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).

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

What we know so far about the mid-air collision near Reagan Airport - Questions remain over the mid-air collision between a jet, which was carrying 64 people, including the crew, and a military helico

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

Investigators analyze flight data to understand the crash between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter and exactly what was going on before disaster struck.

The impact of a plane crash near the nation’s capital was obvious to some passengers who arrived at KCI Thursday from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Thursday.

Chuck Smith says he has made that approach and landing hundreds of times in his career. He shared a video showing what it looks like to fly near Washington, D.C., and over the Potomac River. He says the airspace is notoriously busy with commercial,

Deadly mid-air collision over Washington, D.C., reignites concerns over air traffic congestion and safety risks at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Air traffic controller 'left shift early' before American Airlines disaster - None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived, as investigators work on black boxes found in the ruins

Investigators have retrieved the voice and data recorders from the passenger plane following Wednesday's crash which killed 67 people.

A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington County, prompting a large search-and-rescue o