Augusta flights canceled after plane crash near D.C.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Flights connecting to Augusta Regional Airport have been canceled after an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport.

This is the arrivals and departures data sheet on Augusta Regional Airport’s web page:

• Arriving flight 5455 from the D.C. Airport to Augusta Regional canceled
• Departing flight 5042 from Augusta Regional to D.C. also canceled

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According to an FAA advisory, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was closed around 10 p.m. Wednesday.