Calendar – Iowa Chapter, North Central Section

2025 Chapter Meetings

Chapter meetings are generally held at local airports across Iowa on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Our locations are selected during an annual planning session held at our November meeting. If you would like us to visit your area, please contact us. No meetings are held in July and December.

Touch down: 11 am ~ ~ ~ Business meeting: 1 pm

January 19 – DVN – Davenport Municipal Airport – tour National Weather Service (host: M-E Pfeiffer) – CANCELLED
February 16 – AMW – James Herman Banning Ames Municipal Airport (hosts: T Irwin, J Gebler)
March 15 (Sat) – TZT – Belle Plaine Mansfield-Tippie Municipal Airport (host: M Arbuckle)
April 13 – IOW – Iowa City Municipal Airport – NCS Spring planning meeting (host: S Tallieu, O Palen)
April 24-27 (Thu-Sun) – NCS Spring Meeting – Hilton Garden Inn Iowa City (host: Iowa 99s)
May 18 – OXV – Knoxville Municipal Airport – tour, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (host: J Visser)
June 7/8 – IIB – James H Connell Field @ Independence Municipal Airport (host: K Roeder)
July 21-27 – OSH – EAA AirVenture (Oshkosh WI)
August 17 – AIO – Atlantic Municipal Airport – (R Thummel, K Allen)
Sep 20 (Sat; Sep 21, rain date) – SPW – Northwest Iowa Regional Airport (Spencer IA) – Let’s Fly Now! event (hosts: R LaGrange, T LaGrange, J Myren) – CANCELLED
October 18 – C25 – Waverly Municipal Airport (host: M Doepke and K Roeder) – CANCELLED
November 16 – MIW – Marshalltown Municipal Airport (host: C Berg)
December – COOKIE RUN (no meeting) – bring holiday treats to your local tower/airport

North Central Section Meetings

Spring 2026 – Mar 27-29, Batavia OH (Sporty’s / I69 Clermont County Airport)
~ Hosted by All Ohio
Fall 2025 – Oct 3-5, Oshkosh WI (OSH Wittman Regional Airport)
~ Hosted by Wisconsin
Spring 2025 – Apr 25-27, Iowa City IA (IOW Iowa City Municipal Airport)
~ Hosted by Iowa
Fall 2024 – Sep 13-15, Bloomington MN
~ Hosted by Minnesota

International Meetings

2027 (dates TBA) – Sydney, Australia
~Hosted by Australia Section

2026 (Jul 7-12) – San Diego, California
~ Hosted by Southwest Section

2025 (Jul 8-13) – Burlington, Vermont
~ Hosted by New England Section

2024 (Jul 3-7) – Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
~ Hosted by Western Canada Section

2024 Chapter Meetings

January 21 – MLI – Quad Cities International Airport (host: B Frye, M Pfeiffer)
February 18 – TNU – Newton Municipal Airport (host: S Claypool) – Section meeting info
March 21-23 – Women in Aviation International Conference (Orlando FL)
March 23 (Sat) – PEA – Pella Municipal Airport (host: J Visser)
April 20 (Sat; 4/21 as Wx backup) – CKP – Cherokee Regional Airport (host: J Berg)
May 18/19 (Sat/Sun) – ICL – Clarinda Municipal Airport, Schenk Field – compass rose installation
June 9 – OQW – Maquoketa Municipal Airport (host: S Devolder) – picnic & Maquoketa Caves hike
August 18 – BNW – Boone Municipal Airport (host: TBA)
September 22 – DEH – Decorah Municipal Airport – (host: E Fitch)
October 12 (Sat) – CWI – Clinton Municipal Airport – Let’s Fly Now! event
November 17 – ALO – Waterloo Regional Airport – Annual planning meeting

2023 Chapter Meetings

January 14 (Sat) – VTI – Vinton Veteran’s Memorial Airport
February 19 – MPZ – Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
March 19 – IKV – Ankeny Regional Airport
April 16 – PDC – Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (Prairie du Chien WI)
May 21 – OTM – Ottumwa Regional Airport – ARC Stop preparation
August 20 – CIN – Arthur N Neu Airport (Carrol IA)
September 17 – GFZ – Greenfield Municipal Airport – Iowa Aviation Museum
October 15 – SLB – Storm Lake Municipal Airport
November 19 – IOW – Iowa City Municipal Airport – Annual planning meeting

2022 Chapter Meetings

January 16 – DVN – Davenport Municipal Airport
February 20 – CWI – Clinton Municipal Airport
March 20 – ALO – Waterloo Regional Airport
April 10 – PRO – Perry Municipal Airport – CANCELLED
May 15 – BNW – Boone Municipal Airport
June 12 – BRL – Southeast Iowa Regional Airport
August 21 – SPW – Spencer Municipal Airport
September 16/17 (overnight) – K59 – Amelia Earhart Airport (Atchison, KS) – Int’l Forest of Friendship
October 9 – OTM – Ottumwa Regional Airport
November 20 – GGI – Grinnell Regional Airport – Annual planning meeting

