Midwest Aviation
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Midwest Aviation was a commuter airline based first in New Ulm, Minnesota
then in Marshall, Minnesota
. From 1973 to 1977, the airline operated under the name Air New Ulm and from 1977 to 1979 under the name Lake State Airways. The airline operated from 1979 until 1983 under its final name, Midwest Aviation, before folding.
One of the most unusual facets about Midwest Aviation is that it at one point offered flights between Minneapolis
and St. Paul. At the time it cost $5USD one-way and $10 round-trip to fly between the two adjacent cities.
Those airports marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer served by scheduled airline service.
New Ulm, Minnesota
New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,522 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County....
then in Marshall, Minnesota
Marshall, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,735 people, 4,914 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,537.0 people per square mile . There were 5,182 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile...
. From 1973 to 1977, the airline operated under the name Air New Ulm and from 1977 to 1979 under the name Lake State Airways. The airline operated from 1979 until 1983 under its final name, Midwest Aviation, before folding.
One of the most unusual facets about Midwest Aviation is that it at one point offered flights between Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
and St. Paul. At the time it cost $5USD one-way and $10 round-trip to fly between the two adjacent cities.
Former Destinations Served
Note that this list includes destinations of Midwest Aviation, Air New Ulm, and Lake State Airways.- IowaIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
- DubuqueDubuque, IowaDubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....
(Dubuque Regional AirportDubuque Regional AirportDubuque Regional Airport is a public airport located 6 miles south of Dubuque, Iowa along U.S. Highway 61. The airport's site is a parcel of land about 1,100 acre large. There are two runways for this airport....
)
- Dubuque
- MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
- MarshallMarshall, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 12,735 people, 4,914 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,537.0 people per square mile . There were 5,182 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile...
(Southwest Minnesota Regional AirportSouthwest Minnesota Regional AirportSouthwest Minnesota Regional Airport is a general aviation airport located 1 mile west of the central business district of Marshall, Minnesota, US. It is primarily a general aviation facility, though passenger air service did once exist on Midwest Aviation, also known as Lake State Airways....
)* - BloomingtonBloomington, MinnesotaBloomington is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota in Hennepin County. Located on the north bank of the Minnesota River above its confluence with the Mississippi River, Bloomington lies at the heart of the southern...
(Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport) - New UlmNew Ulm, MinnesotaNew Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,522 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County....
(New Ulm Municipal AirportNew Ulm Municipal AirportNew Ulm Municipal Airport is a public airport located two statute miles west of the central business district of New Ulm, a city in Brown County, Minnesota, USA. This general aviation airport covers and has two runways...
)* - St. Paul (St. Paul Downtown AirportSt. Paul Downtown AirportSt. Paul Downtown Airport , also known as Holman Field, is an airport just across the Mississippi River from downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is one of several reliever airports in the Twin Cities operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission...
)*
- Marshall
- South DakotaSouth DakotaSouth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
- Sioux FallsSioux Falls, South DakotaSioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
(Sioux Falls Regional AirportSioux Falls Regional AirportSioux Falls Regional Airport , also known as Joe Foss Field, is a joint civil and military use airport located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Sioux Falls, a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States...
)
- Sioux Falls
Those airports marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer served by scheduled airline service.