Sioux Falls Airport

Sioux Falls Regional Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KFSD
IATA code	FSD
Coordinates	43 ° 34 '50 " N , 96 ° 44' 1" W Coordinates: 43 ° 34 '50 " N , 96 ° 44' 1" W.
Height above MSL	434 m (1424 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	8 km northwest of Sioux Falls
Street	I-29 / I-90 / I-229 / SD 115
Basic data
opening	1937
operator	Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority
surface	635 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	1,165,599 (2019)
Air freight	34,346 t (2019)
Flight ; movements	60,413 (2019)
Runways
3/21	2743 m × 46 m concrete
15/33	2438 m × 46 m concrete
9/27	960 m × 23 m ; concrete

The Sioux Falls Regional Airport ( IATA : FSD , ICAO : KFSD ), also known as Joe Foss Field is known, the city's airport Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County in the southeast of the US -amerikanischen state of South Dakota . It is the largest airport in the state in terms of passenger numbers.

The airport is owned by the City of Sioux Falls and operated by the Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority .

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) classifies the airport, which is part of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, as a primary commercial service airport based on the number of 367,874 departing passengers .

On the grounds of the airport is the Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station , the main base of the Air National Guard of South Dakota.

Location and transport links

The airport is located directly on the Big Sioux River , not far from the intersection of the three states of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa . It has direct access to the South Dakota Highway 115 . Interstate 90 runs north of the airport in an east-west direction . Interstate 29 runs to the west and Interstate 229 , the eastern bypass of Sioux Falls, a few kilometers east .

Airport facilities

The 635 hectare airport has a control tower and three runways, each with a concrete surface. There is a passenger terminal with passenger boarding bridges and a baggage handling system . The rental car companies Avis , Enterprise , Hertz , and National have bases in the reception building.

Airplanes and aircraft movements

A total of 111 aircraft are stationed at the airport. Of these, 55 are single-engine and 34 multi-engine propeller planes as well as four jet jets. The Air National Guard has 18 aircraft stationed at its base.

Of the average 185 flight movements per day, 38 percent can be assigned to general aviation and 43 percent to air taxi traffic. Scheduled flights make up ten percent. There are also around eight percent military aircraft movements.

Airlines and destinations

Allegiant Air - to Las Vegas , Los Angeles , Orlando , Phoenix
American Eagle - to Chicago O'Hare , Dallas / Fort Worth
Delta Air Lines - to Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Delta Connection - operated by Compass Airlines - to Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Delta Connection - operated by ExpressJet - to Minneapolis-Saint Paul, seasonally from 2013 to Atlanta
Delta Connection - operated by Pinnacle Airlines - to Minneapolis-Saint Paul, seasonal to Detroit
Delta Connection - operated by SkyWest Airlines - to Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Frontier Airlines - to Denver
United Airlines - to Denver
United Express - operated by ExpressJet - to Chicago O'Hare, Denver
United Express - operated by Republic Airline - to Denver
United Express - operated by SkyWest Airlines - to Chicago O'Hare, Denver

Traffic figures

Source: Sioux Falls Regional Airport

Sioux Falls Regional Airport traffic figures 2015–2019
year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail)	Aircraft movements (with military)
2019	1,165,599	34,346	60,413
2018	1,066,314	33.186	62,588
2017	1,082,461	34.092	65.025
2016	1,027,022	32,274	65,386
2015	971.367	31,784	67,433

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Sioux Falls (2019)
rank	city	Passengers	Airlines
01	Minneapolis / Saint Paul , Minnesota	137.980	delta
02	Denver , Colorado	118,200	Frontier , United
03	Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois	106,570	American , United
04th	Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas	50,600	American
05	Phoenix-Mesa , Arizona	42,030	Allegiant
06th	Atlanta , Georgia	36,870	delta
07th	Las Vegas , Nevada	28,100	Allegiant , Frontier
08th	Phoenix – Sky Harbor , Arizona	20,940	American
09	Orlando – Sanford , Florida	14,650	Allegiant
10	St. Petersburg , Florida	10,420	Allegiant

Web links

Commons : Sioux Falls Regional Airport - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

^ History. SFAirport.com, accessed August 17, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Development Plans. SFAirport.com, accessed August 17, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Airport Operating Statistics. SFAirport.com, accessed April 5, 2020 .
↑ List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost (PDF; 2.1 MB) ( Memento from September 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved June 17, 2013
↑ AirNav.com - KFSD Retrieved on June 17, 2013
^ Sioux Falls, SD: Sioux Falls Regional (FSD). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 5, 2020 .
↑ Direct Destinations. SFAirport.com, accessed April 5, 2020 .

[history-1] History. SFAirport.com, accessed August 17, 2018 .

[development-2] Development Plans. SFAirport.com, accessed August 17, 2018 .

[statistics-3] Airport Operating Statistics. SFAirport.com, accessed April 5, 2020 .

[4] List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost (PDF; 2.1 MB) ( Memento from September 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved June 17, 2013

[5] AirNav.com - KFSD Retrieved on June 17, 2013

[bts-6] Sioux Falls, SD: Sioux Falls Regional (FSD). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 5, 2020 .

[direct-7] Direct Destinations. SFAirport.com, accessed April 5, 2020 .