Jan 31, 2025 · The FAA is clarifying the restrictions on helicopter traffic in the area over the Potomac River around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). We issued the clarifications based on feedback from air traffic controllers and helicopter operators. We are not changing the initial restrictions. The restrictions on simultaneous fixed wing ...

1 day ago · The FAA told CBS News in a statement: "Following the May 29, 2024, close call incident at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), the FAA took action on May 31, 2024, by temporarily ...

1 day ago · An FAA spokeswoman would only say that the agency “is slowing traffic into and out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport due to weather conditions and recovery efforts in the area ...

Sep 1, 2020 · The Washington Flight Operations Team is based at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Hangar 6. Their primary critical event response / transportation mission supports official FAA responsibilities in times of emergency or disaster, as well as support the National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) in carrying out its duties.

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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 ...

1 day ago · The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to announce it is reducing flight arrivals at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to address safety concerns after a deadly collision between ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Federal authorities have restricted helicopter flights near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The move comes days after a deadly collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter.

1 day ago · "The FAA is slowing traffic into and out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport due to weather conditions and recovery efforts in the area," the FAA said in a statement to USA TODAY. The move was first reported by Reuters, which said that arrivals would be reduced from 28 per hour to 26 per hour during the slowdown.

Jan 30, 2025 · A commercial flight hit a military helicopter at Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday night. The airport has a history of crashes and near-misses going back decades.