Wichita's Eisenhower National Airport experienced passenger growth and American Airlines added a direct flight to DC a year before the deadly crash.

A temporary memorial is set up inside Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport after a flight from Wichita to Washington D.C. collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter killing all 64 souls aboard the plane and 3 aboard the chopper Wednesday night.

Less than 48 hours after a deadly plane crash in Wichita, travelers at Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport say they are feeling more anxious but remain confident in aviation safety.

Officials held a news conference at the Kansas airport - where the American Airlines jet took off from - talking about the crash in D.C.

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport set up a memorial for the 64 victims lost on an American Airlines flight that crashed before landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

The city had tried for years to host the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and to get a direct flight to the northeast.

That’s because American Airlines has retired that number after the deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C., said Jesse Romo, Wichita’s director of airports. But on Friday, Wednesday’s flight information was still on the departure screens at Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport.

A man, who has worked at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport for more than two decades, shares his reactions to the news, that an American Airlines flight, with 60 passengers on board, four crew members,

“Crash, crash, crash”: Air traffic controllers react as an American Airlines passenger jet carrying 64 people collides with a military Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.

Eisenhower National Airport finished 2024 strong with a monthly record of 154,367 passengers, beating the previous high of 149,934 in December 2019. It then started 2025 with Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) announcing additional flights to Minneapolis and Atlanta.

In the days after the tragic American Eagle Flight 5342 and U.S. Army Black Hawk collision, the Wichita community has stepped up to support those impacted by the crash.

People gathered in Wichita on Thursday to mourn the victims who died when a passenger plane and an Army helicopter collided near Washington, D.C.