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Flights between Reagan and Burlington canceled after mid-air collision near Washington, D.C.
According to the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport website, 3 American Airlines flights between DCA and BTV were canceled for Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Updated: 3:15 AM EST Jan 30, 2025
A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.Authorities say the flight had departed from Wichita, Kansas, around 9. p.m., and was headed for Reagan when it crashed. Flight tracking data shows that the aircraft was supposed to fly to Burlington. Nic Longo, the airport director, told NBC5 he could not confirm whether the plane was heading to BTV.He said that some flight tracking websites aren’t always accurate and that he has received no information yet that the plane was bound for Burlington upon its arrival in D.C.All flights in and out of DCA have been grounded, as of Thursday at 1 a.m. Several flights scheduled between Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) and DCA were canceled.One of the flights was scheduled to depart DCA around 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Three other flights were scheduled to depart on Thursday, according to the Burlington airport’s flight status webpage. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.
Authorities say the flight had departed from Wichita, Kansas, around 9. p.m., and was headed for Reagan when it crashed. Flight tracking data shows that the aircraft was supposed to fly to Burlington.
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Nic Longo, the airport director, told NBC5 he could not confirm whether the plane was heading to BTV.
He said that some flight tracking websites aren’t always accurate and that he has received no information yet that the plane was bound for Burlington upon its arrival in D.C.
All flights in and out of DCA have been grounded, as of Thursday at 1 a.m. Several flights scheduled between Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) and DCA were canceled.
One of the flights was scheduled to depart DCA around 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Three other flights were scheduled to depart on Thursday, according to the Burlington airport’s flight status webpage.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
