Iowa

This decline in the number of general aviation activities was further accelerated in the early 1990’s with the opening of the Ankeny Regional Airport, which is a general aviation airport that was constructed as a reliever airport to the Des Moines International Airport. Today, total daily aircraft activities at the airport amount to approximately 336 operations per day. This includes all major airlines, regional airlines, cargo airlines, general aviation, and military activities.

G2 Secure Staff proudly supplies Airport Services in Des Moines, Iowa at:

Des Moines Int'l Airport
Throughout its history Des Moines has been an active airport, particularly in support of general aviation. Up until 1977, when aircraft operations at the Airport reached a high of over 249,000, the aircraft activities had continued to increase - primarily being driven by continued growth in general aviation activities. Since that time, despite growth in commercial aircraft activities related to airline travel and air cargo growth, overall aircraft activities have been declining due to the decrease in general aviation activities in central Iowa and across the country.