Heliport Atlas

HeliportsinWashington,DC

The FAA records 35 operational heliports and helipads within 25 miles of Washington, DC. One is designated public use; the rest land by the owner's permission. A charter operator arranges that permission while planning the flight, which is why the owner contact on a record matters more than the pad does.

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Every heliport in the list below, drawn where it sits. Gold marks a public-use facility. Tap any pad for its name, or open the full atlas for the whole record.

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35
Heliports within 25 mi
1
Public use
23
Hospital and medical
7
Pads 100 ft or longer

What is actually here

  • 23 Hospital / medical
  • 7 Corporate / private
  • 4 Government / public safety
  • 1 Military

They sit across Washington (12), Fairfax (3), Alexandria (2), Bethesda (2), Olney (2), Reston (2), and other communities in the metro. The metro crosses a state line, so the list spans DC, MD, VA.

Heliports only. Airports are a separate class of facility and are not counted here, and a charter into Washington, DC may well work from one.

Every heliport within 25 miles of Washington, DC

Distance is measured from the middle of Washington, DC, so the top of this list is what sits closest to town. Pad size is the landing area, not the property. Open any record on the map for surface, lighting, elevation, inspection date, and the owner contact that gets you permission.

FacilityDistanceCityFAA ID CategoryPadUse
South Capitol Street 2 mi Washington, DC 09W Corporate / private 60 x 60 ft Public
George Washington University 2 mi Washington, DC 24DC Hospital / medical 53 x 53 ft Permission
Congressional 2 mi Washington, DC 9DC9 Corporate / private 50 x 50 ft Permission
Whc 2 mi Washington, DC DC08 Hospital / medical 100 x 100 ft Permission
Children's Hospital 2 mi Washington, DC DC17 Hospital / medical 60 x 60 ft Permission
US Park Police Eagle's Nest 3 mi Washington, DC DC03 Government / public safety 70 x 70 ft Permission
Pentagon AHP 3 mi Washington, DC JPN Military 100 x 100 ft Permission
Congressional 3 mi Washington, DC 8DC8 Corporate / private 50 x 50 ft Permission
Medstar Georgetown Univ Hosp Helistop 3 mi Washington, DC DC09 Hospital / medical 100 x 65 ft Permission
Cedar Hill Rgnl Medical Center 3 mi Washington, DC 5DC3 Hospital / medical 55 x 55 ft Permission
Falcon Flight Station 4 mi Washington, DC 59DC Corporate / private 36 x 36 ft Permission
Sibley Meml Hospital 6 mi Washington, DC DC52 Hospital / medical 60 x 60 ft Permission
Inova Alexandria Hospital 7 mi Alexandria, VA 9VA2 Hospital / medical 35 x 35 ft Permission
Ntl Harbor 7 mi Oxon Hill, MD 77MD Corporate / private 60 x 60 ft Permission
Fedex Fld 8 mi Landover, MD 28MD Corporate / private 60 x 60 ft Permission
Walter Reed Ntl Medical Center 8 mi Bethesda, MD 60MD Hospital / medical 60 x 60 ft Permission
Suburban 9 mi Bethesda, MD 5MD9 Hospital / medical 60 x 60 ft Permission
Um Capital Region Medical Center 9 mi Largo, MD 91MD Hospital / medical 69 x 69 ft Permission
White Oak Medical Ctr 11 mi Silver Spring, MD 92MD Hospital / medical 65 x 65 ft Permission
Mount Vernon Hospital 11 mi Alexandria, VA VA82 Hospital / medical 75 x 75 ft Permission
Inova Fairfax Hospital 12 mi Fairfax, VA 72VA Hospital / medical 127 x 81 ft Permission
Fort Washington Medical Center 12 mi Fort Washington, MD MD72 Hospital / medical 50 x 50 ft Permission
Southern MD Hospital Center 13 mi Clinton, MD 3MD1 Hospital / medical 62 x 50 ft Permission
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital 15 mi Fort Belvoir, VA VG93 Hospital / medical 50 x 50 ft Permission
Laurel Medical Center 15 mi Laurel, MD 74MD Hospital / medical 55 x 55 ft Permission
Montgomery County Police Norwood 16 mi Olney, MD MD58 Government / public safety 100 x 100 ft Permission
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital 17 mi Rockville, MD 1MD7 Hospital / medical 50 x 50 ft Permission
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center 18 mi Olney, MD 18MD Hospital / medical 40 x 40 ft Permission
Crippen's 19 mi Reston, VA VA54 Corporate / private 100 x 20 ft Permission
Reston Hospital Center 19 mi Reston, VA 43VA Hospital / medical 46 x 46 ft Permission
Fairfax County Police 19 mi Fairfax, VA 26VA Government / public safety 50 x 50 ft Permission
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital 19 mi Fairfax, VA 74VA Hospital / medical 60 x 60 ft Permission
Federal Support Center 21 mi Laytonsville, MD 1MD5 Government / public safety 100 x 66 ft Permission
Sentara Nova Medical Center 23 mi Woodbridge, VA 3VA6 Hospital / medical 50 x 50 ft Permission
Howard County General Hospital 23 mi Columbia, MD MD25 Hospital / medical 85 x 50 ft Permission

Source: FAA National Airspace System Resource file, cycle effective 3 September 2026. The FAA reissues every 28 days. Orientation only, not for navigation.

Common questions

How many heliports are in Washington, DC?

The FAA records 35 operational heliports and helipads within 25 miles of Washington, DC, counting across the state line where the metro does. Of those, 23 are hospital or medical pads and 7 are corporate or private sites.

Are there public-use heliports in Washington, DC?

One of the 35 heliports in the Washington, DC area is designated public use, which means it accepts traffic without a private arrangement, subject to the facility's own procedures. Everything else lands by the owner's permission.

Does this include Washington, DC airports?

No. Airports are a separate class of facility, and a charter flight into Washington, DC may well use one: helicopters operate from airport ramps and FBOs as a matter of routine. This list covers heliports and helipads, the sites the FAA registers specifically for helicopter operations.

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