It was “the most terrifying thing” Nathan Mencke, an air traffic controller at The Eastern Iowa Airport, had ever experienced. One year ago, he helped guide a pilot out of a stall-spin to land safely in Iowa City.
Alliant Energy’s plans for a natural gas fired power plant northwest of The Eastern Iowa Airport raise “concerns for airport safety and regulatory compliance,” according to a study commissioned by the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission.
The Fairfax City Council, in a heated meeting Tuesday, approved the first reading of a proposed exception to the city’s industrial zoning code which could provide a path for Alliant Energy to build a new power plant within city limits.
The City of Fairfax will consider a change to its zoning code that would provide a path for Alliant Energy to site a gas-fired power plant within city limits, near The Eastern Iowa Airport.
Alliant Energy has said there are other potential locations being considered for a new power plant, but the company’s representatives declined to share those locations with the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission because disclosing the other sites could put the company in a “negative position from a cost perspective.”
The Eastern Iowa Airport Commission says proposed site could jeopardize future runway, seeks alternative location and public meeting.
Members of the Cedar Rapids airport commission raised concerns this morning after an apparent plan by Alliant Energy to construct a gas-fired power plant on land adjacent to their Travero warehouse in Fairfax.
A Nebraska man, who tried to open exit doors during a flight from Omaha last week and caused an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, will remain in jail pending trial. A detention hearing didn’t go forward because he didn’t have a place to stay if released.
The pilot instructed passengers over the intercom to stay in their seats and follow flight attendant instructions, and also asked any passengers who were willing and able to help the flight attendants subdue Nikprelaj.
A Nebraska man was arrested in Cedar Rapids Thursday evening after he caused a disturbance on a flight from Omaha to Detroit, resulting in the plane diverting to The Eastern Iowa Airport.
With its new flight school and aviation management program set to launch next month, Coe College has announced a new partnership with Kansas City-based ATD Flight Systems – affording students an expedited exam process and ticket behind the control wheel.
The 153,589 passengers who flew through CID in May 2025, an increase of 19 percent when compared to the same month one year earlier.
Total passenger totals up about 8 percent over 2024 numbers at this time, and airlines are adding capacity to summer flight schedules at the airport.
What’s the formula for assigning the three-letter codes that designate airports? What does CID mean for travelers flying in and out of the Eastern Iowa Airport? And can they be changed?
Four teams from Prairie and Alburnette high schools gave final presentations Wednesday at The Eastern Iowa Airport. Ideas include better seating, a library and an app that rewards passengers.
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