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KDCA Runway 15/33 — Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

5,204 × 150 ft asphalt · true headings 143° / 323° · field elevation 14 ft

Runway 15/33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) in Washington, DC is 5,204 ft long and 150 ft wide, asphalt, with true headings 143° and 323°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 15 the headwind 50.4% of the time and runway 33 49.6%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 0.7% of wind hours. KDCA publishes its tower configuration on FAA SWIM, so this page shows the runway the tower is actually using right now, today's configuration changes, and a growing record of how often each end is assigned.

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Runway 15/33 — current operational status

What the D-ATIS, the tower and current NOTAMs state now. The published FAA baseline (NASR) is a separate line in the overview below and does not reflect temporary closures.

NO CLOSURE REPORTED
  • The tower's TFDM closure record lists no closure for this runway and the current D-ATIS names no closure, restriction or outage for it. No received NOTAM closes or restricts this runway, but the NOTAM stream has no complete initial load yet — verify NOTAMs before flight.

Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs · Tower TFDM configuration (FAA SWIM) · D-ATIS · Tower TFDM 1403Z (9:03 AM EST) · D-ATIS 1352Z (8:52 AM EST). Runway NOTAMs stream live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service (SWIM); the official text is shown verbatim below the card. Always confirm with a current briefing.

NOTAMs for runway 15/33

Official text as issued; grouped for reading only. “Scheduled” means not yet in effect. NOTAMs are received live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service through SWIM and recorded since Sep 19, 2026; a NOTAM issued before that and not re-issued since may be missing. Get a full briefing before flight.

Lighting · 1
  • 11/033 · DOM · scheduled11/04 1200Z (7:00 AM EST) → 11/04 1400Z (9:00 AM EST)
    !DCA 11/033 DCA RWY 15 PAPI U/S 2611041200-2611041400
Taxiway · 1
  • 09/742 · DOM09/27 0804Z (4:04 AM EDT) → 11/27 0500Z (12:00 AM EST)
    !DCA 09/742 DCA TWY S HLDG PSN SIGN FOR RWY 15/33 LGT U/S 2609270804-2611270500

Current active runways at KDCA

As stated by the tower — its TFDM surface system and its D-ATIS broadcast. Not an estimate.

Information Whiskey · 1352Z (8:52 AM EST)
Tower configuration (TFDM)
“SOUTH_19s” · updated recently
Arrivals
1519
Departures
1519

Airport rates: 32 arrivals / 32 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-11-01 2132Z (4:32 PM EST).

Flow: South flow— the compass direction of the stated arrival ends

Runway 15/33 in this configuration: 15 — ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

D-ATIS broadcast
Arrivals
1915
Departures
1915

This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 0952Z (4:52 AM EST).

Show the D-ATIS text
DCA ATIS INFO W 1352Z. 18007KT 10SM FEW100 FEW250 13/11 A3033 (THREE ZERO THREE THREE) RMK AO2 SLP270 T01330106. ARRIVALS EXPECT RIVER VISUAL RWY 19 RNAV 19 APCH AVBL ON REQUEST. LNDG AND DEPG RWYS 19, 15. MULTIPLE APPROACHES IN EFFECT. SOUTH ADVISORY. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWY 22 CLSD. NUMEROUS CRANES IN VICINITY OF AIRPORT. BIRD ACTIVITY. READBACK ALTITUDE ASSIGNMENTS. DEPARTURES TURN ON TRANSPONDERS  BEFORE TAXI. READBACK ALL RWY ASSIGNMENTS AND HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. DO NOT ENTER PROHIBITED AIRSPACE N OF ARPT. FDC NOTAM 6/3362 IS ACTIVE.RNAV ZULU NOT AVAILABLE. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO W.

