.00	7	18
5.2	DCA	_ . . _ . _ . . _	Oxonn	NDB	332	174	185
6.2	GTN	_ _ . _ _ .	Georgetown	NDB	323	319	330
8.0	ADW	. _ _ . . . _ _	Andrews Afb	VOT	109.60	110	121
8.4	ADW	. _ _ . . . _ _	Andrews	VORTAC	113.10	108	119
11.9	DAA	_ . . . _ . _	Davee	NDB	223	196	207
16.3	OTT	_ _ _ _ _	Nottingham	VORTAC	113.70	122	133
19.0	BUH	_ . . . . . _ . . . .	Anne Arundel	NDB	260	42	53
20.0	GAI	_ _ . . _ . .	Gaithersburg	NDB	385	342	353
20.6	AML	. _ _ _ . _ . .	Armel	VOR-DME	113.50	284	295
26.0	BAL	_ . . . . _ . _ . .	Baltimore	VORTAC	115.10	42	53
28.8	FND	. . _ . _ . _ . .	Ellicott	NDB	371	24	35
32.4	IUB	. . . . _ _ . . .	Institute	NDB	404	36	47
34.3	BRV	_ . . . . _ . . . . _	Brooke	VORTAC	114.50	205	216
37.1	FDK	. . _ . _ . . _ . _	Frederick	VOR	109.00	335	346
37.6	GDX	_ _ . _ . . _ . . _	Goodwin Lake	NDB	227	279	290
38.7	EMI	. _ _ . .	Westminster	VORTAC	117.90	4	15
40.1	EZF	. _ _ . . . . _ .	Shannon	NDB	237	209	220
40.7	CSN	_ . _ . . . . _ .	Casanova	VORTAC	116.30	252	262
45.1	NHK	_ . . . . . _ . _	Patuxent	NDB	400	138	149

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
1.8	South Capitol Street Heliport (09W)	53	64	Jet A
7.3	Potomac Airfield Airport (KVKX VKX)	148	159	100LL
9.4	College Park Airport (CGS KCGS CGS)	34	45	100LL, Jet A-1+
13.5	Freeway Airport (W00)	66	77	100LL
15.3	Maryland Airport (2W5)	186	197	100LL, Jet A
19.9	Montgomery County Airpark Airport (GAI KGAI GAI)	342	353	100LL, Jet A
20.5	Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD KIAD IAD)	286	297	100LL, Jet A
22.6	Lee Airport (ANP KANP ANP)	75	86	100LL
23.7	Manassas Regional/Harry P Davis Field Airport (MNZ KHEF HEF)	250	260	100LL, Jet A
24.1	Davis Airport (W50)	347	358	100LL
26.0	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI KBWI BWI)	41	52	100LL, Jet A
27.8	Leesburg Exec Airport (KJYO JYO)	299	310	100LL, Jet A
33.9	Bay Bridge Airport (W29)	76	87	100LL
36.9	Clearview Airpark Airport (2W2)	1	12	100LL
37.4	Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK KFDK FDK)	335	346	100LL, Jet A
40.0	Shannon Airport (KEZF EZF)	208	218	100LL, Jet A+
40.7	Martin State Airport (MTN KMTN MTN)	45	56	100LL, Jet A+
43.2	Culpeper Regional Airport (KCJR CJR)	243	253	100LL, Jet A+
45.4	Easton/Newnam Field Airport (ESN KESN ESN)	93	104	100LL, Jet A
45.4	Carroll County Regional/Jack B Poage Field Airport (KDMW DMW)	1	12	100LL, Jet A

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Remarks

A110-10	TWY K ENDS AT GATE 5.
A110-13	FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT; FQT GULL & GEESE & DUCK POPULATIONS AB OVER ADJ RIVER AREAS.
A110-14	TRNG FLIGHTS THAT INCLUDE MULTIPLE APCHS AND/OR TOUCH & GO OPNS REQUIRE PRIOR PERMISSION FM THE ARPT MGR.
A110-17	LEFT-HAND TURN-OFFS FROM RWY 33 TO TWY 'K' PROHIBITED.
A110-19	ACFT ARRIVING/DEPARTING THE GA PARKING AREA ARE PROHIBITED FM TAXING BTN ACR PUSHBACK OPNS & THE GATES.
A110-21	BE ADVISED SOME AIRCREWS MISTAKE RWY 15 FOR RWY 19.
A110-25	RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL ARPRT (KDCA) IS AN EMERGENCY USE ONLY FIELD FOR ALL DOD OWNED AND OPERATED ACFT.
A110-26	TWY N BTN APCH END RWY 15 AND TWY K CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPAN MORE THAN 124FT.
A110-3	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.
A110-5	FORM 150R CREDIT CARD FOR ALL RQRD SVCS. NO MIL FACS.
A30-19X	THIS RWY EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE DCA LDA ASSOCIATED WITH THE ILS.
A39-01/19	PCR VALUE: 580/F/B/W/T
A39-04/22	PCR VALUE: 420/F/B/W/T
A39-15/33	PCR VALUE: 540/F/B/W/T
A43-19	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. ADZY, ACFT ON TWY CREATE TMPRY OBSTN TO PAPI-4L.
A56-04	THREE OBSTRUCTION LGTS POLES--ONE 600 FEET LEFT, ONE ON CENTERLINE, ONE 600 FEET RIGHT.
A58-15	RWY 15 +8 FT BLAST FENCE 120 FT FM AER 250 FT RIGHT.
A58-19	+10 FT BLDG (L/M) +120 FT FROM AER 300 FT LEFT.
E111	RWY 06 +53 FT TREES 175 FT R @ THR.
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.
E60-33	ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 332 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 33.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	01/19 04/22 15/33
Longest Runway:	01/19 is 7169 ft (2185 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:	01, 19

