The Federal Aviation Administration made permanent changes to how helicopters operate in the airspace around D.C. in response to the Jan. 29 midair collision near Reagan National Airport.

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The changes include more restricted helicopter routes at Reagan National to emergency and law enforcement zones, reducing the size of several helicopter zones, and closing one flight path.

Similar adjustments were made at Baltimore Washington International and Dulles airports to increase the distance between helicopters and comm

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