FAA Says Traffic Resumes at Washington Area Airports

FAA Says Traffic Resumes at Washington Area Airports
The air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is framed near a blossoming tree in Virginia, on March 16, 2026. Kylie Cooper/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The Federal ‌Aviation Administration said traffic was resuming at the three primary ‌Washington, DC-area airports late on ⁠Friday after a strong chemical smell forced the evacuation of an Virginia air traffic ​control facility.

The FAA said controllers had returned to ⁠the Potomac Consolidated Terminal RADAR Approach Control or TRACON, which controls airspace over numerous airports in the Washington region.