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- ↑ "Travel". www.airwis.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, Aug. 23, 1965, Air Wisconsin timetable
- ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, June 15, 1972 Air Wisconsin route map
- ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, April 1, 1974 pocket Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition
- ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1985 Air Wisconsin route map
- ↑ Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition
- ↑ April 27, 1986 Air Wisconsin route map