KDCA· DCA· Washington
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
large airport · elevation 15 ft (5 m)
10:30Z 23:54Z Day
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Current METARVFR
23 min ago·17:52ZKDCA 231752Z 26011KT 10SM BKN070 28/15 A2988 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1713 SLP117 T02830150 10289 20206 58004
Wind
260° 11 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
7,000 ft
Temperature
28°C / 15°C
temp / dew
QNH
1012 hPa
29.88 inHg
Clouds
BKN 7,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KDCA
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator wind shift at 17:13 sea level pressure of 1011.7 HPa hourly temperature of 28.3°C and dew point of 15.0°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 28.9°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 20.6°C Steady or increase, then decrease; or decrease then decrease more rapidly of 0.4 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (1)
- FL320A32115 min agoTURB MOD
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
01/192185 mASP
04/221524 mASP
15/331586 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 01/19 | TW 1 kt | XW 11 kt L |
| RWY 04/22 | TW 7 kt | XW 9 kt L |
| RWY 15/33 | TW 5 kt | XW 10 kt R |
38.8521°, -77.0377°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 (use 22) | Preferred | HW 7 | 9 R | — |
| RWY 15/33 (use 33) | Usable | HW 5 | 10 L | — |
| RWY 01/19 (use 19) | Usable | HW 1 | 11 R | Crosswind 11 kt |
Density altitude
1,612 ft
elevation 15 ft
ISA deviation
+13.0°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KDCA
- GND257.600
- GNDWashington Ground121.700
- TWR134.350
- TWRWashington Tower119.100
- TWRWashington Tower ;Helicopters257.600
- APP119.850
- APP124.200
- DEP118.950
- DEP125.650
- CLRD128.250
- UNICUNICOM122.950
- WXASWX ASOS: (703-418-1177)132.650
Navaids near airportassoc. KDCA
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC | NDB | 332 kHz | LOW |
| DCA | VOR-DME | 111.00 MHz | MEDIUM |
| GTN | NDB | 323 kHz | LOW |
Runways3
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 01/197,169 ft (2,185 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 04/225,000 ft (1,524 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 15/335,204 ft (1,586 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KDCA
Wind8 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp24°C
QNH1012 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=320
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Diagram unavailable for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/08/23 18:22 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
25/00Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE23/18Z → 23/21Z3009KT · 6 SM · BKN060 BKN250
Wind: 3009KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN060 BKN250
TAF KDCA 231720Z 2318/2424 30009KT P6SM BKN060 BKN250
VFRFM23/21Z → 24/05Z2708KT · 6 SM · SCT060
Wind: 2708KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT060
FM232100 27008KT P6SM SCT060
VFRFM24/05Z → 24/15Z0000KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 0000KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM240500 00000KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM24/15Z → 25/00Z28011KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 28011KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM241500 28011KT P6SM SKC
Raw TAF
TAF KDCA 231720Z 2318/2424 30009KT P6SM BKN060 BKN250 FM232100 27008KT P6SM SCT060 FM240500 00000KT P6SM SKC FM241500 28011KT P6SM SKC
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