An air-traffic tower serving Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport had 19 fully trained controllers on board as of Sept. 2023, compared with 21 in Sept. 2014, FAA air-traffic workforce data shows.

Jack Potter, the CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, told reporters that the goal remains to reopen the airport to traffic at 11 a.m. Thursday. Potter said recovery efforts are ...

Dave Friello, a resident of northern Virginia, was arriving at the airport about 9 p.m. to pick up a friend flying in when he saw several emergency vehicles racing into the airport. "At first I ...