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).

Reagan airport faced warnings over its packed airspace for years. More flights were approved anyway - ‘We’ve been pretty plain about our [safety] concerns, but it isn’t a good time to speculate right now,

The crash near Reagan National Airport has renewed questions about the airport's flight load, considering its small size, among other issues.

Airport preferred by Washington lawmakers and lobbyists lies in some of the most congested airspace in the country.

Investigators analyze flight data to understand the crash between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter and exactly what was going on before disaster struck.

Questions remain over the mid-air collision between a jet, which was carrying 64 people, including the crew, and a military helicopter carrying three soldiers

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.

A passenger jet has collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington.

Wreckage from Wednesday’s mid-air collision in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon/U.S. Coast Guard/Distributed by the Associated Press Share American Airlines Flight 5342 hit an Army helicopter near Washington D.

Mourners are grasping to make sense of the random circumstances that put their friends and loved ones in harm's way when an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington, D.C.

As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.