FAA reopens two runways at Reagan National Airport weeks after DC plane crash

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport reopened two runways following the Jan. 29 American Airlines flight and helicopter collision that killed 67 people.

“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,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. “The restrictions on helicopter traffic around DCA remain in effect.”