FAA to pause Reagan National flights for Freedom 250 race
Reuters reported that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration expects to pause flight operations at Reagan National Airport from 10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on August 23 to support the Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar race running through Washington on August 22–23. General admission is free and a two-day Champions Club package costs $5,000 per person. The planned temporary pause follows recent FAA airspace closures that forced hundreds of cancellations on July 4 and a June 14 suspension for a presidential parade, and could again cause delays or cancellations for airlines and passengers during the three-hour window.
Reagan National will pause flights for three hours on August 23.
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The FAA recently closed Reagan National for July 4 events and on June 14. Those closures…
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