In the first few months of 2008 Frontier was expected to begin another arrival and departure time, adding to total of three arrivals/departures by Frontier and five arrivals/departures by Northwest Airlines daily. Since July 2007 the airport has added an additional three arrivals and departures. Recently, the Board of Trustees has been pursuing other airlines as well as finalizing plans to remodel the airport. The airline ended service from Sioux Gateway Airport on citing rising fuel prices. In June 2007, after months of waiting, the city and the airport found out that Frontier Airlines would start service to and from Denver. Northwest Airlines just recently announced that they would open a call center for ticketing in a downtown building employing 200-300 people. Airport Board members are appointed by the City Council and serve four-year terms. The airport is owned and operated by the City of Sioux City and governed by a seven member Airport Board of Trustees. In addition to commercial and general aviation service, the airport is home to the 185th Air Refueling Wing (185 ARW), an Air Mobility Command (AMC)-gained unit of the Iowa Air National Guard, flying the KC-135 Stratotanker. Sioux Gateway Airport (IATA: SUX, ICAO: KSUX, FAA LID: SUX), also known as Colonel Bud Day Field, is a joint civil-military public airport located 6 miles (10 km) south of Sioux City and just west of Sergeant Bluff, in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States.
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