Flying a Piper PA-34 Seneca into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Runway Requirements

Approach Considerations

• →Approach plates: Reference current Jeppesen or FAA charts before each flight. ILS, RNAV (GPS), and visual approaches typically available depending on runway. Check NOTAMs for outages.
• →Wake turbulence: Stay alert for wake turbulence from preceding heavy aircraft, especially at major airports like KDCA.

Common Considerations

Close-in airport to the capital with strict airspace restrictions. The River Visual to Runway 19 is iconic. For the Piper PA-34 Seneca, the most relevant factors are runway length sufficiency, density altitude impact at field elevation 15 ft, and single-runway pattern management.

Fuel Availability

100LL avgas is typically available at KDCA via on-field FBOs. The Piper PA-34 Seneca burns approximately 10 gph at cruise — verify pricing through ForeFlight or AirNav before arrival.