Reagan airport was at the center of a fierce safety debate last year. Lawmakers approved more flights anyway - ‘We’ve been pretty plain about our [safety] concerns, but it isn’t a good time to speculate right now,

Deadly mid-air collision over Washington, D.C., reignites concerns over air traffic congestion and safety risks 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.

Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, US Video Recording Date/Time: January 30, 2025 at 06:56h The recovery effort continued Thursday morning, January 30, following the deadly midair collision and crash of an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport the night before.

An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday evening. Three soldiers were onboard the helicopter and a massive search and rescue operation is now unfolding in the Potomac River.

After Wednesday’s fatal crash which took down a commercial jet and a military helicopter on a training flight at Washington DC’s Reagan National airport, public officials and aviation experts are resurfacing concerns about how uniquely congested the airspace is around the country’s capital.

The plan to add five incoming and five outgoing flights was included in the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act last year.

A commuter at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Metro stop in Arlington, Virginia on January 7. (CNN) — Days before bitter cold descends on the nation’s capital for the ...

In Alexandria, Virginia, just 10 minutes outside of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, lies Virginia Tech’s newest campus expansion at 3625 Potomac Yard Avenue. This new area, away from the

A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

Authorities have not pinpointed a reason for the collision, which happened as the regional jet was trying to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.