Runway 1/19

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The main runway at National Airport. Due to regulations forbidding commercial flights in District airspace, pilots approaching this runway from the north must stay west of the Potomac river, necessitating a tricky right turn immediately before landing.

Other than LaGuardia and Chicago Midway, DCA has the shortest primary runways of any major U.S. airport.
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Coordinates:   38°51'4"N   77°2'15"W
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