ANNOUNCEMENTSJUNE EDUCATION CAMPS 2025
Scholarships are available. Application forms are on the registration pages. Tennis Shoes on the Tarmac NEW Two Half Day Camp for 5th – 6th graders Session 1 Tuesday and Wednesday June 10 - 11, 2025 Session 2 Tuesday and Wednesday June 17 - 18, 2025 9:00 am – 12:30 pm each day Junior Pilot Camp Session 1 June 12 and 13 for 8th – 12th graders Session 2 IS FULL June 19 and 20 for 6th – 7th graders Two Day Camp - Thursday and Friday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm July 19, 2025
36th Remembrance Open House for Flight 232
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Siouxland STEM Festival - April 9
Thank you to Mary Trent and her board, the 185th ANG, Morningside University for working together with the museum for a one day event to teach area 6th - 12th graders about STEM careers. 44 Teachers, 15 Schools, 458 Students, 109 Exhibitors and Volunteers had 27 Learning Stations It was a great day at the airport. |
Major Bain Black
Thank you to Bain and Karen Black for their donation of an original oil painting of 66-15187, the Huey he flew while in active duty in Vietnam. He was also on hand to tell his story while serving in Vietnam with the Special Forces 281st Assault Helicopter Company. Read more here.
Susan White, Mitchell Simmons, Derek Fitch
Thank you to Susan White and her fiance Derek Fitch, both United Airlines International Pursor and Captain for making our 35th anniversary very special. Dr. Mitchell Simmons presented his research recounting the events in Flight 232 from the perspective of Susan White, one of her first experiences as a flight attendant.
The Gilchrist Foundation
Thank you to The Gilchrist Foundation for funding the newest improvement to our grounds. Because of their generosity, we were able to relocate the United 232 Memorial Garden. The new green space sits on the edge of Runway 22 and gives our visitors a place of comfort and reflection.
Siouxland BIG GIVE
Thank you to our supporters who helped fund student scholarships for the STEM Camps. We will make those scholarship funds available next summer.
35th Anniversary of Flight 232
Thank you to all who came to our special presentation with Mitch Simmons. We closed the 35th Anniversary of Flight 232 by honoring the 112 who lost their lives with a new garden. Everyone was invited to place a stone. Susan White placed the first stone in honor of flight attendant Rene LeBeau who was 23 in 1989, from Schaumburg, Illinois.
Thank yous go to
Mitchell Simmons, Susan White and Derek Fitch
Sioux Gateway Airport and City of Sioux City
Coughlin Landscaping
Gilchrist Foundation
Morningside University
Aggies Catering Specialists
HyVee
KCAU KTIV KSCJ Sioux City Journal
SC Public Museum
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce
185th ARW
REVV Aviation and Hawthorne Global Aviation
Thank You to volunteers Carla Edgington, Kay Goldsmith, Suzanne and Randy Bartels, Mike Roberts, and Joshua for their extra help in readying the museum.
Be sure to stop by the museum to see the bright and new spaces in the museum.
Thank you to Bain and Karen Black for their donation of an original oil painting of 66-15187, the Huey he flew while in active duty in Vietnam. He was also on hand to tell his story while serving in Vietnam with the Special Forces 281st Assault Helicopter Company. Read more here.
Susan White, Mitchell Simmons, Derek Fitch
Thank you to Susan White and her fiance Derek Fitch, both United Airlines International Pursor and Captain for making our 35th anniversary very special. Dr. Mitchell Simmons presented his research recounting the events in Flight 232 from the perspective of Susan White, one of her first experiences as a flight attendant.
The Gilchrist Foundation
Thank you to The Gilchrist Foundation for funding the newest improvement to our grounds. Because of their generosity, we were able to relocate the United 232 Memorial Garden. The new green space sits on the edge of Runway 22 and gives our visitors a place of comfort and reflection.
Siouxland BIG GIVE
Thank you to our supporters who helped fund student scholarships for the STEM Camps. We will make those scholarship funds available next summer.
35th Anniversary of Flight 232
Thank you to all who came to our special presentation with Mitch Simmons. We closed the 35th Anniversary of Flight 232 by honoring the 112 who lost their lives with a new garden. Everyone was invited to place a stone. Susan White placed the first stone in honor of flight attendant Rene LeBeau who was 23 in 1989, from Schaumburg, Illinois.
Thank yous go to
Mitchell Simmons, Susan White and Derek Fitch
Sioux Gateway Airport and City of Sioux City
Coughlin Landscaping
Gilchrist Foundation
Morningside University
Aggies Catering Specialists
HyVee
KCAU KTIV KSCJ Sioux City Journal
SC Public Museum
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce
185th ARW
REVV Aviation and Hawthorne Global Aviation
Thank You to volunteers Carla Edgington, Kay Goldsmith, Suzanne and Randy Bartels, Mike Roberts, and Joshua for their extra help in readying the museum.
Be sure to stop by the museum to see the bright and new spaces in the museum.
The 727 Learning Center
update
Progress on the 727 STEM Learning Center
- Outside 727 and Jetway paint
- Interior paint, carpet, lighting, and air system
- Cockpit seating
- STEM furnishings
Location & Directions
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For FIRST TIME VISITORS - the air museum is located in Sioux City, Iowa on the north east corner of the Sioux Gateway Airport.
To get to the Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation from Interstate I-29 Exit 141:
Turn off I-29 at Exit 141, go west toward the Sioux Gateway Airport. Turn right (north) on Al Haynes Drive. Turn left (west) on Expedition Court to the museum located at 2600 Expedition Court. The air museum will be on your left. It is about a three minute drive once you are off the interstate. Al Haynes Drive doesn't always show up on Google or Apple Maps. Look for small Air Museum signs to the museum. |