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).

DCA is one of the most demanding airports in the world. It also has what’s known as ‘helicopter alley’ with hundreds of police, military, news and rescue helicopters criss-crossing

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

South Holland police ultimately had to clear out trustees, neighbors, and the news media after allies and critics of Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard let their fists speak for them.

David Freeman caught a flight to International Airport on Thursday from Reagan National Airport after a American Airlines jet collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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

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

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

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

The Federal Aviation Administration said the midair collision occurred around 9 p.m. EST when a regional jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, smashed into a military Blackhawk helicopter while on approach to an airport runway.

American Airlines Chief Executive Robert Isom said Flight 5342 was “on an otherwise normal approach” to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport when it collided with a military helicopter Wednesday night.