Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-08
Middle West Held
to Be Safest for
Airplane Travel
Iowa and Nebraska Now Have
95 Landing Ficlds-Sec.
ton Shows Vast
Enterprise.

Washington, May 7, (Spccia)-
With 2S9 landing fields for use OF air
plane pilots established in the 7tf
Corps Area, comprising Arkansas
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota. Missouri
Nebraska, North and South Dakota
this section OF the country is con-
sidcrcd the safest for air travel in the
United States. No group OF states is
showing greater enterprise in aero.
nautics. The Commvrcial Aeronaut.
ical Association OF the 9TH Corps
Area, with headquarters at Sioux
City. Ia, is making great strides in
its field. The flying clubs of ST
Louis and Kansas City are very &C.
tive, and Des Moines is getting under
way new air transport line between
that city and Chicago. Chambers oI
Commerce have appointed aviation
committees to aid in crystallizing in
terest in commercial routes. Omaha
is considering the purchase OF the
field used at the recent aero con-
gress at cost OF 100000 and busi-
ness men generally are reported to be
getting behind movements to equip
landing fields. Fort Dodge, Ia.
has been the terminus OF an aviation
company which for two years has
carried passengers all over the state
and Sioux City is making arrange
ments for field second to none ir
the middle west.
81 Companies Operate
There are now 2l commercial
operating companies in this area
twelve cities have established mum.
cipal airdromes, the Federal govern
ment maintains twelve stations. and
q new fields have been established
since January l, On May | there
were more than 2.l0O landing fields
listed in the United States and Alas
ka A popular movement to paint
the names Of cities and towns on ex-
tensive flat roofs as landmarks for
pilots and passengers is spreading
and the boy scouts have again
pledged their services in marking and
dedicating new landing fields.
The cities and towns i'll Iowa and
Nebraska which recognize the inn
portance Of aerial transport and have
aided in establishing fields through
out the 9TH Corps area are as follows
Iowa-Commercial fields: Betten-
dorf, Burlington, Cedar Rapids,
Council Bluffs, Davenport, Missouri
Valley, Webster City. Government
fields: Des Moines, Iowa City.
Landing fields; Adelphi, Atlantic,
harrisburg. Bonaparte, Carlisle, Cen
terdale, Charles City, Clarion, Deep
River, Donnelson, Dow City. Du-
buque. E1dora, Fort Dodge. Lewis,
Lowden, Lynnville, Mason City, Nc
Clelland Montezuma, Northwood.
Norwalk. Oakland, Usage, Oskaloo-
sa, Qttumwa, Pella, Reasnor, Rock
ford, Rockwell City. Sac City. Shell
Rock, Scarsboro. Sioux City Shell
Rock, Stanwood, Sully, Sunbury. Wa
terloo, West Branch. Total. 48.
Nebraska Has ~.
N braska Commercial fields
Ogallalla, Oseeola. Municipal fields
Alliance, Lincoln, Omaha, Valentine.
Government fields: Fort Crook,
Omaha. Landing fields: Brainard,
Bushnell, Brule, Galloway, Clarks,
Central City. Colon, David City,
Dunning. Elkton, Farwell, George
town, Grand Island, Hastings. Her
shey, Kearney, Lexington Litchfeld
Lodgepole Lodi, Loup City, Mason
City, Mead. Millertcn, Nebraska City
Norfolk, North Platte. Oconto, Pax.
ton, Potter, Rising City. St. Paul
Shelby, Sidney, Sutherland. Wahoo
Waterloo. York, Yutan. Total A.