From 1998 until the September 11 attacks , Air Pegasus operated helicopter sightseeing and other transportation services out of the South Capitol Street Heliport , but the federal government has not allowed it to resume operations due to security concerns . WTTG Fox-5 also used the heliport from 1999 to 2001 , then moved its operations elsewhere . On November 10 , 2010 , District of Columbia Congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton asked the TSA to allow the South Capitol Street Heliport to reopen for non-governmental use
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
List of heliports in Washington, D.C.