Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport is the older of the two major airports in the area, commencing operations in 1941 as Washington National Airport. Dulles opened later and was designated as ...

While the American Airlines flight was in its final stretch, the control tower asked its pilots to pivot their course from Runway 1, National Airport’s most commonly used arrivals runway, to an ...

Multiple pilots told investigators that the airport is too busy, and that the approach to Runway 33—which the pilots of Flight 5342 were heading toward— requires particular focus.