Current wind on Runway 15/33

Wind from the south (170°) at 7 kt

METAR 1352Z (8:52 AM EST)
Runway 15
ACTIVEFAVORED BY WIND
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind
3 ktfrom right
Runway 33
Tailwind
6 kt
Crosswind
3 ktfrom left
011904221533N170°/7 kt
  • arrivals
  • departures
  • LAHSO hold-short
  • closed

Layout from FAA NASR runway-end coordinates; the selected runway is highlighted and the ends the tower TFDM states in use are marked at their own threshold. Not for navigation. Official FAA diagram ↗

Wind-favored runway at KDCA right now: 19 (7 kt headwind) — a different runway than this one.

Components use TRUE runway headings and TRUE METAR wind. “Favored by wind” is arithmetic, not an ATC assignment.

Today's runway configuration at KDCA

Meaningful configuration changes recorded from the tower's TFDM feed — the facility's own statements, not estimates.

Nov 3, 2026 (airport-local day): 0 configuration changes since local midnight, from the tower's TFDM configuration ATIS Alerts recorded. A change is a different arrival or departure set; a new ATIS letter with the same runways is folded into the row it belongs to. The history section below counts the same way over rolling windows.

  1. 05:03Z12:03 AM EST(in effect since before the day began)
    9.0 h · current
    Arrivals
    1519
    Departures
    1519
    In effect at the start of the day

Runway 15/33 outlook

Where runway 15/33 stands now and which runway at KDCA is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time · runway 15/33 · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why

  1. Now1403Z · 9:03 AM EST·15/33: 15 in use·Current airport configuration (tower TFDM): arrivals 15 · 19 · departures 15 · 19·stated·wind 170° at 7 kt
  2. +1 h1503Z · 10:03 AM EST·15/33: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why No TAF is published for this airport, so there is no forecast wind to score.
  3. +2 h1603Z · 11:03 AM EST·15/33: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why No TAF is published for this airport, so there is no forecast wind to score.
  4. +3 h1703Z · 12:03 PM EST·15/33: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why No TAF is published for this airport, so there is no forecast wind to score.
  5. +6 h2003Z · 3:03 PM EST·15/33: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why No TAF is published for this airport, so there is no forecast wind to score.
  6. +12 h0203Z · 9:03 PM EST·15/33: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why No TAF is published for this airport, so there is no forecast wind to score.

ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway is an estimate from the current wind (no TAF is published for this airport), runway geometry (most headwind, crosswind penalised, tailwind over 5 kt avoided, longest runway breaks ties), the current stated configuration and any stated closures; recorded tower use since Sep 17, 2026 (720 h) is an input wherever a wind sector has 24 h on record. Each row lists its reasons; “no runway favored” is a genuine answer under variable or light wind, never replaced by a guess. It is not an ATC assignment and does not know about noise abatement or traffic flow unless the recorded history shows them.

Tower demand plan (TFDM) · 1400Z–1615Z50 arrivals · 64 departures expected at KDCA
19arr 49 dep 6115arr 1 dep 333arr 0 dep 0

Counts the tower's surface system expects per runway over the next two hours — the tower's plan, not an ATIS Alerts estimate and not an ATC assignment. A runway with zero expected demand is not in the plan for that period. During a runway change the plan can lag the configuration above for a few minutes (flights already assigned to the old runways stay counted there until reassigned).

Traffic management restrictions at KDCA (tower TFDM)as of 1403Z
  • APREQ → KCDW/KMMU/KTEB · since 11/03 1057Z · until further notice · by ZDC — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KDJT · since 11/03 1319Z · until further notice · by ZDC — approval request — departures need a release time
  • MINIT (5 programs) · 20 MIT · 4 MINIT · since 11/03 1315Z · by PCT · VOL:COMPACTED DEMAND — minutes-in-trail spacing

Restrictions on departures from KDCAtoward the named airports or fixes, as recorded by the tower's surface system; they change the departure flow, not the runway in use. Not an FAA product.

Runway 15/33 equipment and lighting

What the FAA record lists for each end, annotated with current NOTAM and D-ATIS outages.

