DCA airport status

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington, DC  KDCA

No FAA delays at DCA right now.

The FAA reports no ground stop, delay program or closure for Ronald Reagan Washington National. Arrivals and departures are running without FAA-reported delays.

FAA National Airspace System status, checked . This page updates every few minutes; the Cockpit app sends a push the moment it changes.

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ArrivalsNo FAA delays
DeparturesNo FAA delays
Landing on19 and 15
Departing on19 and 15
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Runways from D-ATIS information A, 8:09 pm ET. Layout: OurAirports.

Weather

Observed 7:52 pm ET at the field.

Flight categoryVFRVisual flight rules: good visibility, clouds high or absent
Wind4ktfrom 130°
Visibility10smunrestricted
CeilingNoneno broken or overcast layer
METAR KDCA 242352Z 13004KT 10SM FEW050 13/06 A3054 RMK AO2 SLP341 T01280061 10178 20128 53013

Forecast from 8:00 pm ET: wind 130 at 4 kt, visibility 6+ sm, few clouds at 5,000 ft; then wind 040 at 3 kt, visibility 6+ sm, few clouds at 25,000 ft.

Full METAR, TAF and ATIS, decoded

NOTAMs that matter today 4 of 54

Translated to plain English. The FAA text is one tap away.

  • Runway 22 is closed for takeoff and landing.

    Runway, until December 31
    FAA text
    09/349 RWY 22 CLSD TO TKOF AND LDG
  • Runway 04 is closed to landings.

    Runway, until December 30
    FAA text
    03/226 RWY 04 CLSD TO LDG
  • Operational visual glide slope indicator required. Remain on or above the VGSI glidepath until the threshold for RNAV (GPS) Y runway 19 approach.

    Procedure, until June 4
    FAA text
    6/1990 IAP RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NTL, WASHINGTON, DC. RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 19, ORIG... OPERATIONAL VGSI REQUIRED, REMAIN ON OR ABOVE VGSI GLIDEPATH UNTIL THRESHOLD. 2610231949-2706041947EST
  • RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 19 approach is not authorized, except when ATC advises the crane has been lowered to the no-effect height. Effective 2310 UTC on the 23rd through 1717 UTC on the 17th.

    Procedure, until July 17
    FAA text
    6/1965 IAP RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NTL, WASHINGTON, DC. RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 19, AMDT 3A... PROCEDURE NA. EXCEPT WHEN ADVISED BY ATC THAT THIS CRANE IS LOWERED TO THE NO EFFECT HEIGHT. 2610231708-2707171708EST
All 54 NOTAMs in plain English

Frequencies

For listening and reference. Pilots use the current FAA Chart Supplement.

FacilityMHz
DCA GroundGround121.700
DCA TowerTower119.100
DCA Andrews ApproachApproach119.850
DCA Potomac Departure East KrantDeparture118.950
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Status comes from the FAA National Airspace System status feed, runways from the DCA digital ATIS, weather from the FAA METAR and TAF for KDCA, and NOTAMs from the FAA NOTAM system, translated to plain English. Everything here is public FAA data; this site is not affiliated with the FAA and nothing on it is for navigation. Official FAA airport diagram (PDF).

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