Plane Crazies

03/22/2026

Open for all to attend

02/07/2026

https://www.messengernews.net/progress-2026/progress-2026-business-and-industry/2026/02/fort-dodge-regional-airport-changing-of-the-guard/

For the first time in about 30 years, there is someone new overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Fort Dodge Regional Airport. Rhonda Chambers, the former director of aviation known for her effusive personality and unbridled enthusiasm for all things airport-related, retired on July 31, 2025. T...

02/07/2026

https://www.messengernews.net/opinion/editorial/2026/02/area-residents-must-take-advantage-of-fort-dodge-regionals-air-service-2/

Skywest Airlines Inc., which does business as United Express, is nearing a milestone in its relationship with the Fort Dodge area. On March 1, it will mark five years of flying to and from Fort Dodge Regional Airport, providing a service that enables travelers to make easy connections to cities all....

12/09/2025

Cool video:

Touch and go at Wilmington International Airport in the Cessna Cardinal

11/23/2025

Want to see what a landing looks like! Hope this works...

10/13/2025

TONIGHT!!! Some guests from Japan will be attending, let's help make this a success!!

10/01/2025

https://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2025/10/the-right-stuff/

There was always something about the sky for Ralph Storm. Even as a young boy growing up in North Dakota, it was as if he wanted to become part of it — just reach up and grab the sky. “Flying is something I always wanted to do,” recalled Storm. “When I was a kid, I […]

09/25/2025

Don't forget!!

Don't forget to mark your calendars for the Fall Fly-in Event to benefit the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight! October 18, 2025 from 8AM to Noon there will be a pancake breakfast for $10 per person and, weather permitting, plane rides for $20 per person. Cash is preferred.
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08/14/2025

See you this Saturday!!

Experience the fun of landing on a well-maintained 2,600 foot turf runway running down the center of an island in the Mississippi river or land your plane on the Mississippi river and pull up on a sandy beach.

08/05/2025

Don't forget: Saturday, August 16
Abel Island Airpark, Guttenberg (IA23)
Abel Island Fly-in, float-in, potluck & BBQ
Noon – 3 p.m.
319-480-0913 (Gary Fisher)
[email protected]

Abel Island is a fly-in, boat-in, drive-in, residential oasis tucked away in the northeastern corner of Iowa on the Mississippi River.  

05/26/2025

05/05/2025

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