METAR & TAF 09W
09W does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KDCA (RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NTL) · 1.8 NM away. Conditions at 09W may differ.
METAR · KDCA
Observed 13:52Z
KDCA 111352Z 11004KT 9SM FEW080 FEW150 BKN230 30/23 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP111 T03000228
- Wind
- 110° @ 4 kt
- Visibility
- 9 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 30°C / 23°C
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- 1,887 ft
- Ceiling
- 23,000 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 0 NM N
- VFR sectional
- WASHINGTON
- ARTCC
- ZDC · WASHINGTON
- NOTAM facility
- DCA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- DON SCIMONELLI
- Phone
- 202-484-8616
- Address
- 1724 S CAPITAL ST SE, WASHINGTON DC 20003
Flight service · Hours
- FSS DCA
- LEESBURG1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-FRI · 0700-1900
- SAT-SUN · 1100-1900
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
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Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- A
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
- Other services
- CHTR
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Lighting schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green / Yellow (heliport)(WGY)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- INGRESS & EGRESS ROUTES NE & SW OVER ANACOSTIA RIVER.
- LARGE LOOSE GRAVEL SOUTH & WEST OF PAVEMENT.
- FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-599-3874.
Approach & departure obstructions
- H175 FT LGTD BRIDGE 500 FT E; + 50 FT STACK 400 FT W; +40 FT BLDG 60 FT NE.
Other notes
- 1OPEN HOLIDAYS UPON RESERVATION.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 09W
Answer card- ICAO
- 09W
- Name
- SOUTH CAPITOL STREET
- Location
- WASHINGTON, DIST. OF COLUMBIA
- Elevation
- 10 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,010 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 9°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 110° at 4 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
South Capitol Street Heliport sits in Washington, District of Columbia. Field elevation is 10 ft MSL. This is a heliport with no listed runways. No tower is published here. CTAF and UNICOM are both 123.05. No ILS approaches are published.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The on-field FBO is South Capitol Street Heliport. It carries JET_A. Call (202) 484-8616 before you go. Published remarks call out several close-in obstacles. There is a 75-foot lighted bridge about 500 feet east. There is a 50-foot stack about 400 feet west. There is a 40-foot building about 60 feet northeast of the runway area. There is also large loose gravel south and west of the pavement.
For clearance delivery, Potomac Approach is listed at 866-599-3874. Ingress and egress routes are northeast and southwest over the Anacostia River. The field is open on holidays upon reservation. This is a tight urban environment with nearby obstacles and limited room for error. Check the current FAA Chart Supplement before arrival. Brief your route carefully.