Runway 15
Approach lighting
Not available
Visual glide slope
PAPI (4-box, left side)
Runway edge lighting
MIRL (medium intensity)
Centerline lighting
Not available
Touchdown zone lighting
Not available
REIL
Available
ILS
Not available
Localizer
Not available
Glideslope
Not available
DME
Not available
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
Not available
Runway markings
Non-precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
EMAS
Runway 33
Approach lighting
Not available
Visual glide slope
PAPI (4-box, left side)
Runway edge lighting
MIRL (medium intensity)
Centerline lighting
Not available
Touchdown zone lighting
Not available
REIL
Available
ILS
Not available
Localizer
Not available
Glideslope
Not available
DME
Not available
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
Not available
Runway markings
Non-precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
EMAS

Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle effective 2026-10-01 (equipment on record) · FAA NOTAMs via SWIM (live)and the current D-ATIS (outages). “Not available” means the FAA record lists no such equipment for the end; nothing here is inferred. An outage annotation is only ever a reading of the official text shown with it. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.

Land and hold short operations

LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances on the FAA record, and whether the current D-ATIS reports LAHSO in effect.

Runway 15

No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.

Runway 33

No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.

The current D-ATIS does not state LAHSO in effect. Source: FAA NASR cycle 2026-10-01; D-ATIS text read by ATIS Alerts.

Frequencies for runway 15/33

Tower, ground, clearance, ATIS and approach frequencies from the FAA record, labelled by what they apply to.

Frequencies serving runway 15/33 at KDCA
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
Tower119.1Airport-wide
Tower121.275Sector: HELICOPTERS
Tower257.6Airport-wide
Ground121.7Airport-wide
Ground257.6Airport-wide
D-ATIS132.65Airport-wide
Show all frequencies (9 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
Frequencies serving runway 15/33 at KDCA
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
UNICOM122.95Airport-wide
Approach / departure118.95Sector: WEST
Approach / departure119.85Sector: WEST/SOUTH
Approach / departure124.2Sector: EAST
Approach / departure125.65Sector: EAST
Approach / departure239.25Sector: WEST/SOUTH
Approach / departure257.2Sector: WEST
Approach / departure348.725Sector: EAST
Approach / departure360.8Sector: EAST

The FAA record does not sectorize KDCA's frequencies by runway; every row applies airport-wide. Source: FAA NASR FRQ, cycle 2026-10-01. Verify on the current chart supplement before use.

Runway 15/33 overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length
5,204 ft
Width
150 ft
Surface
Asphalt · Excellent condition
Surface treatment
Grooved
Weight bearing (lb)
S 110k · D 200k · 2D 360k
PCN
540
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
14 ft
Published FAA baseline
Open
Published NASR record; does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions. Current operational status is the card at the top of the page.
Runway 15
True heading
143°
Magnetic
154°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
14 ft
TDZ elevation
14 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
36 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Traffic pattern
Right
Controlling obstruction
trees, 49 ft, 380 ft from threshold, 3:1 slope
Runway 33
True heading
323°
Magnetic
334°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
10 ft
TDZ elevation
13 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
37 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Traffic pattern
Left
Controlling obstruction
trees, 253 ft, 9,600 ft from threshold, 37:1 slope

Runway 15/33 numbers are magnetic; the stored geometry and every wind calculation on this page are TRUE north, so they never need a variation correction. Magnetic headings use the FAA's published variation for this airport, 11.0°W (2020), the same value printed on the FAA airport diagram. Surface condition, treatment, weight bearing, thresholds and traffic pattern are from the FAA NASR record (cycle 2026-10-01); lighting, ILS and LAHSO are in their own sections above. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.

Configuration history at KDCA

Observed runway usage: how often the tower's TFDM configuration listed each end, by window, flow, wind and time of day (the tower's own statement, via FAA SWIM).

tower TFDM runway history at KDCA
720 hours collected since Sep 17, 2026
  • 7-day analysis: Ready
  • 30-day analysis: Ready
  • 90-day analysis: Collecting · 30 / 90 days
  • 12-month analysis: Collecting · 30 / 365 days

Runway percentages are measured independently. Multiple runways can be active simultaneously, so totals may exceed 100%.

