Soon after pilots stepped off the first flights into Bismarck, local leaders understood the opportunity for the budding aviation industry to connect the region with people and possibilities beyond our state borders.
Aviation in North Dakota evolved as it did across the nation – from primitive flying machines to jet engines, from the delivery of mail to the mass transportation of passengers and goods, from navigation guided by landmarks and stars to sophisticated GPS and air traffic control systems.
Now 100 years since the first airplane landed in Bismarck, it is time to find a home for this rich history, a place to celebrate a century of flight and to spark a love of aviation among the next generation of North Dakotans.