While traffic was still passing through the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport on Thursday, the air was heavy as incoming and outgoing passengers mourned the death of 67 travelers lost

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

The National Transportation Safety Board’s website tells people to call the airline immediately after a possible crash if they believe their loved one was on board. The NTSB, who is likely to investigate the crash, can also be contacted at [email protected] and 202-314-6185.

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.

Wichita, Kansas is considered The Air Capital of the World. The community continues to grieve after a devastating plane crash from Wichita to D.C. on Wednesday night.

More than 60 people are believed to be dead after a passenger plane collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night near Washington, D.C.

Kansas public officials offered condolences Thursday for the nearly 70 people killed in a collision between a passenger jet from Wichita and a military helicopter near Washington, and at least one state lawmaker denounced those who have politicized the tragedy.

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.

Outside City Hall in downtown Wichita, Kansas roses and a teddy bear were laid in remembrance of the lives lost in the plane crash in Washington D.C. They were placed here after a prayer vigil inside earlier Thursday where faith leaders shared words of encouragement to the community.

The two cities involved in the crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 will be 'forever' linked, according to Wichita, Kan. Mayor Lily Wu.

Locals in Wichita have expressed their gratitude for the outpouring of support as they continue to grapple with the tragedy.