Two planes do ‘go-arounds’ to avoid military helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport

Two planes had to perform “go-arounds” to avoid crashing into a military helicopter on Thursday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), where a commercial plane and a Black Hawk Army helicopter crashed in January, killing 67 people.

At about 2:30 p.m., air traffic control instructed Delta Air Lines Flight 1671 and Republic Airways Flight 5825 to perform “go-arounds” at DCA due to a Priority Air Transport helicopter inbound to the Pentagon Army Heliport, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

A Department of Defense official in an email to Fox News Digital said they are “aware of reports” about the incident.

A plane flies near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 30, 2025.  (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)

FAA officials continue to evaluate current arrival rates at DCA per hour, which are “disproportionately concentrated” within the last 30 minutes of each hour. 

The airport has the busiest runway in America, according to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA).

The U.S. Army did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.