Aviation in Iowa

Aviation in Iowa
Aviation in Iowa
Aviation in the United States
	Iowa State Flag
Airports
Commercial – primary	6
Commercial – non-primary	2
General aviation	68
Other public-use airports	45
First flight
	1850 - Hot air balloon

Iowa's first aeronautical event was the flight of a balloon around 1850 by Professor Silas Brooks. Iowa's first powered flight was made by Art J. Hartman in his Iowa built, Hartman monoplane on 10 May 1910.^[1]

Events

On 13 October 1910 Thomas Scott Baldwin demonstrated the Baldwin Red Devil at the Iowa city fair.
September 5, 1912, Lincoln Beachey delivers the first Iowa airmail letters.^[2]
19 July 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 DC-10 makes a crash landing with complete hydraulic failure at Sioux Gateway Airport.

Aircraft Manufacturers

Angel Aircraft Corporation, Orange City, Iowa Builds the AAC Angel pusher light twin.
Grinnell Aeroplane Company (1914-1918) Grinnell, Iowa - Manufactured early biplanes.^[3]
Central States Aero (1926-) was founded in Davenport, Iowa building an aircraft designed by Clayton Folkerts that would become the popular Monocoupe series.^[4]

Aerospace

Adams-Farwell, Dubuque, Iowa- An early automobile manufacturer developed radial engines used in early aircraft.^[5]

Airports

Des Moines International Airport is the busiest airport in Iowa with 898,840 passenger movements in 2010.^[6]

List of Airports in Iowa

Commercial Service

Organizations

The Iowa Aviation Promotion Group is a non-profit organization with a mission to promote aviation within Iowa^[7]

Government and Military

All flight operations in Iowa are conducted within FAA oversight.
The Iowa State Patrol Air Wing was founded in 1956. It now operates 3 Cessna 182, 5 Cessna 172, and one Piper Saratoga.^[8]

Museums

Iowa Aviation Museum, located in Greenfield, Iowa^[9]
Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum, Ankeny, Iowa^[10]

References

^ Scott M. Fisher. Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage. p. 17.
^ Scott M. Fisher. Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage. p. 21.
^ Hollis LeRoy Muller. Manual of military aviation: prepared for the use of personnel of aircraft. p. 482.
^ "Clayton Folkerts". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
^ Scott M. Fisher. Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage. p. 16.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2011.
^ "Iowa Aviation Promotion Group".
^ "Iowa Department of Public Safety". Retrieved 11 May 2012.
^ "Vintage Aircraft ." Iowa Aviation Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2010. flyingmuseum.com Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum". Retrieved 9 May 2012.

[1] Scott M. Fisher. Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage. p. 17.

[2] Scott M. Fisher. Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage. p. 21.

[3] Hollis LeRoy Muller. Manual of military aviation: prepared for the use of personnel of aircraft. p. 482.

[4] "Clayton Folkerts". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

[5] Scott M. Fisher. Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage. p. 16.

[6] "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2011.

[7] "Iowa Aviation Promotion Group".

[8] "Iowa Department of Public Safety". Retrieved 11 May 2012.

[9] "Vintage Aircraft ." Iowa Aviation Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2010. flyingmuseum.com Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine

[10] "Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum". Retrieved 9 May 2012.

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