Pierre Regional Airport

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Pierre Regional Airport
IATA: PIR - ICAO: KPIR - FAA: PIR
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of Pierre
Serves		Pierre, South Dakota
Elevation AMSL		1,742 ft (531 m)
Coordinates		44°22′58″N, 100°17′09″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
7/25	6,887	2,099	Asphalt
13/31	6,900	2,103	Asphalt

Pierre Regional Airport (IATA: PIR, ICAO: KPIR, FAA LID: PIR) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of Pierre, a city in Hughes County, South Dakota, USA. The airport covers 1,735 acres and has two runways. It is served by two commercial airlines.

Until June 30, 2006, service provided by Great Lakes Airlines to Denver was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. The U.S. Department of Transportation had selected Big Sky Airlines to provide service beginning July 1, 2006, but that order was suspended when Great Lake decided to continue service without the EAS subsidy.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Great Lakes Airlines (Brookings, Denver)
• Northwest Airlines
  • Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Watertown, Minneapolis/St. Paul (via Watertown))

[edit] References

• Pierre Regional Airport (official web site)
• FAA Airport Master Record (Form 5010) for PIR, also available as a printable form (PDF)

[edit] External links

• Capital City Air Carrier, Inc - Fixed base operator (FBO)
• South Dakota Airport Directory: Pierre Regional Airport (PDF)

• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KPIR
  • ASN Accident history for KPIR
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KPIR

• Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number 10128) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
  • Order 2006-5-17: Terminates subsidy to Great Lakes Aviation and suspends selection of Big Sky Airlines
  • Order 2006-5-7: Big Sky Airlines to provide subsidized essential air service beginning July 1, 2006
  • Order 2006-3-3: Request for proposals to provide essential air service beginning July 1, 2006
  • Order 2004-7-5: Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service through June 30, 2006