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

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.