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).
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
- Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- 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 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Washington from the FAA register
362 aircraft are registered to owners in Washington, District of Columbia: 132 helicopters, 116 piston singles, 59 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, never named. All aircraft registered in District of Columbia.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.