Last 24 hours
0 configuration changes · 1 distinct configuration · 24 h recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
15 (100%) · 19 (100%)
Most-used departure ends
15 (100%) · 19 (100%)
Runway 15
Arrivals100%
Departures100%
Runway 33
Arrivals0%
Departures0%
Last 7 days
3 configuration changes (≈ 0.4 per day) · 2 distinct configurations · 7 days recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
01 (52%) · 04 (52%) · 33 (52%)
Most-used departure ends
01 (52%) · 04 (52%) · 33 (52%)
Runway 15
Arrivals48%
Departures48%
Runway 33
Arrivals52%
Departures52%
Flow
  • Mixed configuration100%(88 h)
Most common configurations
  • 52% · arrivals 01 · 04 · 33 · departures 01 · 04 · 33(Mixed configuration)
  • 48% · arrivals 15 · 19 · departures 15 · 19
Last 30 days
8 configuration changes (≈ 0.3 per day) · 2 distinct configurations · 30 days recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
15 (58%) · 19 (58%) · 01 (42%)
Most-used departure ends
15 (58%) · 19 (58%) · 01 (42%)
Runway 15
Arrivals58%
Departures58%
Runway 33
Arrivals42%
Departures42%
Flow
  • Mixed configuration100%(302 h)
Most common configurations
  • 58% · arrivals 15 · 19 · departures 15 · 19
  • 42% · arrivals 01 · 04 · 33 · departures 01 · 04 · 33(Mixed configuration)
How the tower used runways by wind
Wind fromHours15 arrivals33 arrivals15 departures33 departures
Calm / light (< 5 kt)72058%42%58%42%
Use by time of day (airport-local)
night (241 h)
15 arr 60%33 arr 40%
morning (179 h)
15 arr 54%33 arr 46%
afternoon (180 h)
15 arr 58%33 arr 42%
evening (120 h)
15 arr 61%33 arr 39%
0003060912151821

Bars: share of each local hour in which an end of this runway was named for arrivals. Patterns are described, not explained.

Observed runway usage — 720 hours of tower TFDM runway configuration history collected · 2 distinct configurations observed · through Nov 3, 2026. Shares are the fraction of recorded hours in which the tower's TFDM configuration listed each end. Wind sectors use the wind reported when each configuration began. Nothing here is inferred from wind; the wind-favored analysis for KDCA is a separate module. 90-day, 12-month and seasonal views appear once the record is long enough.

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 15/33

20-year hourly climatology from the ASOS archive, computed per runway end.

From 174,958 hourly observations at KDCA (2005–2025), 156,708 with a steady wind direction (10.4% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 15/33 (either end)

Mean crosswind
4.5 kt
median 3.9 kt
90th / 95th percentile
8.7 / 10.5 kt
max 36.3 kt
Above 10 kt
6.1%
> 15 kt: 0.7% · > 20 kt: 0.1%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
3.4%
90th pct gust 9.7 kt
0%37%74%64%0–5 kt30%5–10 kt5.4%10–15 kt0.6%15–20 kt0.1%20–25 kt0.0%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 15/33 at KDCA, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–564.3%
5–1029.6%
10–155.4%
15–200.6%
20–250.1%
25+0%

Strongest-crosswind month on average: Apr; calmest: Aug. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.

Runway 15

Headwind
50.4%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
29.5%
> 10 kt: 11.8%
Most wind-favored end
8.3%
of steady-wind hours, 15 had the most headwind of every end at KDCA

Runway 33

Headwind
49.6%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
19.8%
> 10 kt: 1.9%
Most wind-favored end
22.1%
of steady-wind hours, 33 had the most headwind of every end at KDCA

“Most wind-favored end” is meteorological analysis: the share of steady-wind hours (2005–2025) in which this end had the most headwind of every open runway end at KDCA. It does not mean ATC selected the runway that often (parallel ends with the same heading share the credit equally). Observed runway use, where available, is the configuration-history section above.

