The staffing at the air control tower at Reagan National Airport was "not normal" when an American Airlines plane and Army helicopter collided on Wednesday night, a report shows.

""DCA is one of the most demanding airports in the world. It also has what’s known as ‘helicopter alley’ with hundreds of police, military, news and rescue helicopters criss-crossing the Potomac River,

Raza was a Washington, DC-based consultant who travelled to Wichita twice a month to work on a turnaround project for a hospital there, her father-in-law said

Another flight arriving at Reagan National Airport was forced to abort landing due to helicopter traffic just 24 hours before the tragic midair crash between a military helicopter, according to a

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

The flight from Wichita, Kansas, which was operated by America Airlines, was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. It was approaching to land at DCA when it collided with an army Blackhawk helicopter. The helicopter was carrying three service members. Officials said no one survived the crash.

The crash near Reagan National Airport has renewed questions about the airport's flight load, considering its small size, among other issues.

Lawmakers have expressed concerns about congestion in at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport amid a constricted space.

Daniel Driscoll, President Trump’s pick for Army secretary, said during his Thursday confirmation hearing that the service may not want to risk training around an airport as busy as Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The Associated Press is providing live video of the scene of the plane crash near Washington’s Reagan Airport:

Multiple fatalities have been reported after a horrific incident involving American Airlines flight 5342 and a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over