Air Mail

Wyoming became part of the First Transcontinental Airmail Route in 1920, helping to prove to the US government that airplanes could have a vital role in getting mail around the country faster than ever. But those early days of aviation were dangerous and wild...

We stand on the shoulders of giants. The brave airmen who developed air mail service between the coasts of the USA depended on Cheyenne on their appointed rounds. Here they would refuel at the Cheyenne Airport and if they were headed west, pick up needed supplies such as snow shoes and a rifle, in case there was an unplanned landing in the mountains...