Reagan airport, the notoriously congested destination of the crashed American Airlines flight, experienced at least 8 near-miss accidents last year alone

A passenger with a suitcase walks down an airport corridor. (Credit: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg—Getty Images)

• An American Airlines flight collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter while en route to Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. The airport near the U.S. capital is notorious for being congested and the site of several near-miss aircraft collisions.

The tragic collision of a commercial American Airlines flight with a Black Hawk helicopter has reignited frustration and worry over flight near-misses, particularly at the congested Washington, D.C.-area Ronald Reagan National Airport.