Cheyenne Arts & Aviation Center

07/30/2025

You've got a few weeks left to buy your raffle ticket and help support the Wyoming Aviation Heritage League's Festival and Air Show! 🛩

We are doing a gun raffle fundraiser to help support our upcoming festival and air show. If you're interested, please DM or click the QR code to buy a ticket! Link - https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=H9JG8M7NYG8W8

$100 per ticket, only 300 tickets being sold. Sales through August 19th. Ticket drawings start August 20th through September 14th. 30 guns being raffled off, through Sportsman's Warehouse. Winner gets gift card not actual gun.

06/27/2025

Come find us by the ArtHaus tomorrow for Superday! Can't wait to see you!

06/18/2025

Want to learn more about Cheyenne's aviation history? 👀 Check out this Wyoming PBS video!

As commercial airlines started establishing themselves, they wanted to distinguish their brand. Boeing Air Transport, which later became United Airlines, ac...

06/04/2025

We hope to see you Saturday June 28th for Super Day at Lion's Park! Come learn how you can support the Arts & Aviation Center!

Be Part of Superday 2025!

Get ready for one of Cheyenne’s biggest summer celebrations. Superday is happening on Saturday, June 28 at South Lions Park and we want you to be part of the fun!

We’re now accepting participants for:
- Vendor Booths
- Tour de Prairie Bike Ride
- 5K Fun Run
- Pickleball Tournament
- Grass Volleyball Tournament

Whether you're a local business, an athlete, or just looking for some summer fun, there’s something for everyone at Superday!

Sign up & learn more at the official website: https://cheyennerec.org/superday-2025/

⚠️ Watch Out for Scammers
All official Superday info and sign-ups come directly from the City of Cheyenne or our official website. We’ll never ask for payment through third-party apps or random links.

05/22/2025

A Century of Vision, Passion & Progress

In the 1920s, Cheyenne wasn’t just a dot on the map—it was an ambitious aviation hub with a bold vision. Newspaper editorials urged the city to declare itself an airport town, and signs were proposed at every highway entrance proudly proclaiming:
“AIRPORT CHEYENNE.”

By 1928, the community rallied again—this time to promote the growth of air mail. A full-page ad urged citizens to “use the air mail frequently and consistently,” because the more air traffic Cheyenne generated, the brighter its aviation future would be.

These weren’t just articles—they were manifestos from people who believed in Cheyenne’s potential to fly high.

“The great cities of the future will be the centers of aerial transportation.”

Now, 100 years later, we carry that same passion forward—preserving the history, honoring the ambition, and sharing the legacy at the Cheyenne Arts & Aviation Center.

Media Credit: Wyoming State Archives

05/19/2025

A snapshot of the early days of American aviation history—when mail was flown coast to coast and Cheyenne played a starring role. ✈️ The DH-4 mail planes, sturdy wooden hangars, and a modest control house made up one of the nation’s earliest airmail hubs.

This field helped put Wyoming on the aviation map.

05/12/2025

In February of 1920, in a bold move, the Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce formed a new Aviation Committee to establish our city as the airport for the entire Rocky Mountain region. Visionaries like Ed P. Taylor (Mayor of Cheyenne), J.W. Highleyman (Union Pacific), and the city’s first airplane owner, Reed Hollister, led the charge.

05/05/2025

In the 1930s and ’40s, United Airlines made Cheyenne a key hub in its coast-to-coast network, putting Wyoming at the center of U.S. aviation history.

📰 Read more about our high-flying legacy in this great article from Cowboy State Daily:
👉 https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/05/04/wyoming-history-in-1930s-40s-united-made-cheyenne-the-air-capital-of-the-west

In the 1930s and 1940s, United Airlines made Cheyenne its hub for maintenance, research and training, even making the city the “air capital of the West.”…

05/02/2025

This , we celebrate the role Cheyenne played in making coast-to-coast air travel possible.

✈️ Did you know Cheyenne was once a central hub in early commercial aviation? United Airlines made Cheyenne a key stop in the 1920s, helping pioneer cross-country flight.

📷: Wyoming State Archives

02/28/2025

This photo, dated in the 1930's, shows a United Airlines DC-3 in front of the Cheyenne Municipal Airport. United Airlines currently has 2 flights into Cheyenne every day, and it's a great way to beat that I-25 traffic and get to your adventures even faster! Visit www.cheyenneairport.com to learn about flights!

📸 Wyoming State Archives Digital Collection

02/19/2025

For Garry Chadwick, the Cheyenne Regional Airport isn’t just a place—it’s where his lifelong love for flying began.

"As a boy, I lived two blocks from the east runway and spent hours watching C-130s and other aircraft take off and land. That fascination turned into a dream, and thanks to a mentor, Bill Snyder, I soloed my first flight on my 16th birthday—before school!"

Cheyenne's airport has a rich history, from being a stop on the early airmail route to modifying B-17 bombers in WWII. It even became home to United Airlines' first flight attendant training center.

"Having an airport right in the heart of the city is rare these days, and I love that Cheyenne still has that connection to its aviation roots."