Aviation in Iowa

Events

• On 13 October 1910 Thomas Scott Baldwin demonstrated the Baldwin Red Devil at the Iowa city fair.
• September 5, 1912, Lincoln Beachy delivers the first Iowa airmail letters.
• 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 Grinnell, Iowa - Manufactured early biplanes.
• Central States Aero was founded in Davenport, Iowa building an aircraft designed by Clayton Folkerts that would become the popular Monocoupe series.

  Aerospace

• Adams-Farwell, Dubuque, Iowa- An early automobile manufacturer developed radial engines used in early aircraft.

  Airports

• Des Moines International Airport is the busiest airport in Iowa with 898,840 passenger movements in 2010.
• 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

  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.

  Museums

• Iowa Aviation Museum, located in Greenfield, Iowa
• Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum, Ankeny, Iowa