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This page is a recap of the 2014, a 25th remembrance of Flight 232.

In 2014, a 25th Anniversary remembrance of the crash and the Siouxland response was held.  This section of the air museum website highlights those events and those involved to make the 25th one to remember.  Three days were designed to reflect on when United Flight 232 DC10 crash-landed at Sioux Gateway Airport, to learn from the way Siouxlanders responded, and to honor those lost.  

The air museum was host to events on Saturday afternoon, where we dedicated a new exhibit and new outdoor garden on Runway 22. 

2014 Flight 232 Newsroom link
All events were free and open to the public.

Friday, July 18, 2014 link
Completed by 6:00 p  Emergency Responder Units from the Tri-State Area have an open invitation to park along Pierce St. Between 5th & 6th Streets in front of the Orpheum Theatre                                                                                                                                       
7:00 - 8:30 p What Happened, What We’ve Learned, and What Has Changed
  Held at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre                       
   Led by Jim Wharton with United Airlines Captain Al Haynes, Jan Brown, Bob Hamilton, Gary Brown, Sr. Margaret Wick, Col. Dennis Swanstrom, Dr. David Greco and Dr. Larry Foster
   Honoring responders and families
   Recognize new volunteer efforts                          

Saturday, July 19, 2014 link
Morning  Open Houses & Tours    
The Security Institute at Western Iowa Technical Community College
   LifeServe Blood Center and the Mayor's Youth Commission will be collecting blood to help reach their goal of collecting 232 units by the end of the weekend
   Laurence Gonzales book signing of his new 2014 - Flight 232, A Story of Disaster and Survival   
   American Red Cross information table       
Briar Cliff University  - Campus and Chapel tours                                                                                                  
Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation - Open house
                                                                                                          
Saturday, July 19, 2014 Reflection Ceremony link
  Held at the Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation                                     
    Led by Rev. Greg Clapper                                                                                                     
PROGRAM INCLUDES: Joint Color Guard, United Airlines Flight 232 Capt. Al Haynes & Crew, Flight 232 Survivor Jerry Schemmel, Special Music by Kevin Keane, Bagpipe by Sioux City Police Sgt. Mike Manthorne, Woodbury County Supervisor George Boykin, Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad

Reading names of the 112 lost by Pres. John Reynders of Morningside College and Pres. Beverly Wharton of Briar Cliff University

Wreath Laying & Benediction in New Outdoor Garden
                                                                                                
Sunday, July 20, 2014 link
11:00 am Remembrance Service
  Held at the Anderson Dance Pavilion                           
Led by Pastor Darrin Vick of Morningside Lutheran Church, sermon by Rev. Greg Clapper, Readings by Father Marvin Boes
  Concluding at the Flight 232 Memorial with Artist Dale Lamphere 
Sponsored by the Committee for Remembering Flight 232 
185th Air National Guard American
Amateur Radio Operators
American Red Cross
Bishop Heelan
Briar Cliff University
Catholic Globe
City of Sioux City
Kiple Communications
KSCJ
KTIV
Lindblade Productions
LifeServe Blood Center
Mercy Medical Center
Mid America Museum of Aviation   and Transportation
Midlands Clinic
Morningside College
Morningside Lutheran Church Salvation Army
Signs by Tomorrow
Sioux Gateway Airport
Sioux City Fire Department 
Sioux City Police Department
Sioux City Convention and Tourism Bureau
Sioux Gateway Airport
Siouxland Cares
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce
Siouxland Community Foundation
Siouxland Community Health
Siouxland Press Club
United Airlines
United Way of Siouxland
UnityPoint-St. Lukes
Woodbury County Board of Supervisors
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MUSEUM HOURS

 Beginning November 1, 2025
New Winter Hours:
Sunday - Tuesday - Closed
Wednesday 1 pm - 5 pm
Thursday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm

New Summer Hours  April - August
Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm
Monday – Tuesday - Closed
Wednesday 12 pm - 5 pm
Thursday – Saturday 9 am - 5 pm​
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Closed New Years Eve and New Years Day, Easter, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The IRS recognizes the air museum as a 501(c)3 corporation. Gifts to the museum are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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Sioux City, IA 51102
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