DALLAS — Today, in 1965, commuter carrier Air Wisconsin Airlines (ZW) started operations, just one day after Outagamie County Regional Airport was opened. The regional airfield was later renamed Appleton International Airport (ATW).
For the occasion, ZW used a de Havilland Dove commuter aircraft configured with nine passenger seats. The airline is currently based at ATW in the town of Greenville, Wisconsin, US.
Air Wisconsin Origins
Air Wisconsin was founded to connect Appleton with Chicago. The airline initially had 17 employees and two de Havilland Dove aircraft. According to the August 23, 1965, ZW timetable, the airline was flying one route between Appleton and Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD).
The Appleton-Chicago route consisted of four round trips on weekdays and two round trips on Saturdays and Sundays operated with the British-manufactured Dove twin prop aircraft…