| Coast Guard Air Station Washington | |
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| Part of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | |
| Arlington County, Virginia in the United States | |
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| 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 |
| Site history | |
| Built | February 20, 1952 |
| In use | 1952–present |
Coast Guard Air Station Washington (CGAS Washington) is a United States Coast Guard Air Station in Arlington County, Virginia. Located at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport adjacent to the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington, the air station supports NORAD air defense missions in and around the Washington, D.C. 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, the flight crews 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 located on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.