The mammoth triumphal arch President Trump wants to build would sit under one of the most complex sections of the national airspace — directly in the paths of flights in and out of Ronald Reagan National Airport and just a few miles from the site of a catastrophic midair collision last year. Airplane traffic in April 2026 Naval Observatory WASHINGTON, D.C. NO FLY ZONES White House Washington Monument Proposed arch location Pentagon Reagan National Airport 2025 crash site VIRGINIA 1 mile White House U.S. Capitol NO FLY ZONE Washington Monument Proposed arch location WASHINGTON, D.C. Pentagon VIRGINIA Potomac River Reagan National Airport ½ mile 2025 crash site White House U.S. Capitol NO FLY ZONE Washington Monument Proposed arch location WASHINGTON, D.C. Pentagon Potomac River Reagan National Airport VIRGINIA 2025 crash site ½ mile White House U.S. Capitol NO FLY ZONE Washington Monument Proposed arch location WASHINGTON, D.C. Pentagon Potomac River Reagan National Airport VIRGINIA 2025 crash site 1 mile Source: ADS-B exchange. Composite satellite image by Google. The New York Times. The Trump administration said on Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration had compiled preliminary findings from an initial review of whether the proposed arch presented any risks to Washington's airspace.But the extent to which those findings, which have yet to be made public, will influence the administration’s plans to move ahead with construction as planned is uncertain. According to a New York Times analysis, the arch as currently planned would warrant further study under at least one F.A.A. guideline.The F.A.A. had been looking into the administration’s plan for about a month to determine whether the proposed 250-foot structure — a height chosen to commemorate 2026 being the 250th year since American independence — would pose any hazard to flights in and out of Reagan National.But in recent days, the National Park Service, acting on behalf of the Trump administration
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