Aviation in Iowa

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.

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.
 * 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.
 * Central States Aero (1926-) 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

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