The American Airlines plane was landing after a two-hour, eight-minute flight from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington, D.C. View the maps below to see the approximate flight paths of the aircraft.

Wizz Air intends to launch one of the more eye-catching routes during March 2025 with the planned arrival of its first Airbus A321XLR aircraft. The airline will begin daily flights between London ...

it usually means that multiple airlines are flying hundreds of flights along a common route, which leads to delays and speed reductions as more planes converge on the limited, viable flight paths.