Over 1600 (1665) people flew out of the Pierre Regional Airport last month (Aug. 2021). Of the total, 505 were on Denver Air Connection flights and 1160 were on SkyWest flights.
City commissioner Jamie Huizenga says so far this year, over 9000 people have flown out of Pierre.
At the 10-thousand enplanements mark, the Pierre Regional Airport becomes eligible for $1-million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration.
He says August was the second month of having two commercial air service companies operating flights from Pierre to Denver.
Huizenga says rumors about Pierre getting a direct flight to Minneapolis aren’t true.
If Pierre were to get flights to Minneapolis, Huizenga says it wouldn’t mean more flights leaving town.
Huizenga says along with the baggage issue, connecting flights out of Minneapolis tend to be more expensive than the connections from Denver International.
You can see flight schedules for both Denver Air Connection and SkyWest, flying as United Express by going to either company’s website or to the Pierre Regional Airport website.
On a related note, the Airport Road Improvement project is underway which means Airport Road is closed to through traffic from behind Walmart (Lowell Avenue) to just past the airport terminal. The detour route is:
• Elizabeth Street to Northstar Avenue
• Northstar Avenue to South Airport Road
• South Airport Road to B Street
No parking is being allowed on either side of Northstar Avenue until the Airport Road project is finished. The scheduled completion date is Oct. 15, 2021.
Image credit City of Pierre.
DAC currently holds the federally subsidized Essential Air Service contract to provide commercial air service for Pierre. SkyWest, who previously held the EAS contract, is now flying “at risk”– meaning at its own expense because it no longer receives a federal subsidy.
2021 enplanements from Pierre Regional Airport:
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August: 1665 (505 DAC; 1160 SW)
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July: 1924 (581 DAC; 1343 SW)
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June: 1428
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May: 1229
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April: 964
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March: 784
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February: 567
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January: 469
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