Pentagon Ahp Heliport (JPN)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-09-03
Airport Identifier	JPN
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	77°3'24.0000" W / 38°52'29.6000" N -77.056667 / 38.874889 (Estimated)
Elevation	43.00 ft / 13.11 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	2 nautical miles SW of Washington, DC
Location	Washington County, DC
Magnetic Variation	09W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Army owned
Owner	U.S.ARMY ATCA-ASO
Address	CAMERON STA ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Phone number	703-664-1201

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	ATCT
Sectional chart	WASHINGTON
Region	AEA - Eastern
Responsible ARTCC	ZDC - WASHINGTON
Tie-in FSS	DCA - LEESBURG
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Airport Communications

Runway Information

Runway H1

Dimensions	100 x 100 ft (30 x 30 m)
Surface	CONC
Surface treatment
Edge lights	PERI

	H1
Physical elevation	43.00 ft	ft
Coordinates	38.874889 / -77.056667	0.000000 / 0.000000
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
GTN	NDB	GEORGETOWN		323.00	09W	4.6 nm
FND	NDB	ELLICOTT		371.00	11W	28.0 nm
EZF	NDB	SHANNON		237.00	10W	41.0 nm
MSQ	NDB	NAILR		351.00	10W	47.2 nm
OTT	TACAN	NOTTINGHAM	84X	113.70	10W	17.8 nm
NHK	TACAN	NAS PATUXENT RIVER	39Y	110.25	10W	46.9 nm
DCA	VOR/DME	WASHINGTON	47X	111.00	09W	1.3 nm
AML	VOR/DME	ARMEL	82X	113.50	08W	19.5 nm
FDK	VOR/DME	FREDERICK	115Y	116.85	08W	35.5 nm
ADW	VORTAC	ANDREWS	78X	113.10	10W	9.8 nm
BAL	VORTAC	BALTIMORE	98X	115.10	11W	25.6 nm
BRV	VORTAC	BROOKE	92X	114.50	09W	35.2 nm
EMI	VORTAC	WESTMINSTER	126X	117.90	08W	37.5 nm
CSN	VORTAC	CASANOVA	110X	116.30	06W	40.4 nm
MRB	VORTAC	MARTINSBURG	58X	112.10	07W	48.0 nm

Remarks

• OPR 1300-2100Z MON-FRI; CTC OIC C697-9250/695-4374; V227-9250/225-4374; PRK RSTD TO CTL DISCRETION.
• C203-695-2776; 203-697-3658/697-8703; V225-2776/227-3658/227-8703. APVL LTD.
• (A31-H1) HELIPAD DIMENSIONS UNKNOWN.
• CAUTION - TFC PAT - KJPN EAST/WEST OPS. SPECIAL PRO TFC PAT. WHEN LDG W ALL ARR ACFT MAKE LEFT TFC CIRCLING THE PENTAGON AT OR BLW 200 FT. WHEN DEP E ALL ACFT MAKE RIGHT TFC CIRCLING THE PENTAGON AT OR BLW 200 FT.
• FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874.
• NS ABTMT - SEE BALTIMORE WASHINGTON HEL RTE CHART.
• RSTD - 24 HR PPR, C703-697-9250 DSN 227-9250. RSTD TO CODE 4 AND ABV. 2 HR PPR FOR MISSION ESSENTIAL CODE 2 AND ABV. 24 HR PPR FOR TNG ACFT WITH AN ACTIVE MSN. ACFT MAY OCCUPY HELI NO LONGER THAN 15 MIN PRIOR TO DEP WITH ATC APPROVAL. H-3 AND H-46 ARE RQR TO PRK ON HELI. AVOID OVFT PKG LOT LCTD N OF HELI. PKG SODS NOT MKD, PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTR AVBL.
• LTS - A L55 LGTD SR/SS DUR OPR HR.
• SPECIAL PRO; TFC PAT AND OPR RULES EXIST DUE TO WASHINGTON TCA; PRK; NOISE; FLT PLAN CDN AND VISUAL RTE RSTRNS.
• SPECIAL VFR PMTTD ONLY WHEN WASH NATL PAT CEIL/VIS IS 700 & 1 OR BETTER.
• ACFT COMDR MUST HAVE RCV A RTE BRIEFING AND OPR WITH SPECIAL RTE CHART DTD 1 OCT 79; CONTAINING SPECIAL RTE AND JPN TFC PAT.
• TRANS PILOTS BRIEFING ARE CONDUCTED AT DAVISON AAF, QUANTICO MCAS, ANDREWS AFB OR TIPTON AAF.
• ADVN 24 HOUR FLT INFO WILL BE PASSED TO THE CTC OIC (PENTAGON HELIPORT) PRIOR TO FLT TO INCLUDE: DATE & TIME OF TKOF/LDG DEP/DESTN; TYPE OF ACFT/NR OF COPTERS INVOLVED; NAME/GRADE SENIOR PERSONS AND NR OF ADDN PAX; PT OF CTC NADE AND FONE NR.
• ARMY COPTER PPR IS PQR FOR CODE 6 OR BELOW. CTC DIR ARMY STAFF (EXECUTIVE SVC);
• AFTER DUTY HOURS; CTC MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON STAFF DUTY OFFICER (2 HOURS PPR) C202-693-1069/693-1193 OR V223-1193/223-1069.