Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport KDCA / DCA
Ten minutes from Capitol Hill, but general aviation is permitted only under the TSA's DCA Access Standard Security Program: pre-vetted operators, an armed security officer on board, departure from a gateway airport and limited daily slots. For everyone else, Dulles or Manassas is the answer.
7,169 ft
Longest runway
10 min
Drive to Washington, D.C.
1
FBOs / handlers
15 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 06:00–22:00 GA window; DASSP-approved operators only; noise rules 22:00–07:00
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 5 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to Gulfstream/Global class for TSA-vetted DASSP operators only.
- Website
- www.flyreagan.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Signature Flight Support DCA (DASSP gateway)
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 7,169 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Lineage 1000E 6,076 ft
- Bombardier Global 8000 5,760 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) needs 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for Washington, D.C.
- Manassas Regional Airport KHEF 6,200 ft · 50 min
- Washington Dulles International Airport KIAD 11,501 ft · 45 min