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Airport · ICAO · US

Class B

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

ID KDCA FAA DCA Elev 15 ft Lat 38° 51.13' N Lon 77° 2.26' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KDCA

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Runways at KDCA

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,169 ft. Max gradient: 0.07%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 356° 7,169 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
19 176° 7,169 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
15 142.7° 5,204 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
33 322.7° 5,204 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
04 026° 5,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
22 206° 5,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.01%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

12 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • GND Washington Ground 121.700
  • GND 257.600
  • TWR Washington Tower 119.100
  • TWR 134.350
  • TWR Washington Tower ;Helicopters 257.600
  • APP 119.850
  • APP 124.200
  • DEP 118.950
  • DEP 125.650
  • CLRD 128.250
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950
  • WXAS WX ASOS: (703-418-1177) 132.650

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Navaids associated with KDCA

  • NDB DC

    Oxonn

    0.33 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB GTN

    Georgetown

    0.32 MHz · LO · LOW

  • VOR-DME DCA

    Washington

    111.00 MHz · DME 111.00 · LO · MEDIUM

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KDCA, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

5 matched · 44 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15–33: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15–33: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 01–19: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 01–19: H7169X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–110, D–200, 2D–360 PCR 58…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15–33: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 15–33: H5204X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–110, D–200, 2D–360 PCR 54…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 04–22: H5000X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–110, D–200, 2D–360 PCR 42…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    birds on and invof arpt; Fqt gull and geese and duck populations AB over adj river areas.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (44 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 37´.
  • ·RWY 01: TORA–6869 TODA–6869 ASDA–6869 LDA–6869 RWY 04: TORA–5000 TODA–5000 ASDA–5000 LDA–4800 RWY 15: TORA–5204 TODA–5204 ASDA–5204 LDA–5204 RWY 19: TORA–6869 TODA–6869 ASDA–6869 LDA–6869 RWY 22: TORA–4540 TODA–4540 ASDA–4400 LDA–4400 RWY 33: TORA–5204 TODA–5204 ASDA–5204 LDA–5204 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 04: EMAS RWY 15: EMAS RWY 33: EMAS
  • ·S2 FUEL JET A LGT 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.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—District of Columbia Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
  • ·Noise Abatement and Prohibited Area (P–56) Avoidance Procedures.
  • ·Be advised some aircrews mistake Rwy 15 for Rwy 19.
  • ·Left–hand turn–offs from Rwy 33 to Twy K prohibited.
  • ·Ronald Reagan Washington National Arpt (KDCA) is an emerg use only fld for all DoD owned and opr acft.
  • ·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.
  • ·Acft arr/dep the general aviation parking area are prohibited from taxiing btn air carrier pushback ops and the gates.
  • ·Trng flts that include multiple apchs and/or touch and go ops rqr prior permission from the arpt mgr.
  • ·Rwy 19X exists to support the DCA LDA associated with the ILS.
  • ·Twy N btn apch end Rwy 15 and Twy K clsd to acft wingspan more than 124 FT.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Cautionary Area (CA) High Density of Helicopter and Fixed Wing Traffic.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Arrival Alert.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 703-417-8050
  • ·ASOS 132.65 (276) 200–0159.
  • ·D–ATIS 132.65 (703) 419–3917 UNICOM 122.95 WASHINGTON RCO 122.2 ®POTOMAC APP CON 119.85 (West/South) 124.2 (East) 124.7 WASHINGTON TOWER 119.1 (121.275 Helicopters) GND CON 121.7 CLNC DEL/PRE TAXI CLNC 128.25 ®POTOMAC DEP CON 118.95 (West) 125.65 (East) 124.7 CPDLC (LOGON KUSA) PDC CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE WASHINGTON COPTER H–10H, 12I, L–29E, 34F, 36I, A IAP, AD NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 54 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·CLASS B See VFR Terminal Area Chart.
  • ·WASHINGTON (L) (L) VORW/DME 111.0 DCA Chan 47 N38º51.57´ W77º02.19´ at fld. 10/9W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 026º–070º byd 20 NM blo 5,000´ 071º–075º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 076º–105º byd 20 NM blo 5,000´ 106º–111º byd 10 NM blo 2,500´ 106º–125º byd 20 NM blo 8,000´ 126º–145º byd 20 NM blo 5,500´ 146º–155º byd 20 NM blo 6,000´ 156º–170º blo 5,500´ 171º–177º byd 20 NM blo 5,000´ 178º–240º byd 20 NM blo 4,500´ 241º–247º byd 20 NM blo 10,000´ 248º–260º byd 20 NM blo 4,500´ 261º–275º byd 20 NM blo 6,000´ 276º–283º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 284º–300º byd 20 NM blo 6,000´ 301º–025º byd 20 NM blo 4,500´ DME unusable: 090º–165º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ 241º–247º byd 20 NM blo 10,000´ 250º–270º byd 20 NM blo 2,500´ 340º–040º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ OXONN NDB (MHW) 332 VQK N38º45.96´ W77º01.64´ 006º 5.1 NM to fld. 11W.
  • ·GEORGETOWN NDB (MHW) 323 GTN N38º55.79´ W77º07.45´ 148º 6.2 NM to fld. 104/9W.
  • ·ILS/DME 109.9 I–DCA Chan 36 Rwy 01.
  • ·LDA/DME 109.9 I–ASO Chan 36 Rwy 19.
  • ·DME unusable byd 14 NM blw 1,600´; byd 25º r of course.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 20º r of course.

