A devastating plane crash this week has drawn Wichita, known as the "air capital of the world" and its aviation roots, into the national spotlight.

WICHITA, Kan. (KCTV) - 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.

Tennyson of Wichita, Kansas, died in March 1944 with 10 other aircrew aboard the Heaven Can Wait bomber in present-day Papua New Guinea. It wasn't until 2024 that the Department of Defense ...

Air travel remains overwhelmingly safe ... Last week, a small commuter aircraft crashed off western Alaska, killing 10 people ...

The disaster reminded him of past crashes that broke Wichita’s heart. In 1965, an Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker slammed into the city’s northeast, killing all seven crew members and 23 ...

A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers. Here's what we know ...

U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Herbert G. Tennyson, 24, from Wichita, died in an explosion and crash in March 1944.

Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into how the crash ... from Wichita approaching one of DCA's three runways — was 325 feet in the air, give ...

The worst U.S. air disaster in a generation killed ... coaches and fans of Wichita State University's football team crashed in Colorado, killing 31 of the 37 people on board.

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

"Our community is uniting as one Wichita, one Kansas and one American community," Mayor Lily Wu said as people gathered to ...