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DC17

Children's Hospital Heliport
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	DC17
Lat/Long:	38-55-39.4800N 077-00-51.8200W 38-55.658000N 077-00.863667W 38.9276333,-77.0143944 (estimated)
Elevation:	285 ft. / 86.9 m (surveyed)
Variation:	09W (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	20010

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1987
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	WASHINGTON CENTER
FSS:	LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FDC (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	SS-SR
Beacon:	white-green-yellow (heliport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Heliport Communications

UNICOM:	123.05
WX ASOS at DCA (5 nm S):	132.65 (276-200-0159)
WX AWOS-3 at CGS (5 nm NE):	121.225 (301-864-5497)
WX AWOS-3 at FME (15 nm NE):	123.925
WX AWOS-3PT at GAI (16 nm NW):	128.275 (301-977-2971)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
DCAr023/4.2	WASHINGTON VOR/DME	111.00	09W
ADWr326/10.0	ANDREWS VORTAC	113.10	10W
AMLr099/21.1	ARMEL VOR/DME	113.50	08W
BALr239/22.0	BALTIMORE VORTAC	115.10	11W
FDKr158/33.6	FREDERICK VOR/DME	116.85	08W
EMIr191/34.1	WESTMINSTER VORTAC	117.90	08W
BRVr033/38.9	BROOKE VORTAC	114.50	09W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
GEORGETOWN	101/5.1	323	09W	GTN	--. - -.
OXONN	015/9.7	332	11W	VQK	...- --.- -.-
DAVEE	025/16.6	223	09W	DAA	-.. .- .-
ELLICOTT	218/24.2	371	11W	FND	..-. -. -..

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m
Surface:	concrete, in good condition ROOFTOP.
Runway edge lights:	PERI
Latitude:	38-55.658000N
Longitude:	077-00.863667W
Elevation:	285.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NATIONAL 111 MICHIGAN AVE., NW WASHINGTON, DC 20010 Phone 202-476-5433
Manager:	MICHAEL COURTNEY 111 MICHIGAN AVE., NW WASHINGTON, DC 20010 Phone 202-476-5433

Additional Remarks

A52-H1	+27 FT LGTD BLDG 28 FT S OF HELIPAD.
-	FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at DC17.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (5 nm S)
KCGS - College Park Airport (5 nm NE)
KADW - Joint Base Andrews (10 nm SE)
KVKX - Potomac Airfield (11 nm S)
W00 - Freeway Airport (11 nm E)
KDAA - Davison Army Airfield (15 nm SW)
KFME - Tipton Airport (15 nm NE)
KGAI - Montgomery County Airpark (16 nm NW)
W50 - Davis Airport (20 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Sep-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:28	10:28
Sunrise	06:55	10:55
Sunset	19:08	23:08
Evening civil twilight	19:35	23:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Sep-2025 23:41:01
Local (UTC-4)	20-Sep-2025 19:41:01

METAR

KDCA 5nm S	202252Z 09009KT 10SM FEW027 SCT095 BKN250 22/17 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP221 T02220172
KCGS 5nm NE	202315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN075 21/18 A3020 RMK AO2 T02060185
KADW 10nm SE	202255Z 12003KT 10SM SCT020 BKN050 21/18 A3017 RMK AO2A SLP222 T02110179 TSNO $
KDAA 15nm SW	202320Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT020 SCT025 22/18 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP216 TSNO $
KFME 15nm NE	202319Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM SCT070 20/17 A3023 RMK AO1
KGAI 16nm NW	202256Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM FEW023 21/19 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP242 T02060194 PNO $

TAF

KDCA 5nm S	202102Z 2021/2124 07012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100 FM210400 08009KT P6SM BKN040 OVC060 FM210700 07006KT P6SM BKN015 OVC035 FM211300 09008KT P6SM BKN008 OVC015 FM211900 10006KT P6SM SCT035
KADW 10nm SE	201700Z 2017/2123 06010KT 9999 SCT025 BKN050 OVC080 QNH3016INS BECMG 2101/2102 09009KT 9999 BKN015 OVC030 QNH3019INS BECMG 2109/2110 06006KT 9999 BKN008 OVC015 QNH3020INS BECMG 2115/2116 09009KT 9999 BKN015 OVC040 QNH3019INS BECMG 2117/2118 09009KT 9999 BKN025 QNH3014INS BECMG 2121/2122 09009KT 9999 SCT035 QNH3013INS TX26/2020Z TN17/2109Z

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