Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport (DCA)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	DCA
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	77°2'15.7970" W / 38°51'5.1850" N -77.037721 / 38.851440 (Estimated)
Elevation	14.10 ft / 4.30 m (Surveyed)
Land	861 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles S of Washington, DC
Location	Arlington County, VA
Magnetic Variation	11W (2020)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	METRO WASH ARPT AUTHORITY
Address	1 AVIATION CIRCLE WASHINGTON, DC 20001-6000
Phone number	703-417-8600
Manager	TERRY LIERCKE
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	ATCT
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	Yes
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
NOTAMs Facility	DCA (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date	1973/05

Airport Communications

UNICOM	122.95 MHz
ASOS	DCA (276-200-0159)

Airport Services

Fuel types	A
Airframe repair	MINOR
Power plant repair	MINOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	CARGO

Runway Information

Runway 01/19

Dimensions	7169 x 150 ft (2185 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	01	19
Alignment	356°	175°
Physical elevation	11.40 ft	12.10 ft
Coordinates	38.841568 / -77.036748	38.861193 / -77.038724
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type	ILS/DME
VGSI	4-light PAPI on right	4-light PAPI on left *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.
RVR equipment	touchdown, rollout	touchdown, rollout
Approach light	ALSF2	MALSF
Runway end lights		No
CL lights	Yes	Yes
TDZ lights	Yes

Runway 04/22

Dimensions	5000 x 150 ft (1524 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	Medium

	04	22
Alignment	26°	206°
Physical elevation	11.40 ft	11.00 ft
Coordinates	38.841126 / -77.041455	38.853511 / -77.033881
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Runway 15/33

Dimensions	5204 x 150 ft (1586 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	Medium

	15	33
Alignment	143°	323°
Physical elevation	14.00 ft	10.30 ft
Coordinates	38.861161 / -77.043297	38.849804 / -77.032209
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Runway 19X

	19X
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
ILS type	LDA/DME

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
GTN	NDB	GEORGETOWN		323.00	09W	6.2 nm
FND	NDB	ELLICOTT		371.00	11W	28.9 nm
EZF	NDB	SHANNON		237.00	10W	40.2 nm
MSQ	NDB	NAILR		351.00	10W	47.2 nm
OTT	TACAN	NOTTINGHAM	84X	113.70	10W	16.3 nm
NHK	TACAN	NAS PATUXENT RIVER	39Y	110.25	10W	45.2 nm
DCA	VOR/DME	WASHINGTON	47X	111.00	09W	0.5 nm
AML	VOR/DME	ARMEL	82X	113.50	08W	20.7 nm
FDK	VOR/DME	FREDERICK	115Y	116.85	08W	37.2 nm
ADW	VORTAC	ANDREWS	78X	113.10	10W	8.5 nm
BAL	VORTAC	BALTIMORE	98X	115.10	11W	26.0 nm
BRV	VORTAC	BROOKE	92X	114.50	09W	34.3 nm
EMI	VORTAC	WESTMINSTER	126X	117.90	08W	38.8 nm
CSN	VORTAC	CASANOVA	110X	116.30	06W	40.8 nm
MRB	VORTAC	MARTINSBURG	58X	112.10	07W	49.6 nm

Remarks

• TWY K ENDS AT GATE 5.
• FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT; FQT GULL & GEESE & DUCK POPULATIONS AB 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 RWY 33 TO TWY 'K' PROHIBITED.
• ACFT ARRIVING/DEPARTING THE GA PARKING AREA ARE PROHIBITED FM TAXING BTN ACR PUSHBACK OPNS & THE GATES.
• BE ADVISED SOME AIRCREWS MISTAKE RWY 15 FOR RWY 19.
• RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL ARPRT (KDCA) IS AN EMERGENCY USE ONLY FIELD FOR ALL DOD OWNED AND OPERATED ACFT.
• TWY N BTN APCH END RWY 15 AND TWY K CLSD TO ACFT WINGSPAN MORE THAN 124FT.
• 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.
• FORM 150R CREDIT CARD FOR ALL RQRD SVCS. NO MIL FACS.
• RWY 06 +53 FT TREES 175 FT R @ THR.