Des Moines International Airport
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The Des Moines Airport ( engl. Des Moines International Airport ) is the airport of Des Moines, the capital of the U.S. state of Iowa.
History
Simplified in 1929 an amendment to the Iowa General Assembly the establishment of municipal airfields through the cities and in Des Moines, plans to replace the numerous incurred in the 1920s airfields by a new building. From over 80 locations under consideration sat through today, lying on farmland outside the city at the time. Construction began in 1932, during the world economic crisis also means the Civil Works Administration were provided to ensure completion. 1933, the construction work was completed and inaugurated the airport as Des Moines Airport.
In addition to United Airlines, which had been present for the opening of a private hangar, took 1940 Mid-Continent Airlines ( 1952: Braniff International Airways ) and from 1957 Ozark Air Lines routes from Des Moines. The era of jet aircraft in Des Moines began in 1963 with a Sud Aviation Caravelle United Airlines, 3 years later, 500,000 passengers were handled for the first time in a year.
Operation
At the Des Moines airport consist scheduled flights to destinations within the United States. The largest providers are the airlines United Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
Start and runways
At the opening of the airport over an area of 160 acres decreed ( about 65 acres ) and two paved runway and runways with a length of 1,800 ft ( 549 m). Four tracks including one with 5,200 ft ( 1,585 m) in the late 1930s have already been used, length. In the 1960s, these running in the northwest -southeast line was with a length of 9,000 ft ( 2,743 m ) is used as the main path to a path for landings came in crosswinds in south- easterly direction and a length of 6,500 ft ( 1,981 m) as well as a start and runway for general aviation flights with 3,200 ft ( 975 m ) in length. The track for the General Aviation was closed in 2001, the two remaining runways have been an expansion in 2002, a length of 9,000 ft ( 2,743 m).