{"id":2401446,"date":"2025-02-11T14:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T19:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-reopens-two-runways-at-reagan-national-airport-weeks-after-dc-plane-crash\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T14:09:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T19:09:21","slug":"faa-reopens-two-runways-at-reagan-national-airport-weeks-after-dc-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-reopens-two-runways-at-reagan-national-airport-weeks-after-dc-plane-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"FAA reopens two runways at Reagan National Airport weeks after DC plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffaa-reopens-two-runways-at-reagan-national-airport-weeks-after-dc-plane-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2401446&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Federal Aviation Governance (FAA) \u200chas reopened two runways at Ronald Reagan \u200bWashington National Airport following\u200c the tragic collision between an American Airlines flight and \u2062a \u200bhelicopter on January 29, which \u2063resulted in the deaths of 67\u2062 people.After the incident, \u200cthe runways were\u2063 temporarily closed to \u200cfacilitate\u200d recovery operations, and all victims have as\u2063 been recovered. The FAA has \u200bincreased the\u200d airport&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">hourly arrival rate<\/a> to 28 aircraft, though the usual maximum is 32, and restrictions on helicopter\u2064 traffic remain in effect until the national Transportation Safety board (NTSB) completes its preliminary examination.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">FAA reopens two runways at Reagan National Airport weeks after DC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">plane crash<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1965965\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport<\/a> reopened two runways following the Jan. 29 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/american-airlines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">American Airlines<\/a> flight and helicopter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3305147\/potomac-plane-crash-rescue-operation-underway-near-reagan-airport-apparent-helicopter-collision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">collision<\/a> that killed 67 people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Runways 4\/22 and 15\/33 at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) have reopened and we have increased the hourly arrival rate to 28 aircraft,&rdquo; the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. &ldquo;The restrictions on helicopter traffic around DCA remain in effect.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The regular maximum hourly rate of arriving aircraft is 32.<\/p>\n<p>After the plane crash, the FAA and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/29-sacramento-students-stranded-in-afghanistan\/\" title=\"29 Sacramento students stranded in Afghanistan\">airport closed<\/a> down the runways as the recovery mission continued. Last week, NTSB announced it recovered all 67 bodies from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-federal-investigators-reveal-likely-reason-for-helicopter-crash-that-killed-kobe-bryant\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Federal Investigators Reveal Likely Reason For ... Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant\">crash site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3310676\/all-victims-potomac-river-plane-crash-recovered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>ALL VICTIMS FROM POTOMAC PLANE CRASH RECOVERED AFTER DEADLY COLLISION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since Jan. 31, the FAA has restricted helicopter traffic around the airport.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These restrictions will remain in place until the NTSB completes its preliminary investigation of the air carrier incident at which point it will be reviewed based on NTSB&rsquo;s report,&rdquo; the FAA said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1965965\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1965965\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAA reopens two runways at Reagan National Airport after crash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2401447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DCA-airport.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14154,38143,49522,50207],"class_list":["post-2401446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-faa","tag-plane-crash","tag-reagan-national-airport","tag-runways"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DCA-airport.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401446"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401451,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401446\/revisions\/2401451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}