List of heliports in Washington, D.C.

Heliports in Washington, D.C., include 11 heliports within the district[1]. As of 2002, there are also 32 others in the metro area.[2] Of this total, 22 belong to hospitals, 12 to other corporations or private owners, 10 government, three military, and one public.[2]

Helicopters at Bolling Air Force Base

The White House does not have its own heliport, but uses the South Lawn, with portable communications equipment brought out for Marine One arrivals and departures.[3]

Heliports in D.C.
Name[1] Owner / Operator[1] Coordinates[1]
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (not included in above count) United States Navy 38.842891°N 77.016087°W / 38.842891; -77.016087
Children's National Medical Center Children's National Medical Center 38.927635°N 77.014389°W / 38.927635; -77.014389
Georgetown University Hospital Georgetown University Hospital 38.910495°N 77.077644°W / 38.910495; -77.077644
George Washington University Hospital George Washington University Hospital 38.900938°N 77.051125°W / 38.900938; -77.051125
Metropolitan Police Department 2nd District Metropolitan Police Department 38.934824°N 77.074835°W / 38.934824; -77.074835
Metropolitan Police Department 3rd District Metropolitan Police Department 38.917896°N 77.038108°W / 38.917896; -77.038108
Metropolitan Police Department 5th District Metropolitan Police Department 38.915111°N 76.973308°W / 38.915111; -76.973308
Sibley Memorial Hospital Sibley Memorial Hospital 38.936928°N 77.110557°W / 38.936928; -77.110557
South Capitol Street Heliport South Capitol Street Heliport, LLC 38.868723°N 77.007476°W / 38.868723; -77.007476
Spirit of Washington Heliport - Water St SW Spirit of Washington 38.874279°N 77.021366°W / 38.874279; -77.021366
US Park Police Eagle's Nest National Park Service 38.866501°N 76.992753°W / 38.866501; -76.992753
Washington Post Building The Washington Post 38.904278°N 77.034421°W / 38.904278; -77.034421
Washington Hospital Center Washington Hospital Center 38.928861°N 77.016639°W / 38.928861; -77.016639

South Capitol Street Heliport

Until 1996, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPDC) operated eight helicopters, including three MD-500s and five Bell OH-58s.[4] The MPDC had heliports in the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th police districts.[1] The helicopters were sold after budget cuts; the MPDC used National Park Service helicopters as needed. In 2001, the MPDC obtained a new Eurocopter AS350,[4] and flies it from the South Capitol Street Heliport at Buzzard Point.[5]

From 1998 until the September 11 attacks, Air Pegasus operated helicopter sightseeing and other transportation services out of the South Capitol Street Heliport, but the federal government has not allowed it to resume operations due to security concerns.[6][7][8] WTTG Fox-5 also used the heliport from 1999 to 2001, then moved its operations elsewhere.[5] On November 10, 2010, District of Columbia Congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton asked the TSA to allow the South Capitol Street Heliport to reopen for non-governmental use.[6]

References
  1. "Airport Facilities Data". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  2. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (November 2004). "Regional Helicopter System Plan Draft Final Report" (Microsoft Word). Arlington County Civic Federation. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  3. Patterson, Bradley Hawkes (2008). To Serve the President: Continuity and Innovation in the White House Staff. Brookings Institution Press. p. 377. ISBN 0-8157-6954-7.
  4. Stephens, Ernie (2004-07-01). "The $1.5 Million Police Car". Rotor & Wing Magazine. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  5. "Future bleak for public-use heliport". The Washington Times. 2002-06-10. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  6. Banks, Kathy (2010-11-10). "Support for D.C. Heliport Takes Off". NBC4. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  7. Lowe, Paul (2002-04-01). "Security curbs ops at D.C. heliport". Aviation International News. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  8. "Air Pegasus of DC Inc v. United States". Open Jurist. 2005-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-29.

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