Mississippi Valley Airlines

Mississippi Valley Airlines (IATA--XV), was a regional air carrier serving the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. Originally founded as Gateway Aviation, the carrier initially had its headquarters in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and began scheduled flight operations on July 22, 1968 between La Crosse Municipal Airport and both Chicago (O'Hare International Airport) and Milwaukee (General Mitchell International Airport). The carrier name changed to Mississippi Valley Airways in October 1969, later becoming Mississippi Valley Airlines, with the headquarters moving to Quad City Airport in Moline, Illinois in January 1982. The airline merged with Air Wisconsin in 1985 and thus lost its previous identity.

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