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Aviation weather Ronald Reagan Washington National airport (Washington USA) / ICAO KDCA IATA DCA
Ronald Reagan Washington National airport (USA) is located close to Washington, Addison Heights at 1 mile↑, Washington, D. C. at 3 mile↑, Glassmanor at 3 mile↑, City of Alexandria at 3 mile↑, Alexandria at 3 mile↑, Forest Heights at 4 mile↑, Arlington at 4 mile↑, Oxon Hill at 4 mile↑, Hillcrest Heights at 4 mile↑, Huntington at 4 mile↑, Belle Haven at 5 mile↑, Marlow Heights at 5 mile↑,
Elevation : 5 m = 16 ft
Runways
- runway 01/19 : 2094 m = 6870 ft
- runway 15/33 : 1586 m = 5203 ft
- runway 04/22 : 1497 m = 4911 ft
aerial view of Ronald Reagan Washington National
METAR for Ronald Reagan Washington National airport - KDCA
KDCA 270452Z 18009KT 10SM BKN140 OVC250 25/20 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02500200 403110222
Decoded METAR for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (USA)
METAR issued by KDCA on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 04:52 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 15 hours and 55 minutes ago.
Visibility is 16 km = 10 sm.
Temperature is 25 °C = 77 °F and dew point is 20 °C = 68 °F . This correspond to 74% relative humidity.
QNH is 1017 mb = 30.03 inHg
Wind speed is 17 km/h = 9 kt, direction is 180°.
Clouds : broken at 14000 ft = 4270 m. overcast at 25000 ft = 7620 m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=165 T02500200 403110222
TAF for Ronald Reagan Washington National airport - KDCA
KDCA 270255Z 2703/2806 20010G18KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120 FM271200 21005KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN060 FM271500 28007KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC035 FM271800 31008G16KT P6SM SCT060 BKN070 FM280000 33006KT P6SM FEW045 FEW250
Decoded TAF for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (USA)
TAF issued by KDCA on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 02:55 UTC, issued 17 hours and 52 minutes ago. A 27 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, June 26, 2022 à 03:00 heure TU to Monday, June 27, 2022 à 12:00 heure UTC
2703/2806 20010G18KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120
Wind 10 kt = 19 km/h with gusts at 18 kt = 33 km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 sm.
scattered clouds at 6000 ft = 1830 m broken at 12000 ft = 3660 m
from Monday, June 27, 2022 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, June 27, 2022 à 15:00 heure UTC
FM271200 21005KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN060
Wind 5 kt = 9 km/h, direction is 210°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 sm.
VC shower
scattered clouds at 4000 ft = 1220 m broken at 6000 ft = 1830 m
from Monday, June 27, 2022 à 15:00 heure TU to Monday, June 27, 2022 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM271500 28007KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC035
Wind 7 kt = 13 km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 sm.
VC shower
scattered clouds at 2500 ft = 760 m overcast at 3500 ft = 1070 m
from Monday, June 27, 2022 à 18:00 heure TU to Monday, June 27, 2022 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM271800 31008G16KT P6SM SCT060 BKN070
Wind 8 kt = 15 km/h with gusts at 16 kt = 30 km/h, direction is 310°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 sm.
scattered clouds at 6000 ft = 1830 m broken at 7000 ft = 2130 m
from Monday, June 27, 2022 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, June 27, 2022 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM280000 33006KT P6SM FEW045 FEW250
Wind 6 kt = 11 km/h, direction is 330°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 sm.
few clouds at 4500 ft = 1370 m few clouds at 25000 ft = 7620 m
close by
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- for Washington Bolling airport at 1 mile↑
- for Andrews Air Force Base airport at 10 mile↑
- for College Park airport at 11 mile↑
nearest airports to Ronald Reagan Washington National
- for Washington Bolling airport (KBOF) at 1 mile↑
- for Andrews Air Force Base airport (KADW) at 10 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for College Park airport (KCGS) at 11 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Ft Belvoir Davison AAF airport (KDAA) at 12 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Tipton Fort Mead airport (KFME) at 22 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Montgomery Co airport (KGAI) at 23 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Washington Dulles airport (KIAD) at 23 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Lee airport (KANP) at 26 mile↑
- for Manassas Regl Davis airport (KHEF) at 27 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Quantico MCAF airport (KNYG) at 28 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Baltimore-Washington Intrl airport (KBWI) at 30 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Leesburg Mun Godfrey airport (KJYO) at 32 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Dahlgren NSWC airport (KNDY) at 36 mile↑
- for Stafford Regional airport (KRMN) at 39 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Warrenton Fauquier airport (KHWY) at 41 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Frederick Mun airport (KFDK) at 43 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Shannon airport (KEZF) at 46 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Martin State airport (KMTN) at 47 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Culpeper Co airport (KCJR) at 50 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Patuxent River NAS airport (KNHK) at 52 mile↑METAR & TAF
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- TAF : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Météo générale : Openweathermap (www.openweathermap.org) et AVWX (avwx.rest)
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr), Espagne ENAIRE (https://aip.enaire.es)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)