The midair crash in Washington D.C. is having ripple effects across the country. A Colonel and pilot at the Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix is talking about how they keep safe in the air when taking off so close to Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will be closed until at least 5 a.m. ET Friday after a crash involving a passenger jet and a military helicopter

There was no immediate word on casualties, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington have been halted.

A 60-passenger jet collided midair with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River.

An aircraft is down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, authorities said after a suspected collision late Wednesday. It was not immediately clear if there are fatalities.