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Navaids North America United States Dist. of Columbia
DCA

WASHINGTON VOR/DME

WASHINGTON, DC, USA

Location
Lat/Long: 38-51-34.031N / 077-02-11.166W
139894.031N / 277331.166W
Elevation: 9 ft.
Variation: 09W (1985)

Operational Characteristics
Type: VOR/DME
Class: L-VORW/DME   [about]
Frequency: 111.00
TACAN channel: 047X
Hours of operation: 24
Voice: no
Station call name: NONE
NOTAM facility: DCA
FSS: DCA
FSS hours of operation: 24

Technical Characteristics
Accuracy: NOS
Monitoring: INTERNAL MONITORING PLUS A STATUS INDICATOR INSTALLED AT CONTROL POINT. (REVERTS TO A TEMPORARY CATEGORY 3 STATUS WHEN THE CONTROL POINT IS NOT MANNED.)
Owner: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN
Operator: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN
Common system usage: yes
For public use: yes

Protected Frequency Altitudes
L (Low)
Class Altitude Miles
L *Below 18,000' 40
* See the Airman's Information Manual (AIM) for reception ranges for altitudes 1000' and below

Remarks
  • VOR PORTION UNUSBL 026-070 BYD 20 NM BLO 5000 FT; 071-075 BYD 20 NM BLO 5500 FT; 076-105 BYD 20 NM BLO 5000 FT; 106-111 BYD 10 NM BLO 2500 FT; 106-125 BYD 20 NM BLO 8000 FT; 126-145 BYD 20 NM BLO 5500 FT; 146-155 BYD 20 NM BLO 6000 FT; 156-170 BYD 20 NM BLO 5500 FT.
  • VOR PORTION UNUSBL 171-177 BYD 20 NM BLO 5000 FT; 178-260 BYD 20 NM BLO 4500 FT; 261-275 BYD 20 NM BLO 6000 FT; 276-283 BYD 20 NM BLO 7000 FT; 284-300 BYD 20 NM BLO 6000 FT; 301-025 BYD 20 NM BLO 4500 FT.
  • DME PORTION UNUSBL 090-165 BYD 30 NM BLO 3000 FT; 250-270 BYD 20 NM BLO 2500 FT; 340-040 BYD 30 NM BLO 2500 FT.

Fixes Associated with this NAVAID (Compulsory and Noncompulsory)
FOSTA*DC      LATAS*MD      RAYEE*MD      FLUKY*VA      YINGS*DC      MRION*DC      LUKSE*MD      KEETH*MD      PEEGE*MD      SAMMO*VA      APPUL*MD      FOWLA*DC      OLNEE*MD      BONDS*MD      OXONN*MD      HAFNR*VA      JILES*MD      CHUMI*MD      BRUCC*MD      TEPLE*VA      PISCA*MD      CLORY*MD      WISTL*VA      PAUKI*VA      ALGEE*VA      DAWSE*MD      GEORGETOWN*VA      ANNGE*MD      PUFFE*MD      MITCH*MD      IRONS*MD      GEEMO*MD      NIPEE*MD     

Holding Patterns Associated with this NAVAID
OXONN INT*MD      TEPLE WP*VA      IRONS INT*MD      GEORGETOWN-2 INT*VA      GEEMO INT*MD     

NAVAID Class Designator Explanation
The NAVAID Class Designator may be comprised of an altitude code (VOR, VORTAC, VOR/DME, AND TACAN Facilities only), and/or a combination of class codes.

Altitude Code Altitude Description
H High
L Low
T Terminal
Examples: H-ABVORTAC, L-VOR, H, HH, MH-SAB, MHW/LOM, H-SAB/LOM
Note: Multiple class code types may be seperated by a / (slant) or a - (dash).
Canadian Facilities Canadian facilities may use additional codes not listed here.

Class Code Description
AB Automatic Weather Broadcast
DME UHF standard (TACAN compatible) Distance Measuring Equipment
DME(Y) UHF standard (TACAN compatible) Distance Measuring Equipment that required receivers to be placed in the 'Y' mode to receive DME
H Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB), (Homing), power 50 watts to less than 2000 watts (50nm at all altitudes).
HH Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB), (Homing), power 2000 watts or more (75nm at all altitudes).
H-SAB Non-Directional Radio Beacom (NDB) providing automatic transcribed weather service.
LMM Compass Locator Station when installed at middle marker site (15nm at all altitudes).
LOM Compass Locator Station when installed at outer marker site (15nm at all altitudes).
MH Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB), (Homing), Power less than 50 watts (25nm at all altitudes).
S Simultaneous range homing singal and/or voice.
SABH Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) NOT authorized for IFR or ATC. provides automatic weather broadcasts.
TACAN UHF navigational facility-Omnidirectional Course and Distance information.
VOR VHF navigational facility-Omnidirectional Course only.
VOR/DME Collocated VOR navigational facility and UHF standard Distance Measuring Equipment.
VORTAC Collocated VOR and TACAN navigational facilities.
W Without voice on radio facility frequency.
Z VHF station location marker at a radio facility.

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