Nearly 1500 people flew out of the Pierre Regional Airport last month (May 2022).
City commissioner Jamie Huizenga says so far total numbers are are well ahead of last year.
Huizenga says Denver Air Connection is being a good partner with the city.
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, with there being two flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The company flies non-stop from Watertown to Chicago O’Hare and Denver International Airport. Denver Air’s federal EAS contract for both airports runs through May 31, 2023.
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