JAKARTA - The location of Reagan, Washington DC, United States, makes flights to the airport one of the most complicated jobs for commercial pilots flying in the US.
Not only (one of) the busiest airports, this is also the most complex airport, said David Soucie, a former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) accident investigator who is also a CNN security analyst.
There are united military and commercial (flights). There are flight limits regarding where you can fly, what kind of approach you should take, and there are demands on how quickly the plane must enter and leave", he explained.
The airport is located right across the street between the Pentagon state and across the Potomac River from Washington, DC, whose airspace is severely restricted.
However, the complexity of aircraft coordination on narrow lanes in major cities with many airports is something America has historically done very effectively, Australian aviation analyst Geoffrey Thomas told CNN.
"The United States is an expert, you are a complicated airspace expert," Thomas said.
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After 19 planes were in the air near Reagan National Airport during the collision of American Arilines Bombardier CRJ 700 with Black Hawk. The flight was diverted to Dulles International Airport.
It was also recorded that 858 flights are scheduled to take off and land at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, according to aviation analysis firm Cirium, and 869 flights are scheduled to take off and land on Thursday.
Reagan National Airport will be closed until at least 11.00 Thursday local time.
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