KDCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

7,169

Longest ft · 01/19

38.85N

77.04W

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport serves Washington, District of Columbia at 15 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 7,169 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
01/19	7,169 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
15/33	5,204 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
04/22	5,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 15 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	15 ft	2,441 ft	2,112 ft	3,167 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,215 ft	2,675 ft	2,238 ft	3,357 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,415 ft	2,909 ft	2,365 ft	3,547 ft
35°C afternoon	2,419 ft	2,910 ft	2,365 ft	3,548 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 7,169 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,548 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KDCA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport	20 nm W	11,500 ft
KHEF Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field	24 nm W	6,200 ft
KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport	26 nm NE	10,503 ft
KJYO Leesburg Executive Airport	28 nm NW	5,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KDCA

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KDCA, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KDCA or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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