Cameron Howard has been hired to be the new Manager at the Pierre Regional Airport.
Howard will begin his duties April 15. He replaces Mike Isaacs who served as Pierre’s Airport Manager from 2008 to January of this year.
Howard most recently served as the Administration Manager at the Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport in Owensboro, Kentucky. Prior to that, Howard served as the Charter Coordinator for Mid-America Jet. He has a commercial pilot’s license and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in aviation from Florida Tech.
Howard says the Pierre Regional Airport stands out nationally for what it’s accomplished as an Essential Air Service airport. He says he’s looking forward to helping continue to grow its success.
Howard was selected from a field of nine candidates from communities all throughout the country.
In his position, Howard will oversee all airport operations including, facilities
management, licensing and regulations, federal reporting, hangar and hay leases, Airport Rescue Firefighter Operations, as well as coordination with the federal Transportation Safety Administration, Skywest / United Express, Mustang Aviation, state and federal Departments of Transportation and local vendors.
Last year, Pierre Regional Airport had more than 13,000 enplanements including commercial passengers, charter passengers, and medic flights.
