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Iowa City Airport

Air Mail plane at Iowa City Airport field, 1923

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In the fall of 1922, the Iowa City Municipal Airport was designated by the U.S. Postal Service as the eastern terminus for air mail service. Planes from Chicago would stop in Iowa City during their regular Chicago to San Francisco routes. Most of these Iowa City stops were during the nighttime hours.

Citation

Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984, “Air Mail plane at Iowa City Airport field, 1923,” Iowa City Public Library DHP, accessed December 25, 2024, https://history.icpl.org/items/show/534.