DCA Air Safety Act

This bill would change flight operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). It would require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study and then lower DCA's hourly arrival rate to no more than 28 aircraft within 90 days, and to spread arrivals and departures evenly using 30-minute caps. The FAA would permanently eliminate 30 slot exemptions at DCA, at least 26 of them for flights beyond the airport's distance perimeter, at a rate of 6 per year from 2028 through 2032, after public notice and comment. The bill would also create a permanent commission of federal, regional, and airport officials to study conditions at DCA and report to Congress at least every 2 years.

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Sponsors

• Tim Kaine Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors