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NEWS ABOUT: Reagan National Airport

Reagan National Airport stories: 3 news summaries
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Coast Guard Exercise Triggers 9/11 Potomac Scare

Ill-timed drill coincides with Pentagon ceremony

Sep 11, 09 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a case of not-so-great timing, the Coast Guard conducted a training exercise on how to handle a rogue boat this morning in the Potomac River—with 9/11 commemorations taking place at the Pentagon and the president's motorcade crossing a nearby bridge, the Washington Post reports. The exercise caused a... More »

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Pentagon • FBI • September 11 • Coast Guard • CNN • 9/11 attacks • Reagan National Airport • Potomac River • training exercise

TRAVEL

 Salt Lake Tops 
 Best Airports List 




Jul 25, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some airports just seem to be charmed when it comes to on-time departures. Travel + Leisure ranks the 10 best in America based on percentage of flights delayed:
  1. Salt Lake City: Last year's winner continues its reign, cutting delays by 2% from 2008, to just 12%.
  2. Portland,
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Washington DC • airline industry • Detroit • San Diego • Salt Lake City • Orlando • airport • Tampa • air travel • Minneapolis airport • Los Angeles International Airport • Portland, Oregon • Reagan National Airport • Boston Phoenix

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 World's Diciest Landing Strips 

From the US to Bhutan, a tour of white-knuckle airports

Jun 29, 08 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The scenery is spectacular, but lofty mountaintops, stiff trade winds, and abbreviated tarmacs make for teeth-clenching landings at the world’s most harrowing runways, per Travel and Leisure:
  • Paro Airport, Bhutan: Surrounded by 16,000-foot-high Himalayan peaks, what could possibly go wrong?
  • Barra Airport, Scotland: Hold on tight. The
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Bhutan • JFK Airport • runway • airport • Gibraltar • Reagan National Airport

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