Washington National Airport
Airport Information
Washington National Airport, opened in June 1941, served over 12 million passengers in 2002. Operations into National have a 1,250 mile maximum (excluding operations to Denver, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Phoenix).Airport Frequencies
- Clearance - 128.25
- Ground - 121.70
- Tower - 119.10
- Potomac Departure - 118.95
- Potomac Approach - 119.85
Runway Information
In VFR conditions expect to be assigned the RIVER VISUAL RWY 19 or the MOUNT VERNON VISUAL RWY 1 approaches.
| Runway | Dimensions | Course |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6869 x 150 | 005.7 |
| 4 | 4911 x 150 | 035.8 |
| 15 | 5204 x 150 | 152.9 |
| 19 | 6869 x 150 | 185.7 |
| 22 | 4911 x 150 | 215.8 |
| 33 | 5204 x 150 | 332.9 |
Approach charts are available in the charts section of the website.
Departure Information
The initial fix on any flight shall be one of the following points:
- North
- EMI
- East
- PALEO, SWANN
- Southeast
- DAILY
- Southwest
- HAFNR, FLUKY
- West
- LDN, AML (J149)
- Northwest
- MRB, BUFFR, JERES
Arrival Information
The following charted standard arrival charts for National Airport are:
Also, airplanes arriving from the following directions should plan to arrive in the National area over the following points:
- North
- via Westminster (EMI)
- Northeast
- V378 to Baltimore (BAL)
- East
- V308 to BILIT