By wind direction

Wind-favored share of runway 15 and 33 by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours15 favored33 favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°16%0%0%4.4 kt0.3%
NE 023–068°11%0%0%7 kt1.9%
E 068–113°6%51.9%0%5 kt0.4%
SE 113–158°5%100%0%1.1 kt0%
S 158–203°29%0%0%4.7 kt0.4%
SW 203–248°9%0%0%6.3 kt2.3%
W 248–293°8%0%71.7%6.1 kt1.1%
NW 293–338°17%0%100%1.8 kt0%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
15 favored 6.1% · 33 21.2%
mean crosswind 4.6 kt · calm 10.9%
afternoon
15 favored 9.3% · 33 25.5%
mean crosswind 5 kt · calm 7.9%
evening
15 favored 13.6% · 33 21.5%
mean crosswind 4.3 kt · calm 7.2%
night
15 favored 6.2% · 33 20.2%
mean crosswind 4.2 kt · calm 13.6%

Seasonal runway conditions

036JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 15/33 at KDCA by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan4.3 kt
Feb4.5 kt
Mar4.8 kt
Apr5.0 kt
May4.7 kt
Jun4.5 kt
Jul4.3 kt
Aug4.2 kt
Sep4.7 kt
Oct4.6 kt
Nov4.2 kt
Dec4.2 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 15/33 at KDCA, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2015 tail > 533 tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanNW7.9 kt19.4%4.3 kt5.5%0.7%0.1%41.4%13.7%8.5%0.03%8.7%
FebS8.1 kt19.1%4.5 kt6.5%0.8%0%38.9%17%8.3%0.06%8.2%
MarS8.7 kt21%4.8 kt9%1.3%0.2%39.1%20.4%6.6%0.07%6.6%
AprS8.2 kt19.2%5 kt9.4%1.2%0.1%30.6%24.2%4.8%0.42%5%
MayS7.2 kt11.3%4.7 kt6.8%0.8%0.1%21.9%25.1%6%1.13%5.8%
JunS7.1 kt9.3%4.5 kt5.2%0.5%0%22.7%25.3%3.6%1.66%2.8%
JulS6.5 kt5.7%4.3 kt3.9%0.3%0%18%25.2%1.5%2.03%1.7%
AugS6.3 kt5.3%4.2 kt3.9%0.3%0.1%18.8%23.4%2%1.53%1.8%
SepS6.6 kt6.4%4.7 kt6.4%0.7%0.1%21.8%18.9%4.6%0.6%3.9%
OctS6.9 kt11.5%4.6 kt6.9%0.7%0%29.1%16.9%5.6%0.11%5.9%
NovS7 kt14.3%4.2 kt4.6%0.4%0%37.5%13.4%4.6%0.03%5.7%
DecS7 kt14.1%4.2 kt4.9%0.4%0%35.2%13.1%10.1%0.01%10.7%

IFR, thunderstorm (TS) and fog columns are airport-wide shares of hours; the crosswind and tailwind columns are specific to this runway. Prevailing = most common 45° wind sector among wind hours.

Runway 15/33 closure history

Kept per source with its provenance: D-ATIS-observed, NOTAM-observed and the FAA published baseline are never merged.

D-ATIS observed · since tracking began Sep 17, 2026 · coverage 30 / 30 days
  • 15 reported closed on 2 calendar days (4 broadcasts; first seen 2026-10-07 15:25Z, last seen 2026-11-03 09:50Z)
  • 33 reported closed on 9 calendar days (31 broadcasts; first seen 2026-10-06 05:40Z, last seen 2026-10-22 13:05Z)

Normalised status: closed on those days as stated in the broadcast text (shown verbatim in the live band above). History is incomplete until 30 days of coverage exist.

