FAA officials weighed closing Reagan National Airport runway …
17 hours ago · Top officials at the Federal Aviation Administration, including then-Administrator Michael Whitaker, pushed last summer to close one of three runways at Washington's Reagan National Airport ...
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - Wikipedia
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA, FAA LID: DCA) is a public airport in Arlington County, Virginia, United States, five miles (eight kilometers; four nautical miles) from Washington, D.C. It is the closest airport to the nation's capital, the 24th-busiest airport in the nation, the busiest airport in the Washington metropolitan area, and the second busiest in the ...
Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts | AP News
6 days ago · Just a day before a deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., employees at the Federal Aviation Administration were sent an offer to resign with eight months’ pay.
Why Reagan Washington's airspace safety has long been a …
Jan 30, 2025 · Some experts, politicians and airport managers have been warning of the risks posed by the crowded airspace at Reagan Washington National Airport.
The humble beginnings of Ronald Reagan National Airport
6 days ago · Built on a swamp with a busy road going right through it, what’s now Ronald Reagan National Airport was initially lampooned in news articles as ‘a disgrace.’
FAA restricting helicopter flights near Reagan National after crash
Jan 31, 2025 · The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is indefinitely restricting helicopter flights near Washington Reagan National Airport after a deadly collision between an American Airlines regional jet ...
Immediate Assessment of Aviation Safety - The White House
Jan 30, 2025 · ADMINISTRATION SUBJECT: Immediate Assessment of Aviation Safety On January 29, 2025, a commercial aircraft and a military helicopter horrifically collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National ...
Takeoffs, Landings Halted at Ronald Reagan National Airport …
Jan 30, 2025 · At several facilities, controllers work mandatory overtime and six-day work weeks to cover shortages. The Federal Aviation Administration has about 3,000 fewer controllers than it says it needs.
New York TimesStaffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Reagan Airport …
Jan 30, 2025 · Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” according to an internal preliminary Federal Aviation ...
Congress Approved More Flights at Reagan Airport Despite …
Jan 30, 2025 · Monitors showed mostly canceled and delayed flights at Reagan National Airport on Thursday, the day after an Army helicopter and a passenger jet collided nearby.