A md-83 captain reported the FMC did not have destination airport and associated approaches in the d...

Narrative:

The destination airport; along with all associated approaches; was not in the FMC database. After speaking with the duty pilot; I was told that the FMC does not have enough memory to include [destination airport] and associated approaches.it is unacceptable to have primary navigation equipment that does not include departure and destination airports in its database. This is especially true when flying to an airport in close proximity to washington; D.C. -- With multiple prohibited areas located nearby.please understand that there are measures that need to be taken when deciding to fly to a given airport. Aircraft must be properly configured to support safe and efficient navigation to and from said airport. If unable to do this; dispatch needs to be advised so that a properly equipped aircraft can be flown to airports like [destination]. Please invest in our equipment and include all [company] airports (at least) in the navigation databases.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD-83 Captain reported the FMC did not have destination airport and associated approaches in the database. He was advised the problem was related to memory capacity of the FMC.

Narrative: The destination airport; along with all associated approaches; was not in the FMC database. After speaking with the duty pilot; I was told that the FMC does not have enough memory to include [destination airport] and associated approaches.It is UNACCEPTABLE to have primary navigation equipment that does not include departure and destination airports in its database. This is especially true when flying to an airport in close proximity to Washington; D.C. -- with multiple prohibited areas located nearby.Please understand that there are measures that need to be taken when deciding to fly to a given airport. Aircraft must be properly configured to support safe and efficient navigation to and from said airport. If unable to do this; dispatch needs to be advised so that a properly equipped aircraft can be flown to airports like [destination]. Please invest in our equipment and include all [Company] airports (at least) in the navigation databases.

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Attributes
ACN	1331388
Time
Date	201511
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	FMS/FMC
Person 1
Function	Captain
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A md-83 captain reported the FMC did not have destination airport and associated approaches in the database. He was advised the problem was related to memory capacity of the FMC.