Identifier
DCA
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Map Print (DCA)
DCA
KDCA
Washington, Washington, D.C.
$55
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Colorway
White
Black
Navy
Sand
Blueprint
Night Ops
Hi-Viz
Finish
Fine Art Print pairs 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper with pigment giclée printing for rich color and a smooth matte finish. Supplied unframed. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat.
Framed Fine Art Print presents the same cotton paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame, with a white beveled mat and optical-grade clear acrylic. The mat is included, and hanging wire is already installed.
Glossy Metal Print brings vivid color to coated aluminum through dye sublimation. The glossy surface resists scratches and water; the included hidden mount positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall.
Size
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- Museum-quality, 330 gsm cotton paper with pigment inks for rich color and fine detail. Ready for your own frame.
- Washington's runways and taxiways, composed as art for anyone who has spent time at the field.
- Seven colorways to suit the room. A considered gift for pilots, crew, and frequent flyers.
Description
A runway diagram map print of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), made from the airport's own layout for the place it holds in your life. Choose your colorway and your format: a fine art giclée print on cotton paper, a framed fine art print, a glossy metal print or a digital download.
Your fine art print is made to order with pigment inks on heavyweight, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, a 330 gsm sheet with a high color gamut and deep black density. The acid-free, archival-grade paper has a smooth matte surface. Supplied unframed, ready for your own frame.
Shipping and Returns
Physical prints are made to order in 2 to 3 business days; shipping time is added on top and varies by your location and the method you choose. Standard shipping is free across the US. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat, though paper may retain a slight curl; orders with framed or metal pieces ship in separate boxes. Digital downloads are delivered by email, so there is nothing to ship.
The Digital Download is a JPEG at 300 dpi, sized for 24 by 30 inches. The digital add-on matches the selected physical print size at 300 dpi. Download links arrive by email and stay active for 30 days; save the file within that time and keep it for personal, non-commercial use. No physical item is shipped.
Physical products have a 30-day money-back guarantee. Contact us within 30 days of delivery to request a refund; we may require a return before issuing it.
Digital downloads are non-refundable once delivered, except where required by law or where AirportPrints determines that a delivery failure or technical issue was caused by AirportPrints.
Materials
Fine Art Print: pigment giclée printing on heavyweight 330 gsm (17 mil), 100% cotton Hot Press paper, on regularly calibrated giclée printers. The paper is acid-free and archival-grade, with a smooth matte surface and the high color gamut and black density that let a dark ground and fine linework keep their depth. Supplied unframed, with no added white margin, ready for your own frame.
Framed Fine Art Print: the same cotton fine art paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame. A white, acid-free, 4-ply mat with a 45-degree bevel and optical-grade, shatter-resistant clear acrylic (safer to ship than glass) are included. The print is mounted to foam core for a flat presentation, with a kraft paper dust cover and installed hanging wire on the back.
Glossy Metal Print: the image is transferred by dye sublimation into polymer-coated aluminum with a glossy white base. The 1.14 mm panel has a scratch- and water-resistant surface, with a hidden inset mount that positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall. Display indoors, away from direct sunlight.
Digital Download: a high-resolution JPEG for personal, non-commercial use. No physical paper, frame, or metal panel is included.
Dimensions
Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches.
Framed Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches, measured across the mat and acrylic area inside the frame. The mat sits within that area, so the visible image is about 6 x 8, 12 x 16, or 18 x 24 inches. The outside frame is larger than the listed size.
Glossy Metal Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches. During sublimation, 1/8 to 1/4 inch of the artwork may be cropped, so the printed edge can differ slightly from the preview.
Digital Download: a 7200 x 9000 pixel JPEG at 300 dpi for 24 x 30 inch printing. A digital add-on instead matches the selected physical size: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, or 24 x 30 inches at 300 dpi.
Made like something you keep.
The field itself
This is Washington's own layout, the way its runways run and the taxiways thread between them, composed into a print you will want to look at every day. Not a stock template with a new name on it.
Museum-quality cotton paper
Heavyweight 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, acid-free and archival-grade. Its high color gamut and black density give the runways real depth, and pigment inks keep the fine detail crisp on a smooth matte surface.
Solid wood framing or glossy metal
Frame it in 1.25 inch solid wood, black, white or natural oak, with the white beveled mat, optical-grade clear acrylic and hanging wire included. Or choose glossy metal: dye sublimation into aluminum, floated about 3/4 inch off the wall on a hidden mount.
Ronald Reagan Washington National
DCA · Washington, Washington, D.C.
38.8514° N · 77.0377° W
Field elevation 14 ft
Field elevation 14 ft
ICAO code
KDCA
Field elevation
14ft
Runways
3
Magnetic variation
11°W
Runways
01/197,169 × 150 ft
15/335,204 × 150 ft
04/225,000 × 150 ft
Composed from published airport information and available field depictions as original wall art. Learn how AirportPrints maps take shape.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Runway Diagram Print
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport fits three runways onto a tight parcel beside the Potomac River, and this print plots each one to scale from the field's actual layout. The main runway, 01/19, runs 7,169 feet close to north and south; the shorter 15/33 (5,204 feet) and 04/22 (5,000 feet) cut across it on the diagonal, so all three meet near the center of the field. Every runway here measures 150 feet wide, and published field information guides their relative proportions in the drawing.
Hemmed in by the river on one side and the terminal complex on the other, the runways at Reagan National had to overlap rather than fan out across open ground. The composition leans into that. The dark diagonals of 15/33 and 04/22 slice through the long vertical of 01/19, and the pale taxiways and terminal apron trace the western edge where the concourses line up along the water. It is a busy, angular shape, closer to a hand-thrown asterisk than the clean parallels of a wide inland hub, and it makes for a print that rewards a second look.
The airport opened in 1941 as Washington National and was renamed in 1998 to honor Ronald Reagan, the fortieth president. Much of the eastern side of the field was built on landfill dredged from the Potomac near Gravelly Point, which is why the runways press so close to the shoreline in the drawing.
The numbers along each runway are magnetic headings, and Reagan National's were redrawn in 1999 as Earth's magnetic field slowly drifted: the old 18/36 became 01/19 and 03/21 became 04/22. This print keeps those current designators, the field's coordinates, and its 14-foot elevation set quietly in the margin. It is the closest of the region's fields to Washington, with Dulles out to the west and Baltimore to the north, and it makes a fitting piece for anyone who has flown into that sliver of runway on the Potomac or watched the monuments slide past on climb-out.
Washington (DCA) print, common questions
How many runways does Reagan National have?
Three: the main 01/19, plus 15/33 and 04/22. They cross near the center of the field, and the print composes their relative angles from published field information.
What is the longest runway at DCA?
Runway 01/19 is the longest at 7,169 feet and 150 feet wide.
How high is Reagan National above sea level?
About 14 feet. The field sits right on the Potomac River, and that elevation is printed in the margin of the diagram.
Where is DCA located?
In Arlington County, Virginia, roughly five miles from downtown Washington. It is the closest airport to the nation's capital.
How does the DCA print relate to the airport's layout?
Published airport information and available field depictions guide the DCA composition, including the runway designators and relative geometry. It is original wall art, so fine details may be simplified or omitted.
What sizes are available?
The print comes in several sizes and finishes, made to order, with the ground tone left to you so it can suit the wall it is going on.
