Pentagon Ahp Heliport
JPN · KJPN · Washington, District of Columbia · Washington County · map
Pentagon Ahp Heliport is a private heliport owned by the U.S.Army Atca-Aso, 2 miles southwest of Washington, District of Columbia, 43 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 100 by 100 feet of concrete. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Pentagon Ahp Heliport…
The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA JPN · ICAO KJPN
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · owned by the Army
- Owner
- U.S.Army Atca-Aso
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1230-2230z++mon-fri; 24 hours prior permission required.
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 12:30 pm to 2230z++
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 100 × 100 ft | Concrete | Perimeter lights |
Radio frequencies
| Tower | 143.1 | Pentagon |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Pentagon |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this heliport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Airport (2 nm southeast), South Capitol Street Heliport (2 nm east), College Park Airport (9 nm northeast), Maryland Airport (17 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Potomac Airfield (9 nm southeast), College Park Airport (9 nm northeast), Freeway Airport (14 nm east), 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
- Helipad physly located on west side of Pentagon building.
- 24 hour prior permission required V227-9250/225-4374.
- Pad is 131 feet across and Pentagon shaped. Measurement is approximately.
- Special pro; traffic pattern and operates rules exist due to Washington tca; prk; noise; flight plan cdn and visual rte rstrns.
- Special VFR pmttd only when wash natl pattern ceil/visibility is 700 and 1 or better.
- Aircraft comdr must have rcv a rte briefing and operates with special rte chart dtd 1 oct 79; containing special rte and jpn traffic pattern.
- Transient pilots briefing are conducted at davison aaf, quantico mcas, andrews afb or tipton aaf.
- (A31-H1) helipad dimensions unknown.
- Caution - traffic pattern - kjpn east/west operations. Special pro traffic pattern. When landing west all arrival aircraft make left traffic circling the Pentagon at or below 200 feet. When departure east all aircraft make right traffic circling the Pentagon at or below 200 feet.
- NS abtmt - see baltimore Washington helicopter rte chart.
- Restricted - 24 hour prior permission required, C703-697-9250 dsn 227-9250. Restricted to code 4 and above. 2 hour prior permission required for mission essential code 2 and above. 24 hour prior permission required for tng aircraft with an active msn. Aircraft may occupy helicopter no longer than 15 minimum prior to departure with air traffic control approval. H-3 and H-46 are rqr to prk on helicopter. Avoid ovft pkg lot located north of helicopter. Pkg sods not marked, progressive taxi instr available.
- Lts - a L55 lighted sunrise/sunset dur operates hour.
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, 2 miles away The FAA Flying Club is a nonprofit flying club based at the FAA William J.
- Tss Flying Club INC 5 aircraft · Bethesda, 8 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, 9 miles away The FAA Flying Club is a nonprofit flying club based at the FAA William J.
- Flying Club One INC 1 aircraft · Springfield, 9 miles away
- Octopus Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · Riverdale, 10 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, 10 miles away Free State Flying Club is a recreational flying and social club based at College Park Airport in suburban Maryland.
- Freeway Airport INC 5 aircraft · Mitchellville, 14 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
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
- Tss Flying Club INC 5 aircraft · flying club
- FAA Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- 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/JPN.json.
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 27, 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.
