Coast Guard Air Station Washington

Coast Guard Air Station Washington
Part of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. in the United States
An MH-65D Dolphin helicopter of CGAS Washington flying over the National Mall and Potomac River
Site information
Owner	United States Department of Transportation
Operator	Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority/ United States Coast Guard
Controlled by	Coast Guard District 5, Sector Maryland-National Capital Region
Open to the public	No
Website	www.uscg.mil/airstaDC/
Site history
Built	February 20, 1952 (1952-02-20)
In use	1952–present

Coast Guard Air Station Washington (CGAS Washington) is a United States Coast Guard Air Station in Crystal City, in Arlington County, Virginia. Located at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Crystal City, Virginia, the air station supports NORAD air defense missions in and around the Washington metropolitan area and its Special Flight Rules Area, provides executive transportation for the Commandant of the Coast Guard and Secretary of Homeland Security, and carries out regional Continuity of Government tasking as directed.

Operated by rotating staff drawn from a pool of 60 aviators and 175 enlisted members permanently assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, aviators of CGAS Washington operate Eurocopter MH-65D Dolphin helicopters and Gulfstream C-37B business jets. The air station is located across the Potomac River from Coast Guard Station Washington.