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| Commenced operations | July 22, 1968 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1985 | ||||||
| Operating bases | La Crosse Municipal Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | See Fleet below | ||||||
| Destinations | See Destinations below | ||||||
| Headquarters | La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States Moline, Illinois, United States | ||||||
Mississippi Valley Airlines (IATA--XV) was a regional air carrier serving the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It was founded by Herb Lee, Norm Elsy and Charles A. ("Chuck") Draine[2] as Gateway Aviation, and had its headquarters in La Crosse, Wisconsin.[3] Chuck Draine served as chairman and chief executive officer.[4] It 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).[5] The carrier changed its name to Mississippi Valley Airways in October 1969. It became Mississippi Valley Airlines (MVA) and moved its headquarters to Quad City AirportinMoline, Illinois in January 1982.[6][7] The airline merged into Air Wisconsin on May 17, 1985 in a $10 million share exchange transaction. At the time of the merger, Mississippi Valley Airlines was the United States' eighth-largest regional airline in terms of ridership.[8]
Mississippi Airlines had the following destinations:[9]
Although the airline had no fatal accidents, it lost one aircraft during in-flight operations, a Twin Otter which hit trees upon landing at La Crosse, Wisconsin.[15]
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