NOTAM observed · recorded since Sep 19, 2026 (no archive before that)
  • 10/673 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-11-03 06:15Z → 2026-11-03 10:00Z · first seen 2026-10-30 11:59Z · last seen 2026-10-30 12:01Z
    !DCA 10/673 DCA RWY 15/33 CLSD EXC XNG AND TAX 2611030615-2611031000
  • 10/512 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-22 12:56Z → 2026-10-22 13:10Z · first seen 2026-10-22 13:10Z · last seen 2026-10-22 13:10Z
    !DCA 10/512 DCA RWY 15/33 CLSD 2610221256-2610221310
  • 10/506 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-22 07:23Z → 2026-10-22 13:00Z · first seen 2026-10-22 07:26Z · last seen 2026-10-22 12:56Z · cancelled 2026-10-22 12:56Z
    !DCA 10/506 DCA RWY 15/33 CLSD 2610220723-2610221300
  • 10/506 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-22 07:23Z → 2026-10-22 13:00Z · first seen 2026-10-22 12:57Z · last seen 2026-10-22 12:57Z
    RWY 15/33 CLSD
  • 10/492 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-21 15:00Z → 2026-10-21 16:00Z · first seen 2026-10-21 12:49Z · last seen 2026-10-21 15:27Z · cancelled 2026-10-21 15:27Z
    !DCA 10/492 DCA RWY 15/33 CLSD EXC TAX AND XNG 2610211500-2610211600
  • 10/478 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-21 09:00Z → 2026-10-21 13:00Z · first seen 2026-10-20 19:55Z · last seen 2026-10-20 19:55Z
    !DCA 10/478 DCA RWY 15/33 CLSD EXC TAX AND XNG 2610210900-2610211300
  • 09/819 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-06 05:30Z → 2026-10-09 09:00Z · first seen 2026-09-29 19:14Z · last seen 2026-09-30 14:25Z · cancelled 2026-09-30 14:25Z
    !DCA 09/819 DCA RWY 15/33 CLSD EXC XNG AND TAX 2610060530-2610090900
  • 09/843 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-06 05:30Z → 2026-10-09 09:00Z · first seen 2026-09-30 14:28Z · last seen 2026-09-30 14:30Z
    !DCA 09/843 DCA RWY 15/33 CLSD EXC XNG AND TAX DLY 0530-0900 2610060530-2610090900
  • 10/001 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-01 03:00Z → 2026-10-01 10:00Z · first seen 2026-10-01 01:50Z · last seen 2026-10-01 01:50Z
    !DCA 10/001 DCA RWY 15/33 CLSD EXC XNG AND TAX 2610010300-2610011000
  • 09/835 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-30 06:35Z → 2026-09-30 09:00Z · first seen 2026-09-30 08:29Z · last seen 2026-09-30 08:29Z
    TWY K BTN RWY 15/33 AND TWY N CLSD AIRFIELD PAINTING
  • 09/786 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-29 05:19Z → 2026-09-29 09:00Z · first seen 2026-09-29 05:20Z · last seen 2026-09-29 08:56Z · cancelled 2026-09-29 08:56Z
    !DCA 09/786 DCA RWY 15/33 CLSD 2609290519-2609290900
  • 09/782 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-29 04:00Z → 2026-09-29 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-29 08:56Z · last seen 2026-09-29 08:56Z
    TWY J BTN RWY 15/33 AND TWY K2 CLSD
Published FAA baseline (NASR record)

Runway 15/33: Open on the published record — a baseline that does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions, not the current operational status.

Recent pilot reports involving runway 15/33

Official PIREPs that name this runway explicitly, past 6 hours.

No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 15/33 at KDCA explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.

Instrument approaches to runway 15/33

From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.

