Airports
Reagan National Airport Launches Runway Rehab Project
Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., has embarked on a two-year runway rehabilitation program.
Aerial view of Washington Reagan National Airport (KDCA)
Reagan National Airport has embarked on a two-year construction project that will renovate 7,170-foot Runway 1/19 (center, left-to-right), and 5,200-foot Runway 15/33 (left). © Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Washington Reagan National Airport (KDCA) has embarked on a two-year, $94.4 million runway rehabilitation program funded by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) capitol construction program budget and federal grants. It will focus on 7,170-foot Runway 1/19 and 5,200-foot Runway 15/33 and will involve replacing the asphalt and base down to eight inches on both and changing all runway lighting to energy-efficient LED systems.

According to the project engineers, the work will require 123,000 tons of asphalt on Runway 1/19 and 54,000 tons on 15/33. To accommodate this demand, a temporary asphalt plant is being set up at the airport.

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