Iowa’s rural airports brace for loss of funds if shutdown continues through mid

MAYA MARCHEL HOFF Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau

As the government shutdown nears the one-month mark, Sioux Gateway Airport and other smaller Iowa airports are paying close attention to what may happen with an essential source of federal funds set to lapse in the middle of next month.

TSA technology

TSA officer Thomas Keeling places luggage into a new baggage checking system on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at the Waterloo Regional Airport.

Sioux Gateway Airport SkyWest flights

Passengers line up at the ticket window at Sioux Gateway Airport Friday, beyond a status board that lists SkyWest Airlines’ arrivals and depar…