A critical hotline linking air traffic controllers at Reagan National Airport with the Pentagon has been out of service since March 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed on Wednesday. Deputy FAA Air Traffic Control chief Franklin McIntosh told senators at a Commerce Committee hearing that the problem was only uncovered after air traffic controllers at

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.

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