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News Articles: airports

An airport control tower is seen at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on May 6.

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  • National

As few as 3 radar controllers monitored Newark's airspace Monday night, FAA says

At times Monday evening, as few as three air traffic controllers per hour were lined up to monitor via radar the planes flying into and out of the airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

May 13, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks at an event unveiling a new U.S. air traffic control system at the Department of Transportation on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

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  • National

Trump administration unveils a plan to modernize the air traffic control system

The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands of controllers responsible for guiding planes in and out of airports.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Scott Neuman
People wait in line for a delayed flight at Newark International Airport on Monday in Newark, N.J. Delays and cancellations at one of the nation's busiest airports have persisted for several days.

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  • National

What is happening at Newark Airport? This and other questions answered

Hundreds of flight delays and cancellations at Newark's airport over the past several days are giving passengers headaches and spurring promises to improve the nation's air traffic control system.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A Delta Air Lines flight approaches Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on July 2, 2022. On Thursday, two commercial jetliners had to abort landings this week at the airport because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter.

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  • National

Army Black Hawk helicopter forces two jetliners to abort landings at DCA

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he will ask Defense Department officials why an Army Black Hawk helicopter violated flight restrictions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

May 03, 2025
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By:
  • Greg Allen
A Delta Air Lines plane taxis to its gate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after landing on Jan. 30 in Arlington, Va.

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  • National

Delta plane and Air Force jet ordered to maneuver to avoid collision near DCA airport

A Delta passenger plane and an Air Force jet flew narrowly close to one another outside Washington, D.C., on Friday, prompting a collision warning and "corrective instructions" from air traffic controllers.

March 29, 2025
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
A plane takes off over a road sign near Heathrow Airport in London.

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  • Europe

Heathrow Airport closes Friday after fire knocks out power to part of London

Thousands of homes lost power and about 150 people had to be evacuated after a transformer within an electrical substation caught fire in west London.

March 21, 2025
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By:
  • Willem Marx
People queue in long lines in departure hall C at Rhine-Main Airport, Frankfurt, Germany on Sunday, a day ahead of a planned strike across Germany amid new contract negotiations.

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  • Europe

Surprise strike at Germany's Hamburg Airport affects more than 40,000 passengers

The walkout, which reportedly took place with only about a half-hour advance notice, came before a broader series of preannounced strikes across 13 airports in Germany on Monday.

March 10, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, wreckage is seen in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington.

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  • National

Editor's note: Reporting the midair collision will focus on facts and people's stories

NPR's reporting will continue to focus on what happened and learning what we can about the victims and telling their stories.

January 31, 2025
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By:
  • Russell Lewis
Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed last night on approach to Reagan National Airport on Thursday in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided in midair with a military helicopter while approaching the airport. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people on board both aircraft.

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  • National

Map: See the aircraft's paths before they collided near Washington, D.C.

Investigators say there are likely no survivors in the deadly aircraft collision that occurred Wednesday evening above the icy waters of the Potomac river.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise,
  • Connie Hanzhang Jin,
  • and 1 more
Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va.

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  • National

Listen: Air traffic controller audio before the midair plane crash near D.C.

It will be some time before investigators can offer clear answers to the cause of the midair crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport but air traffic controller audio and radar reviewed by NPR offer some insight into what happened before.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Russell Lewis
First responders search the crash site of American Airlines Flight 5342 along the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Thursday.

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  • National

What we know about the midair plane and helicopter crash near Washington, D.C.

Authorities believe there are no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz,
  • Rachel Treisman,
  • and 2 more
An Air India airlines jet is pictured in September 2023 in Lido Beach, N.Y. The airline was one of many affected by hoax bomb threats over the past week.

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  • World

6 Indian airlines flights declare emergencies amid spate of fake bomb threats

Six flights from India declared emergencies within 30 minutes of each other. It comes as fake bomb threats are causing disruptions, diversions and delays for scores of flights on Indian airlines.

October 22, 2024
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By:
  • James Doubek
Sen. Raphael Warnock during a visit to the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, where he discussed the aviation workforce in an April 13, 2023, photo.

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: Warnock on student loan errors, Ossoff on honoring Vietnam veterans

For the week ending May 17, 2024, Sens. Warnock and Ossoff worked in urging the Department of Education to call out a student loan servicer for their failures, proving relocation support for military families, honoring Vietnam War veterans with medals, and investing in Georgia's airports to upgrade their infrastructure.

May 17, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
It's COVID testing time at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, South Korea. Arrivals from China must now submit to a PCR test.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: How do I avoid catching COVID while flying in 2023?

You'll see testing in some airports these days — it's just like we're going back in time! And speaking of looking back, the things that protected fliers from COVID then are still a good idea.

January 09, 2023
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By:
  • Fran Kritz
A crowded security checkpoint at Denver International Airport on Nov. 22, days before Thanksgiving.

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  • National

More than 4,000 flights were delayed as holiday travel spikes in the U.S.

More than 100 U.S. flights were cancelled altogether, according to tracker, FlightAware.

November 27, 2022
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
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