AirNav: DC17 - Children's Hospital Heliport

DC17

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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	DC17
Lat/Long:	38-55-39.5300N 077-00-52.1100W 38-55.658833N 077-00.868500W 38.9276472,-77.0144750 (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, MEDICAL USE.
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:	38-55.658833N
Longitude:	077-00.868500W
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 08-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:20	09:20
Sunrise	05:51	09:51
Sunset	20:35	00:35
Evening civil twilight	21:07	01:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Jul-2025 19:07:13
Local (UTC-4)	08-Jul-2025 15:07:13

METAR

KDCA 5nm S	081852Z 17011KT 10SM SCT250 34/24 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T03390244
KCGS 5nm NE	081900Z AUTO 22005KT 7SM CLR 35/21 A2998 RMK AO2 T03550210
KADW 10nm SE	081855Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM FEW190 34/22 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP149 T03420222 $
KDAA 15nm SW	081855Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 36/24 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 T03570239 $
KFME 15nm NE	081859Z AUTO 20008KT 160V220 10SM 33/23 A3000 RMK AO1
KGAI 16nm NW	081856Z AUTO 21005G14KT 10SM SCT055 BKN070 BKN090 35/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP167 T03500222 PNO $

TAF

KDCA 5nm S	081722Z 0818/0924 17012KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 0821/0901 6SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM090100 22003KT P6SM BKN070 FM091800 18004KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 0921/0924 4SM -TSRA OVC015CB
KADW 10nm SE	081700Z 0817/0923 24006KT 9999 FEW050 FEW250 QNH2997INS BECMG 0817/0818 20010KT 9999 SCT040 BKN200 QNH2996INS BECMG 0819/0820 21012G18KT 9999 -SHRA VCTS BKN040CB BKN190 QNH2996INS TEMPO 0821/0901 20015G30KT 4800 TSRA SCT010 BKN040CB BECMG 0900/0901 33007KT 9999 NSW BKN060 QNH2998INS BECMG 0902/0903 22005KT 9999 SCT065 QNH2998INS TX35/0819Z TN25/0909Z
KDAA 15nm SW	081200Z 0812/0918 VRB06KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3003INS BECMG 0819/0820 VRB06KT 9999 VCTS SCT030CB BKN100 QNH2996INS TEMPO 0820/0902 VRB25G45KT 0800 +TSRA OVC030CB BECMG 0909/0911 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA FEW020 BKN040 OVC050 QNH2999INS TX35/0819Z TN24/0911Z

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