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).

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) services both military helicopters and passenger planes every day.

U.S. authorities said on Thursday it was not yet clear why a regional jet crashed into a U.S. Army helicopter at a Washington airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in more than 20 years.

Lawmakers have expressed concerns about congestion in at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport amid a constricted space.

More than 60 people were killed when an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional American Airlines flight that was on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night.

Figure skaters and coaches returning from the national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, the U.

While speaking to the local reporters, the US National Transportation Safety Board said that the recorders are the key component of determining the final moments and the circumstances that led to the

A regional jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, crashed into a Black Hawk while on approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport.

WASHINGTON: Investigators on Thursday (Jan 30) recovered the black boxes from a passenger plane whose mid-air collision with a military helicopter over Washington's Potomac River killed 67 people

On January 29, 2025, a midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport led to the suspension of all flights. Emergency personnel quickly responded to the scene as rescuers scoured the Potomac River for survivors.