| Pierre Regional Airport | |||
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| 1996 USGS photo | |||
| IATA: PIR – ICAO: KPIR – FAA LID: PIR
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | City of Pierre | ||
| Operator | Pierre, South Dakota | ||
| Location | Pierre, South Dakota | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,742 ft / 531 m | ||
| 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 (702 ha) 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 Lakes decided to continue service without the EAS subsidy.
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul [service ends January 15][1] |
| Great Lakes Airlines | Denver |
During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force by Air Technical Service Command as an aircraft maintenance and supply depot. It was also used by Sioux Falls Army Air Field as an auxiliary airfield for Second Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bomber training.
A new terminal building that will replace the existing terminal has been designed, and construction began in late Spring, 2011. Denver-based Coover-Clark & Associates, Inc. designed the building and is also handling the construction administration [2]The new terminal is expected to be completed in August, 2012. [3]