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Want to know about Flight Paths?

February 1, 2012 By Doug Francis

Flight Paths Northern Virginia Doug Francis

Basically, expect an aircraft to fly overhead (click to enlarge)

One of the benefits to living in Northern Virginia is that you can get a flight almost anywhere in the world at one of the local airports. Each of these “local airports” qualifies to be in the top-tier of U.S. airports for passenger traffic and daily flights.

Recently, when a real estate client from Texas asked me about airport flight paths over Vienna , I had to say the area is covered with overlapping flight paths. We have Dulles International, Reagan National, Andrews AFB, and plenty of helicopters going wherever helicopters can land!

I happen to live in one of the overlapping areas where I can see planes on approach to National to my right, on approach to Dulles to my left, on approach to Andrews overhead, and hear a medevac helicopter en route to Fairfax Hospital. The helicopter wins out in the noise department since the airplanes, for the most part, have low sound output on approach.

On the map above, I did not include BWI Airport which is outside Baltimore and a major Southwest Airlines hub because those planes don’t touch our airspace.

40 million passengers equals plenty of flights

You should know that Washington Dulles International handles over 23 million passengers a year, and Reagan Washington National Airport handles over 16 million passengers a year. Added up, that’s a lot of flights.

Although most residents can’t tell the difference, flights on approach to Andrews Air Force Base (in Maryland) make a final approach over Northern Virginia. And one morning at my son’s early morning soccer game in Alexandria VA, I counted ten Air Force C-17’s  gaining altitude.

yes, helicopter flight paths too

Helicopter traffic is significant and includes medevac choppers to the hospitals, every imaginable military helicopter, Coast Guard helicopters, Fairfax County Police helicopters, U.S. Park Service helicopters, and the TV News choppers out searching for “news”.

In reality, living here isn’t quite as noisy as I may have depicted here. Really!

It’s just going to be impossible to find a home in Northern Virginia that isn’t near a potential flight path.

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About Doug Francis

A Realtor specializing in unique and new homes around Vienna, Virginia, Doug started writing a first-hand blog about his everyday real estate experiences a decade ago. In-depth, helpful and fun has always been the objective. Outside real estate, he was profiled in a commercial for Verisign's "Where the World Clicks" global ad campaign, and was quoted in Money Magazine's Best Places to Live article on Vienna (#3!). He's a Boston University graduate who feels morning coffee is non-negotiable.

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Helping my clients add value to their homes has always been important to me. My step-by-step recommendations are intended to increase market appeal, return more than invested, and help net more when selling.

Beyond just sellers, I have helped many new homeowners make smart design decisions when remodeling. We gutted our house and totally remodeled it, and I pass that experience along because living in a nice house is simply better.

My background… I’ve been an active licensed agent in Virginia for 25 years, work at TTR Sotheby’s International Realty in McLean, and sell homes in all price ranges. I donate to the Town of Vienna tree replacement fund, participate in a neighborhood citizens association, and try my best to stay in shape.

Questions? Email doug@dougfrancis.com or call me at (703) 304-6827 to discuss your plans. Cheers!

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