On June 22, American Airlines gave notice to the Dubuque Regional Airport that on Sept. In the span of a few months, five small Iowa commercial airport markets were notified by three airlines that they will no longer have passenger service in the near future due to the nationwide shortage of airline pilots. In a three-part series, Twitter user AirspaceIowa will explain what’s been hindering Iowa’s smaller airports and what it means for their future. Admission for the ground and cockpit tour event will be $10 per person and $20 per family with tickets available at the gate.What’s happening with airports across the country as airlines deal with staffing shortages, capacity constraints, and delayed and canceled flights is nothing new to Iowa’s smaller-commercial airports. both days, and will be subject to the aircraft ride schedules. The hours on Saturday and Sunday for ground and cockpit tours will be from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., and on Friday, July 21 from 10 a.m. The ramp will be open for public access Thursday, July 20 from 10 a.m. The first was in April in San Marcos, TX, and the second will be in Wichita, KS two weeks prior to Mason City.Įvent Details for the B-29 Doc History Restored Tour and C-47 That’s All…Brother in Mason Cityī-29 Doc and That’s All…Brother will arrive at Mason City Municipal Airport Wednesday, July 19 and will be available for ground and cockpit tours when the aircraft are not operating ride flights. The tour stop in Mason City will be the third time in 2023 that Doc and That’s All…Brother will share a ramp together. Information about rides and flight ticket purchasing can be found here: and. Ride flight tickets for B-29 Doc and C-47 That’s All…Brother are on sale now for the tour event at Mason City Municipal Airport.
We are proud to host this event and give people the opportunity to see two of the airplanes that served to protect our freedom during World War II.”
“Both aircraft have storied pasts and provide up close and personal access to our nation’s history. “Hosting both of these historic warbirds is a unique and one-of-a-kind event for Mason City and the surrounding area,” said David Sims, Mason City airport manager. Both historic warbirds will arrive at Mason City Municipal Airport July 19, and will be available for flight experience rides along with ground and cockpit tours during the four-day tour stop.ī-29 Doc is one of only two B-29 Superfortress aircraft still airworthy and flying, and the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Central Texas Wing’s C-47 That’s All…Brother place in history and its service to liberate France during World War II is a remarkable story.
One of the lead aircraft that delivered the first Allied troops to France on D-Day in 1944 will join the B-29 Doc History Restored Tour in Mason City, IA, July 20-23.
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