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

Wichita Mayor Lily Wu and Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport Director of Airports Jesse Romo provide update on Wichita flight that has crashed in Washington D.C.

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An American Airlines flight going from Wichita to Washington, D.C., went down in the Potomac River after colliding with a military Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday. It comes just one year after Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport started offering nonstop flights to Washington.

Let’s just commit to caring for one another, praying for each other, especially families of victims, and simply keep remembering the Lord’s promises to guide us in times like these.”

Wichita mayor Lily Wu and congressman Ron Estes spoke during a press conference at Wichita's City Hall on Thursday regarding Wednesday's plane crash in Washington, D.C. of an American Airlines flight that originated in Wichita.