Officials have reopened two runways at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport nearly two weeks after a deadly mid-air collision.
On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that all three of the airport's runways are now operational, increasing the hourly arrival rate from 26 to 28 aircraft.
Helicopter traffic around the airport remains restricted, however.
"Runways 4/22 and 15/33 at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) have reopened and we have increased the hourly arrival rate to 28 aircraft," the agency confirmed. "The restrictions on helicopter traffic around DCA remain in effect."
The regular maximum hourly arrival rate for DCA is 32, according to the FAA.
The two secondary runways span roughly 5,000 feet and intersect DCA's primary runway, which runs north to south.
The restrictions were implemented in response to the ongoing investigation into last month's mid-air collision involving an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, which killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft.
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