Washington Reagan Clearance SOP
Frequency
- VHF - 128.25
Departure Headings
There are no published departure procedures, but use the P56 Avoidance Procedures as a guide.
Use the following table to determing the initial departure headings or Washington (DCA) radial.
| Runway | Heading / Radial | Aircraft |
| 1 | 320 / 328 | all types |
| 4 | 070 / 070 | props only |
| 15 | 190 / 185 | props only |
| 19 | runway heading | all types |
| 22 | 190 / 185 | props only |
| 33 | 320 / 328 | props only |
Initial altitudes
- Jets - 5,000
- Props 3,000
Departure Gates
Unless coordinated with the departure controller, all aircraft will use one of the following departure gates
| Direction | Gate |
| North | EMI |
| East | SWANN, PALEO |
| South / Southeast | DAILY |
| South / Southwest | HAFNR, FLUKY |
| West | LDN, AML (J149) |
| Northwest | MRB, BUFFR, JERES |
Departures exitiing via AML J149 will be given "... radar vectors to join J149 ..." in the clearance instead of "... radar vectors to AML ..."
Departure Frequency
- When there is just one Washington Departure (DCA_DEP) controller online, the departure frequency for all exits is 118.95
- When there are two (2) Washington Departure (DCA_DEP) controllers online,
the departure frequency is,
- 118.95 for FLUKY, HAFNR, LDN, AML/J149, MRB, BUFFR and JERES exit gates
- 125.65 for EMI, SWANN, PALEO and DAILY exit gates