DCA Airport Runway Details

Runway 01/19	7169 ft x 150 ft (2185 m x 46 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 03/15/2013
Surface:	Asphalt - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Edge Lights:	High Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	110.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	200.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:	360.0

	Runway 01	Runway 19
Elevation:	11.4	12.1
Latitude:	38-50-29.6455N	38-51-40.2933N
Longitude:	077-02-12.2944W	077-02-19.4053W
Runway True Alignment:	356	175
ILS Type:	ILS/DME	LDA/DME
Glide Path Angle:	3.0 degrees	3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Right
Runway Markings Type:	Precision Instrument	Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Object at End:	TOWER	TREE
Object Height:	180	27
Object Marked/Lighted?:	Lighted
Distance from End:	7700	990
Object Centerline Offset:	1600 ft. left of centerline	240 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	4-Light PAPI On Right Side Of Runway	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Runway Visual Range (RVR):	Touchdown, Rollout	Touchdown, Rollout
Approach Light System:	Standard 2,400 Foot High Intensity Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashers, Cat. II or III Config.	1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Sequenced Flashers
REIL:		No
Touchdown Lights:	Yes
Centerline Lights:	Yes	Yes
Threshold Crossing Height:	54	50
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA):	6869	6869
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA):	6869	6869
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA):	6869	6869
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA):	6869	6869

Runway 04/22	5000 ft x 150 ft (1524 m x 46 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 03/15/2013
Surface:	Asphalt - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	110.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	200.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:	360.0

	Runway 04	Runway 22
Elevation:	11.4	11.0
Latitude:	38-50-28.0544N	38-51-12.6396N
Longitude:	077-02-29.2371W	077-02-01.9708W
Runway True Alignment:	026	206
Glide Path Angle:	3.2 degrees	3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Right
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Arresting Device:	EMAS
Object at End:	ROAD	GND
Object Height:	10	2
Object Marked/Lighted?:	Lighted
Distance from End:	400	220
Object Centerline Offset:	1600 ft. left of centerline	240 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL:	Yes	Yes
Threshold Crossing Height:	52	45
Threshold Elevation:	11.8
Displaced Threshold:	200
Threshold Latitude:	38-50-29.8369N
Threshold Longitude:	077-02-28.1466W
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA):	5000	4540
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA):	5000	4540
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA):	5000	4400
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA):	4800	4400

Runway 15/33	5204 ft x 150 ft (1586 m x 46 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 03/15/2013
Surface:	Asphalt - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	110.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	200.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:	360.0

	Runway 15	Runway 33
Elevation:	14.0	10.3
Latitude:	38-51-40.1812N	38-50-59.2946N
Longitude:	077-02-35.8691W	077-01-55.9528W
Runway True Alignment:	143	323
Glide Path Angle:	3.0 degrees	3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Right	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Good	Good
Arresting Device:	EMAS	EMAS
Object at End:	TREES	TREES
Object Height:	49	253
Object Marked/Lighted?:	Lighted
Distance from End:	380	9600
Object Centerline Offset:	1600 ft. left of centerline	240 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL:	Yes	Yes
Threshold Crossing Height:	36	37
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA):	5204	5204
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA):	5204	5204
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA):	5204	5204
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA):	5204	5204

Services

Airframe Repair:	Major
Powerplant Repair:	Major
Bottled Oxygen:	High Pressure / Low Pressure
Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

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IATA: DCA

ICAO: KDCA

FAA: DCA

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 703

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near DCA

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

DCA Airport Runway Details

Runway 01

Runway 19

Runway 04

Runway 22

Runway 15

Runway 33

Services

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