Sioux County Regional Airport KSXX

The thickness of the file must exceed that of the pavement before a new airport can be opened, an airport development axiom from back when files were paper instead of electrons.

Two cities in Sioux County, Iowa, operated airports. Orange City Municipal Airport was opened in 1968 with a single paved runway. Some buildings were constructed and the airport stayed pretty much the same well into the twenty first century except the runway became slightly longer. About 10 miles away at Sioux Center they also had an airport of similar size and character that opened in 1972. The cities were dependent o...