+ 14 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

WAS

Source: OurAirports community

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KDCA — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KDCA

94 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 51 most recent.

Total events

25

since 1982

Fatal

3

12.0% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 344,092 ops in 2000

2024 total

299,526

10-yr total

2,694,059

2024 mix

AC/AT 99% · GA 1% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

1.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.18

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 2

All time · n=93

  • Other 73
  • Ground collision 7
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Hard landing 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-02-17 Embraer,Airbus ERJ170,A319 · Other · day
2024-05-29 AIRBUS INDUSTRIE,HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP A319-132,B300C · Other · VMC · day
2017-09-30 Boeing,Airbus 737 823,A321 231 · Other · day
2011-03-23 · Loss of control · night
2010-06-08 Boeing B75N1 · Stall / spin · day
2005-06-07 Embraer 170 · Stall / spin
2002-11-17 Canadair CL-600-2B19 · Weather · night
2002-06-17 Dornier 328 · Other · VMC · day
2001-08-05 de Havilland Dash 8-100 · Ground collision · day
1999-08-23 Boeing 727-200 · Stall / spin · day
1996-02-20 Boeing 737-130 · Other · IMC · day
1995-04-27 Airbus Industrie A320-211 · Weather · day
1988-09-15 Cessna 310R · Gear-up · VMC · day
1988-05-12 Piper PA-28-180 · Other · VMC · day
1987-07-11 Boeing 727-225 · Other · day
1986-05-17 Cessna 340A · Other · day
1985-04-16 Boeing 727-200 · Stall / spin · day
1985-01-17 Aerospatiale SA 360C · Other · day
1984-10-27 Piper PA-23-250 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1984-09-03 Boeing,McDonnell Douglas 727-22,MD-80 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1984-08-31 Beech 58 · Engine failure · night
1983-10-17 British Aircraft Corp. (BAC) 1-11/204/AF · Other · VMC · day
1982-09-02 Boeing 727 · Other · night
1981-08-23 Beech 99 · Other
1981-05-04 Hughes 269C · Other
1981-04-09 Boeing 727 · Fire
1980-07-12 Hughes 269B · Other
1980-04-11 Boeing 727 · Other
1980-03-20 Douglas DC-9 · Other
1979-12-06 Beech K35 · Other
1979-11-08 Beech 95-55 · Other
1979-08-07 Beech 65-80 · Other
1979-06-06 Bell 47G3B1 · Other
1979-05-26 Mooney M20J · Other
1978-09-19 Piper PA-31 · Other
1978-09-01 Nord 262FM · Other
1978-07-26 Douglas,Beech DC-9,B-58 ·
1978-02-10 Douglas DC-9 · Other
1977-06-17 Boeing 737 · Other
1977-05-25 Boeing 727 · Other
1976-10-25 Boeing 727 · Other
1976-06-05 Piper PA-34 · Other
1976-02-19 Boeing 727 · Other
1975-04-04 NORD-AVION 262A12 · Other
1975-03-18 Beech 99 · Other
1975-01-25 Beech 65-A90 · Other
1974-08-02 Piper PA-34 · Other
1974-07-04 Bell 47G4A · Other
1974-04-12 Bell 47G4A · Ground collision
1973-11-07 Boeing 727 · Ground collision
1973-08-08 Boeing 727 · Other

+ 43 more on file

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KDCA

7 de-identified reports reference this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in DC

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KDCA — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

DPEs near KDCA

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Jeffrey Richard Riemer Arlington VA 3 nm
Harry William Kraemer Gaithersburg MD 19 nm
Sharif Hidayat Gaithersburg MD 19 nm
Curt Tucker Davidsonville MD 20 nm
Alan Lowdermilk Manassas VA 22 nm
Spencer Reed Watson Manassas VA 22 nm
Piet Edward Barber South Riding VA 23 nm
Mark Stanley Meredith Edgewater MD 23 nm
Charles Epstein Linthicum Heights MD 27 nm
Christopher Frasse Leesburg VA 29 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KDCA

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Leonard John Kosinski Bolling Afb DC 2 nm
Mark Patrick Bender Bolling Afb DC 2 nm
Gary Roy Edelblute Alexandria VA 3 nm
Michael Thomas Mahar Alexandria VA 3 nm
Joseph Thomas Mcandrew Alexandria VA 3 nm
Carl William Nicholson Alexandria VA 3 nm
Randolph Franklin Pierson Alexandria VA 3 nm
James Charles Reardon Alexandria VA 3 nm
Robert Hans Schapler Alexandria VA 3 nm
Amanda Renae Simpson Alexandria VA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KDCA

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Robert James Shafto Bolling Afb DC 2 nm
Jeffrey Lee Malone Bolling Afb DC 2 nm
Stephen James Kaiser Alexandria VA 3 nm
Charles Karolos Lambrou Alexandria VA 3 nm
Carl William Nicholson Alexandria VA 3 nm
James Patrick Russo Alexandria VA 3 nm
John Michael Feliciano Alexandria VA 3 nm
William Robert Roche Alexandria VA 3 nm
Mark Jay Hagedorn Alexandria VA 3 nm
Byron Don Rodgers Iii Alexandria VA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KDCA

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
20 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
23 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
24 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
46 nm
Skydive Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
57 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
60 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
61 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
77 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
77 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
80 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.