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Parts of Washington DC are considered restricted air space, and this means that only military airplanes can encroach on these restricted areas. Washington DC has three major commercial airports within 45 miles of the White House, so planes are frequently coming near Washington to approach and land.

The US Airforce has fighters in ready position at airbases near DC, but normally these planes remain on the ground with their crews prepped and waiting. During times of heightened tension the Airforce does have fighters in a continual flight pattern around Washington DC, but this is expensive and wearing on pilots and machines so is not normal practice.
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