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FAA says Trump arch will not interfere with D.C. airport flight path

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · North America

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said President Trump's planned triumphal arch next to Arlington Cemetery and near the Lincoln Memorial poses no hazard to flights coming into and departing from Washington Reagan National Airport.

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