Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

DCA is one of the most demanding airports in the world. It also has what’s known as ‘helicopter alley’ with hundreds of ...

Richard Anderson, former CEO of Northwest and Delta airlines, often sat in the cockpit jump seat when his airlines’ pilots flew along the Potomac River and then made a sharp turn to land at the ...

There were more reports of such incidents at Reagan National – which processes over 25 million passengers per year – than at any of the top 10 busiest airports in the country. Pilots and ...

Reagan is one of three U.S. airports governed by a “slot” system, in which the Federal Aviation Administration limits the number of daily takeoffs and landings to prevent overcrowded airspace.

(CNN) — When an American Airlines flight fatally collided with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport ... But the situation was hardly an anomaly. Airports around the country have ...