Mississippi Valley Airlines (IATA--XV), was a regional air carrier serving the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. Originally founded as Gateway Aviation, the carrier initially had its headquarters in La Crosse, Wisconsin,[1] and began scheduled flight operations on July 22, 1968 between La Crosse Municipal Airport and both Chicago (O'Hare International Airport) and Milwaukee (General Mitchell International Airport).[2] The carrier name changed to Mississippi Valley Airways in October 1969, later becoming Mississippi Valley Airlines, with the headquarters moving to Quad City Airport in Moline, Illinois in January 1982.[3][4] The airline merged with Air Wisconsin in 1985 and thus lost its previous identity.[5]
[edit] Destinations
- Benton Harbor, Michigan
- Burlington, Iowa
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
- Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare)
- Clinton, Iowa
- Columbia, Missouri
- Dubuque, Iowa
- Kansas City, Missouri
- La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Mason City, Iowa
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Moline, Illinois
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Ottumwa, Iowa
- Peoria, Illinois
- Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Springfield, Illinois
- Winona, Minnesota
[edit] Accidents
Although the airline had no fatal accidents, it lost one aircraft during in-flight operations, a Twin Otter which hit trees upon landing at La Crosse, Wisconsin.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. July 26, 1980. 330. "Head Office: 2763 Reed Road, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, USA."
- ^ "Gateway Opens New Air Taxi Routes Monday" 'The Milwaukee Journal' July 18, 1968 p.19
- ^ "Commuter Airlines of the United States" by R.E.G. Davies and I.E. Quastler. 1995 The Smithsonian Press. p.372
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 30, 1985. 98." Retrieved on June 17, 2009.
- ^ "Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation". Funding Universe. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ [1]
