Sunset Departures @ KDCA (10-5-25)


Hello community, I’m back at DCA—specifically at the marina since Gravelly Point is temporarily closed… didn’t originally plan on catching departures but I think they made for some decent shots :slight_smile:

Anyways, i’ll let you be the judge of that, enjoy!


Spotting gear

Canon eos rebel T5/Canon 1200D
Canon EF-S 55-250 mm f/4-5.6 IS STM


Starting off with this American Airlines A321N departing into the sunset for a flight to Los Angeles


After that came Chester, smiling away in the sunset as he departs to Portland



Shortly after that came this Delta A319 going full TO/GA for Detroit



After that came a PSA CRJ-700 my camera was struggling to take… I believe it was departing to Norfolk


To (unoficially) close off this topic, a United A321XLR going to Chicago, surprisingly my first time spotting it


Bonus photo

About 10 minutes later came this Jetblue A220 departing to JFK, a route previously flown by Jetblue’s E190’s before their retirement (@Anthony_Gulluscio summon)

This was the first flight out of DCA for around 12 minutes after a temporary TFR due to presidential helicopters nearby


Thanks for viewing :people_hugging:


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Good stuff

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Gorgeous, those distinct winglet shadows on the fuselage are really lovely.

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Awesome photos!

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Really good photos! I think this was meant to be delta.

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Beautiful pics!

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absolutely awesome stuff, keep it up !

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Appreciate it :left_facing_fist:

Thanks, definitely have to spot at sunset more often cause these are great

Even more awesome comment!

Oh yeah, thanks

Thank you both, I appreciate it!

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It’s literally the most generic comment ever. :wilted_flower:

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Dont forget @Avaitor1

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