Why the airspace near Reagan Washington National Airport has long been a concern
An airspace cluttered with passenger planes and military aircraft. A history of near-crashes. And a growing shortage of air traffic controllers available to manage it all. Some experts, politicians and airport managers have been warning for years of the risks posed by the crowded airspace and volume of flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
Plane crashes near Reagan National Airport after colliding with military helicopter, officials say
A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington
Political Plays Fueled More Congestion at Reagan National Airport
Airport preferred by Washington lawmakers and lobbyists lies in some of the most congested airspace in the country.
Passenger jet collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport
A passenger jet has collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.
Washington DC plane crash: What we know so far about the mid-air collision near Reagan Airport
Questions remain over the mid-air collision between a jet, which was carrying 64 people, including the crew, and a military helicopter carrying three soldiers
Retired pilot’s video shows what it’s like landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
RICHMOND, Va. ( WWBT /Gray News) - A retired pilot gave a first-hand view of what it’s like to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Chuck Smith says he has made that approach and landing hundreds of times in his career. He shared a video showing what it looks like to fly near Washington, D.C., and over the Potomac River.
LIVE: DC plane crash near Reagan National Airport
A multi-agency search and rescue operation is underway in the Potomac River after a small American Airlines aircraft collided with an Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport, authorities confirmed.
Reagan National Airport reopens despite congestion concerns
The Post’s Blair Guild spoke with legislators and passengers at Reagan National Airport as it reopened on Jan. 30 after a tragic collision halted flights.
Reagan airport was at the center of a fierce safety debate last year. Lawmakers approved more flights anyway
Reagan airport was at the center of a fierce safety debate last year. Lawmakers approved more flights anyway - ‘We’ve been ...
American Airlines plane, Army helicopter collide outside Reagan National Airport near Washington DC
An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside ...
Dozens who died over Washington shared a flight but each had their own story
Mourners are grasping to make sense of the random circumstances that put their friends and loved ones in harm's way when an ...
Airplane collided with military helicopter near Reagan National Airport, FAA says
An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday ...
New details emerge in the minutes before the mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport
Investigators analyze flight data to understand the crash between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter and ...
Kansas rep: Crash near Reagan National ‘a tragedy that touches our community’
Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) said Thursday that the deadly plane crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday ...
DC plane crash live updates: American Airlines jet black boxes recovered, source says
The Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet was carrying roughly 60 passengers, according to Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall, who called ...