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Coverage dated May 13, 2025

Air traffic control ‘hotline’ between Pentagon and Reagan Washington National Airport has been broken since 2022

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

A “hotline” between air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the Pentagon, intended to coordinate aircraft, has not worked since March 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration revealed in a congressional hearing Wednesday.

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  1. New York Post

    Hotline connecting Pentagon with DC’s Ronald Reagan airport has been ‘inoperable’ for over 3 years: FAA (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A hotline connecting the Pentagon with air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has been "inoperable" since March 2022.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Critical Pentagon-Washington DC Airport hotline cut off since 2022 (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Franklin McIntosh could not offer a timeline for when the hotline would be operational, only saying he expects “the DOD to expedite” the process.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Air traffic control ‘hotline’ between Pentagon and Reagan Washington National Airport has been broken since 2022 (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    A “hotline” between air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the Pentagon, intended to coordinate aircraft, has not worked since March 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration revealed in a congressional hearing Wednesday.

  4. Newsweek

    Pentagon–Washington airport hotline dead since 2022, FAA tells Senate (opens Newsweek)

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    The Deputy FAA Air Traffic Control chief said the issue came to light after Reagan National had to wave off two incoming flights.

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