Colgan Air Services

12/23/2025

Colgan Air is thrilled to support our local North Side businesses! Small, family, locally owned businesses is what makes our community so special and unique so we couldn't think of a better gift for our employees. Plus it's a gift that can serve a variety tastes and interests!

If you still need a holiday gift, check out Gift La Crosse for their gift cards! (And you can still grab a gift card for an Introductory Flight at Colgan Air too!) 🎄🎅🤶

12/09/2025

Still looking for a unique holiday gift, but hoping to avoid the big online retailers and support a small, local family business? A Gift Certificate for an Introductory Flight might be exactly what Santa had in mind for those hard-to-shop-for loved ones! 🎁✈️

Whether it’s for someone curious about earning their pilot’s license or someone who would love to experience the magic of holiday lights from above, this unforgettable gift is perfect for any age.

Our gift certificates can also be used by current flight students, pilots renting our aircraft, or even applied toward fuel purchases for aircraft owners.

We’re open 7 days a week through the holidays—stop in anytime and cross another item off your holiday to-do list! 🎅🤶🎁🎄

11/19/2025

Let's hear it for some good news!!! 🥳🥳🥳

We are thrilled to celebrate the news that Allegiant is servicing the La Crosse Regional Airport! Whether you love these destinations or not, this is outstanding news for the airport and community, and a positive step in the right direction. When other airlines see these planes filled, you can guarantee more planes and options will follow.

Thank you to JD, Lauren and the entire La Crosse Regional Airport team for working hard, being persistent and playing the long game on this one! New air service doesn't happen overnight. It took a lot of faith and dedication to make this happen.

Colgan Air cannot wait to welcome Allegiant to our airport family! ✈️🤩

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- The airline Allegiant has announced that they are expanding their network to serve La Crosse.

11/13/2025

Huge congrats to Isaac and Noah for completing their first solos! We never tire of posting these photos of our smiling flight students🥳🛩️👏
The skies may be getting colder, but your flight dreams don’t have to cool down! Ready to make YOUR first solo a reality? Call 608-783-8359 today to get started!

11/11/2025

Today, we want to express our deepest gratitude to the veterans on our team and all who have served our country.

We’re especially proud of our CEO, Tim Colgan, a Vietnam Veteran who served in the Army, and our long-time employee Troy Bakke, an Air Force Veteran. We’d also like to recognize Bob Heilman (left in the photo below), a WWII Veteran who helped get Colgan Air off the ground to make it a reality. Veterans never stop making sacrifices for their families and communities!

It’s also a true honor to play a small part in the Freedom Honor Flight, and we thank the dedicated team, many of whom are veterans, for their tireless efforts to honor all who have served.

From everyone at Colgan Air, thank you Tim, Troy, Bob, and all veterans. We honor your service and sacrifice today and every day!

11/11/2025

Join Freedom Honor Flight and UWL Athletics as we honor those who served! All area veterans are invited to the 13th Annual Veterans Day Breakfast tomorrow at 7 a.m. in Mitchell Hall Fieldhouse.

Read more: https://uwlathletics.com/news/2025/11/6/thirteenth-annual-veterans-day-breakfast-scheduled

11/04/2025

Attention Veterans! Freedom Honor Flight has hosted a Veterans Day Breakfast for years at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Join them for a wonderful program while the hard-working athletes of UW-La Crosse Athletics serve breakfast and honor our Veterans.

Don't forget to stop by La Crosse Habitat on NOV 17 for a free lunch and generous discount at their Habitat ReStore La Crosse. Colgan Air appreciates these local organizations dedicating time and effort to honor and serve veterans on their day!

The annual Veterans Day Breakfast is Tuesday, November 11 at UW-La Crosse’s Mitchell Hall. Veterans and their families are welcome to join us for a FREE meal served by UW-La Crosse Athletics student athletes. Breakfast served 7-10 a.m. Program begins at 8:45 a.m.

10/03/2025

The Aviation Explorers program has expanded to Middle Schoolers!🥳 Please read the original post for details on registration.

Aviation Explorers is a local FREE program for area kids to learn more about Aviation, the La Crosse Regional Airport and various career fields in the industry!

Due to high demand, the Aviation Exploring program is expanding!

Starting at our next session on Wednesday, October 8th from 4pm-5:30pm, high school AND middle school students are welcome to join us in learning fundamental flight training concepts and explore a range of careers and disciplines within the aviation industry.

Visit https://www.gatewayscouting.org/exploring to learn more about the program!

Note: The RSVP form on the website may not be updated to reflect acceptance of middle school students. Please e-mail kossl@lseairport.com to secure your spot.

09/19/2025

Flashback Friday to Bonanzas to Oshkosh! Counting down the days until next year...Don't forget to check out Mark F Devine Photography's website to view all his work from weekend! Here's one of his videos capturing the excitement of the flight line. All photos and video available for purchase 🛩📸🤩

Flyby of the flight line at KLSE on the morning of the departure for Oshkosh. Pilots were in their pre-flight briefing.

09/18/2025

Know a high school student who wants to learn more about all things aviation and airport life? Check out this FREE program hosted by the La Crosse Regional Airport for area high school students! There are many jobs in aviation beyond being a pilot (no offense pilots ;) ) and this is a great opportunity to learn about lesser known areas of the aviation industry!

Do you know a high school student who is interested in pursuing a career as a pilot? The first of ten Aviation Exploring sessions takes place in two weeks on Wednesday, October 1st from 4pm-5:30pm. Students who enroll will receive an introduction to fundamental flight training concepts while also exploring a range of careers and disciplines within the aviation industry. Visit https://www.gatewayscouting.org/exploring to RSVP for the first session and learn more about the program!

09/15/2025

Behind on celebrating some private pilot achievements! Congrats to Olivia and Bronson for knocking their private pilot check rides out of the park! And our awesome employee, Jack, accomplished his first solo a couple weeks ago. The smiles on everyone’s face says it all!