DCA Air Safety Act

The DCA Air Safety Act mandates that the Federal Aviation Administration reduce the hourly arrival rate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to a maximum of 28 aircraft within 90 days and convert this limit into binding 30-minute interval caps to prevent traffic clustering. The bill also requires the permanent elimination of 30 existing slot exemptions over a five-year phase-in period from 2028 to 2032, with at least 26 of these being beyond-perimeter slots that allow flights to destinations outside the local area. To oversee these changes, the legislation establishes a permanent commission comprising federal officials and regional leaders from Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C., which will conduct ongoing safety studies and report recommendations to Congress every two years.