connecting through MSP to destinations such as Chicago, Phoenix or Orlando. Delta made its final flights into Sioux Gateway in April 2012. American Airlines announced on December 9, 2011, that their subsidiary, American Eagle, would begin serving Sioux City from Chicago O'Hare in the spring of 2012. American ended service to Sioux City on April 5, 2021. Facilities and aircraft Sioux Gateway Airport covers 2,460 acres (996 ha) at an elevation of 1,098 feet (335 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 13/31 is 9,002 by 150 feet (2,744 x 46 m) concrete and 17/35 is 6,600 by 150 feet (2,012 x 46 m) asphalt. In June 2011, work was completed on a $6.2 million remodeling of the 58-year-old terminal building. The City of Sioux City received federal and state funds that picked up 78 percent of the $6.2 million cost to renovate the terminal building. The city received a Federal Aviation Administration grant for the new passenger loading bridge, plus $3.97 million in federal stimulus funds and a state Airport Vertical Infrastructure grant. The city's share was $1.4 million, which was about twice as much as originally estimated caused construction problems due to termite and drainage damage. In the year ending November 30, 2012, the airport had 18,258 aircraft operations: an average of 50 per day. For itinerant operations: 10,447 general aviation, 2,841 military, 2,599 air taxi, and 41 air carrier. Local operations totaled 2,330: 1,694 civil and 636 military. Airline and destinations Passenger Accidents and incidents On January 31, 1944, a United States Army Air Forces Douglas C-39 en route to Saint Joseph, Missouri, caught fire shortly after takeoff, crashed and burned. All three crew members died. On March 2, 1951, a Mid-Continent Airlines Douglas DC-3 crashed 500 feet short of runway 17 while attempting to land in a snowstorm. The probable cause of the crash was a stall at low altitude while turning to line up on the runway. 16 of 25 occupants were killed in the crash. On December 27, 1968, an airplane operating as Ozark Air Lines Flight 982 crashed while taking off from runway 35 at Sioux Gateway Airport en route to Chicago. The plane was inadequately deiced, causing it to have no control after takeoff. The plane rolled violently 90 degrees to the right and then overcorrected to a mild left bank, causing the left wing to strike the ground. The