Over 14,800 (14,827) people have flown out of the Pierre Regional Airport so far this year (2022).
City commissioner Jamie Huizenga says there were over 1600 enplanements in November.
As an Essential Air Service airport, if Pierre Regional reaches the 10-thousand enplanements mark in a calendar year, it becomes eligible for $1-million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration.
DAC currently provides 12 flights per week between Pierre and the Denver International Airport. As of Nov. 1, 2022, the days with single flights have changed to Mondays and Thursdays. There are now two flights per day on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Denver Air’s federal EAS contract for the Pierre Regional Airport runs through May 31, 2023.
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