WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Washington's Reagan
National Airport announced on Thursday that the Federal Aviation
Administration likely would suspend flights during U.S.
President Donald Trump's June 14 Army anniversary parade.
"To accommodate aircraft flyovers along the parade route,
followed by a fireworks display, the Federal Aviation
Administration is expected to suspend airline operations at DCA
- affecting scheduled flights," a notice on the airport website
said.
The airport, located less than two miles from the
National Mall, could shut down for up to four hours, the
Washington Post reported.
The long-planned celebration for the U.S. Army's 250th
anniversary will coincide with the president's 79th birthday.
Sixty-seven people were killed in January when a
helicopter and an American Airlines ( AAL ) regional jet
collided, crashing into the Potomac River. It was the deadliest
U.S. air disaster in more than 20 years.