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

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.

Air traffic control audio recorded the final moments before and after the crash of an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter after a midair collision in Washington on Wednesday night.

Less than 30 seconds before an American Airlines regional passenger plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan.

Authorities late Wednesday rushed boats into the water to search for survivors. President Donald Trump was briefed on what he called a "terrible accident" and was monitoring the response. Authorities had no initial estimates of injuries or deaths.

Officials from Wichita, Kansas provide updates on the deadly plane crash at DCA. In order to enable safe flight, airspace is split into categories ranging from very tightly controlled areas around airports to other zones – mostly rural – where rules are much more relaxed.