2021 Chapter Meetings

January 17 – CWI – Clinton Municipal Airport
February 21 – ALO – Waterloo Regional Airport
March 21 – C17 – Marion Airport
April 18 – CCY – Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (Charles City)
May 29 (Sat) – CBF – Council Bluffs Municipal Airport
June 13 – LRJ – Le Mars Municipal Airport – CANCELLED
August 15 – IA27/OTM – Antique Airfield (Blakesburg, IA) / Ottumwa Regional Airport
September 18/19 (overnight) – K59 – Amelia Earhart Airport (Atchison, KS) – Int’l Forest of Friendship
October 17 – MUT – Muscatine Municipal Airport
November 21 – AMW – Ames Municipal Airport – Annual planning meeting

2020 Chapter Meetings

January 19 – AWG – Washington Municipal Airport
February 16 – IFA – Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
March 14 (Saturday) – PEA – Pella Municipal Airport
April 19 – FFL – Fairfield Municipal Airport – CANCELLED (COVID)
May 17 – DEH – Decorah Municipal Airport – CANCELLED (COVID)
June 21 – SXK – Sioux County Regional Airport
July 19 – DEH – Decorah Municipal Airport
August 8 – AMW – Ames Municipal Airport – CANCELLED (COVID)
August 15-16 (overnight) – K59 – Amelia Earhart Airport (Atchison, KS) – CANCELLED (COVID)
September 19/20 – OOA – Oskaloosa Municipal Airport – COMPASS ROSE
October 18 – MCW – Mason City Municipal Airport
November 15 – IOW – Iowa City Municipal Airport (annual planning meeting)

2019 Chapter Meetings

January 20 – IIB – Independence Municipal Airport
February 17 – TZT – Belle Plaine Municipal Airport – CANCELLED
March 17 – BRL – Southeast Iowa Regional Airport
April 28 – CIN – Arthur N Neu Airport (Carroll IA)
May 19 – AMW – Ames Municipal Airport
June 9 – LWD – Lamoni Municipal Airport – PICNIC
August 17 (Saturday) – MXO – Monticello Regional Airport – CHANGED from IOW Flying Companion
September 13 – 15 – HFY – NCS Fall Meeting (Greenwood, Indiana)
September 22 – SXK – Sioux County Regional Airport (Maurice IA) – Iowa’s newest airport! – CANCELLED
October 20 – CCY – Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (Charles City IA)
November 17 – MIW – Marshalltown Municipal Airport (annual planning meeting)

2018 Chapter Meetings

January 21 – MXO – Monticello Regional Airport
February 18 – ALO – Waterloo Regional Airport
March 17 (Saturday) -OTM – Ottumwa Regional Airport
April 21 (Saturday) – EST – Estherville Municipal Airport
May 12-13 (Sat & Sun) – IOW – Iowa City Municipal Airport – COMPASS ROSE
June 17 – CIN – Arthur N Neu Municipal Airport (Carroll IA) – CANCELLED
August 19 – RDK – Red Oak Municipal Airport – CANCELLED
September 16 – FOD – Fort Dodge Regional Airport
October 20 – DBQ – Dubuque Regional Airport – Weather backup Saturday October 27th
November 18 – GGI – Grinnell Regional Airport (annual planning meeting) – Weather backup, drive to Amana

2017 Chapter Meetings

January 15 – DEH – Decorah Municipal Airport – CANCELLED
February 19 – ALO – Waterloo Regional Airport
March 12 – SPW – Spencer Municipal Airport, Northwest Regional Airport – CANCELLED
March 19 – DEH – Decorah Municipal Airport
April 15 – SPW – Spencer Municipal Airport, Northwest Regional Airport
May 21 – CNC – Chariton Municipal Airport – COMPASS ROSE
June 11 – RDK – Red Oak Municipal Airport, R.K. Belt Field – CANCELLED
August 27 – OTM – Ottumwa Regional Airport – FLY IOWA (changed from Galesburg)
September 17 – LRJ – Le Mars Municipal Airport – CANCELLED, meeting moved to Section Meeting
October 15 – FOD – Fort Dodge Regional Airport
November 19 – MUT – Muscatine Municipal Airport (annual planning meeting)

2016 Chapter Meetings

January 24 (rescheduled) – DBQ – Dubuque Regional Airport
February 21 – TZT – Belle Plaine Municipal Airport
March 20 – TNU – Newton Municipal Airport, Johnson Field
April 10 – PVB – Platteville Municipal Airport (Platteville, WI)
May 22 – ARR – Aurora Municipal Airport (Aurora IL)
June 12 – CIN – Arthur N Neu Airport (Carroll IA)
August 21 – SPW – Spencer Municipal Airport, Northwest Iowa Regional Airport
September 23-25 – DBQ – NCS Fall Meeting (Dubuque IA) – Dubuque Regional Airport
October 16 – IIB – Independence Municipal Airport, Walter Aviation (Independence, IA)
November 20 – MIW – Marshalltown Municipal Airport (annual planning meeting)

2015 Chapter Meetings

January 18 – FFL – Fairfield Municipal Airport
February 15 – CCY – Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (Charles City) – cancelled
March 15 – DVN – Davenport Municipal Airport
May 17 – CIN – Arthur N Neu Airport (Carroll IA) – cancelled
June 6 – AMW -75th Anniversary, Iowa Chapter 99s – Half Fast Flying Adventures Hangar, Ames Municipal Airport
August 22/23 – C77 – Poplar Grove Airport (Poplar Grove IL) – cancelled
September 19 – OOA – Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (Oskaloosa IA)
October 18 – DEH – Decorah Municipal Airport
November 15 – BNW – Boone Municipal Airport (annual planning meeting)