South Capitol Street Heliport
09W · Washington, District of Columbia · Washington County · map
South Capitol Street Heliport is a public-use heliport owned by South Capitol Street Heliport, LLC in Washington, District of Columbia, 10 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 60 by 60 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (Jet A).
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What is the airport code for South Capitol Street Heliport?
Its FAA code is 09W.
Where is South Capitol Street Heliport?
It is in Washington, District of Columbia, 10 feet above sea level.
Does South Capitol Street Heliport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at South Capitol Street Heliport?
The FAA's airport file lists Jet A.
Are there flight schools at South Capitol Street Heliport?
7 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including American Flying Club INC and Octopus Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to South Capitol Street Heliport?
17 pilot examiners and 45 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 09W
- Kind
- Heliport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- South Capitol Street Heliport, LLC
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm; weekends, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1974
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 60 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Perimeter lights |
- Runway H1: runway lead-in lights
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Also here
- charter flights
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Potomac Airfield (8 nm south), College Park Airport (8 nm northeast), Freeway Airport (12 nm east), Maryland Airport (17 nm south).
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport (2 nm southwest), College Park Airport (8 nm northeast), Maryland Airport (17 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in District of Columbia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Ingress and egress routes northeast and southwest over anacostia river.
- Open holidays upon reservation.
- 75 feet lighted bridge 500 feet east; + 50 feet stack 400 feet west; +40 feet building 60 feet northeast.
- Large loose gravel South and west of pavement.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Washington from the FAA register
394 aircraft are registered to owners in Washington, District of Columbia: 149 helicopters, 130 piston singles, 60 turboprops, 20 drones, 12 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in District of Columbia.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- American Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Arlington, 5 miles away The FAA Flying Club is a nonprofit flying club based at the FAA William J.
- Octopus Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · Riverdale, 8 miles away Octopus Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club established in 1962, operating a fleet of three Socata aircraft based at Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland and North Perry Airport in Hollywood, Florida.
- Free State Flying Club 2 aircraft · College Park, 9 miles away Free State Flying Club is a recreational flying and social club based at College Park Airport in suburban Maryland.
- Tss Flying Club INC 5 aircraft · Bethesda, 10 miles away TSS Flying Club is a non-profit flying club located at Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland since 1958.
- FAA Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · Springfield, 11 miles away The FAA Flying Club is a nonprofit flying club based at the FAA William J.
- Flying Club One INC 1 aircraft · Springfield, 11 miles away
- Freeway Airport INC 5 aircraft · Mitchellville, 12 miles away Freeway Aviation is a flight school at Freeway Airport in Bowie, Maryland that provides FAA Part 61 flight training for private pilot, commercial pilot, instrument rating, and flight instructor certificates.
Charter operators and airlines based in Washington:
- Invisible Angels 1 aircraft on the certificate Invisible Angels is a Part 135 direct air carrier providing trauma-informed air transport for survivors of human trafficking in the United States.
Companies in the same town as this heliport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
17 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 17 for private pilot, 16 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 11 for flight instructor, 8 for sport pilot, 6 for type ratings; 15 for airplanes, 12 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 5 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 45 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners, 10 administrative pilot examiners.
- Jeffrey Richard Riemer private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Arlington, VA (5 nm) · (703) 859-2807 · [email protected]
- Charles Epstein private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gaithersburg, MD (19 nm) · (410) 804-2402 · [email protected]
- Harry William Kraemer private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg, MD (19 nm) · (301) 520-2109 · [email protected]
- Sharif Hidayat private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg, MD (19 nm) · (240) 876-1825 · [email protected]
- Curt Tucker private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, helicopters · Davidsonville, MD (20 nm) · (202) 369-1886 · [email protected]
- Alan Lowdermilk private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight School · Manassas, VA (23 nm) · (304) 549-7594 · [email protected]
- Piet Edward Barber private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · South Riding, VA (23 nm) · (703) 951-7438 · [email protected]
- Spencer Reed Watson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Manassas Regional AIrport · Manassas, VA (23 nm) · (571) 931-5868 · [email protected]
All 88 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Washington 394 aircraft · 149 helicopters, 130 piston singles, 60 turboprops
- Department of Homeland Security 122 aircraft in town
- US Department of Homeland Security 57 aircraft in town
- Department of Homeland Security US Customs & 17 aircraft in town
- US Government 13 aircraft in town
- Invisible Angels 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- American Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Octopus Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Free State Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this heliport 1 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in District of Columbia 43 since 1982 · 4 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in District of Columbia 4 landing places
- District of Columbia 399 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/09W.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.