Runway 15

Runway 33

20 departure procedures · 13 STARs · FAA hot spots page ↗ · FAA d-TPP cycle 2611. Plates open on aeronav.faa.gov (public domain); ATIS Alerts does not reproduce charts or minimums.

Methodology and sources

Short version below; the full write-up is at Runway Intelligence methodology, and every launched airport is listed on the Runway Intelligence hub.

  • Active runwayscome first from the tower's TFDM (Terminal Flight Data Manager) airport configuration, received as structured data through the FAA SWIM Cloud Distribution Service at towers that have it (KDCA does); otherwise from the airport's D-ATIS text (community relay of the FAA broadcast) with an open, tested parser, and the broadcast text is always shown. Every change is recorded, so “recorded use” is what the facility stated, never an inference. ATIS Alerts is not an FAA product and this is not FAA data; SWIM content is for non-operational use.
  • Flowis the compass direction of the stated arrival ends (eight sectors, named only when every arrival end points within 30° of the others and clear of a sector edge); a tower's own configuration name is used when it carries a direction word. Stored separately from the runway sets.
  • Equipment, LAHSO and frequencies come from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription (cycle 2026-10-01): approach lights, visual glide slope, edge / centerline / touchdown-zone lights, REIL, ILS components with FAA status, RVR, markings, LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances, and facility frequencies with their published sectorization. Outage annotations are readings of the NOTAM or D-ATIS text shown beside them. Blank FAA fields read “Not available”.
  • Wind components use the current METAR (aviationweather.gov) against TRUE runway headings from the OurAirports/FAA runway record.
  • Runway visual range, tower demand and traffic-management restrictions come from FAA SWIM: STDDS Airport Data (RVR and light settings, about 130 airports) and TFDM (15-minute runway demand, APREQ/MIT restrictions). Each block is stamped with its own time; none of it is an FAA product or a clearance.
  • Predicted runway scores each open end from the TAF wind (headwind, crosswind penalty, tailwind avoidance, longest-runway tie-break), excludes stated closures, and — once a wind sector has 24 h of recorded use — adjusts confidence by what the facility did under similar wind; every row lists its reasons. It does not model noise abatement or flow programs beyond what the record shows.
  • History thresholds: usage shares need 12 / 48 / 168 recorded hours for the 24-hour / 7-day / 30-day windows; a wind sector needs 24 h and 5 days; time-of-day needs 7 days and 20 h per daypart; flow shares need 48 h. Below a bar the module says so instead of showing a percentage.
  • Climatology: Iowa Environmental Mesonet ASOS archive, one observation per hour, 45° wind sectors, percentiles via t-digest; runway geometry is today's record applied to all years. Methodology v1.
  • PIREPs: official reports from aviationweather.gov are attached only when the text names this runway and the report is tied to KDCA by identifier or by position within 15 NM. Approaches: FAA d-TPP metafile, current charting cycle; plates link to aeronav.faa.gov. No minimums are reproduced.
  • Data freshness: METAR and D-ATIS refresh every minute on this page; the D-ATIS recorder ran 3 min ago; the tower TFDM feed last delivered 1 min ago; usage rollups every 3 h; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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Active runway - past 30 days

Share of stated hours each end was named for arrivals at KDCA. From the tower TFDM configuration, not wind. Shares are measured independently, so parallels active together can each read 100%.

  • 1558%dep 58%
  • 1958%dep 58%
  • 0142%dep 42%
  • 0442%dep 42%
  • 3342%dep 42%

30.0 days of stated configuration on record · 8 configuration changes · 2 distinct configurations.

KDCA airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗

⚠️ ATIS Alerts provides informational runway analysis based on available weather, the tower's TFDM configuration and NOTAMs received through FAA SWIM, D-ATIS text, FAA data and historical observations. Active runways shown here are what the tower or its D-ATIS stated and may lag or be misread; NOTAM coverage is not complete; predicted runways are an ATIS Alerts estimate, not an ATC assignment; equipment states are readings of the official text shown with them. Not an FAA product. Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.