Ronald Reagan National Airport has raised safety concerns for years, but its close proximity to power in Washington, D.C., has kept the runways open with no sign of change.

Sixty-seven people died in a collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.

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.’ ...

The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington on Wednesday was on a training flight along a route core to a seldom-discussed military mission to evacuate senior officials ...

An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into ...

The airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport can challenge the most experienced pilots, who must navigate ...

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