How the 2025 passenger jet, chopper crash near Reagan National has changed DC’s airspace

This story is part of WTOP’s series “Five stories that defined the DC-area in 2025.” You can hear it on air all this week and read it online.
Almost a year after the midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, the congested airspace around Reagan National Airport continues to be the focus of attention.
“This was a wake-up call for not only the folks who go in and out of Reagan National all the time, but the