# Pierre Regional Airport (PIR / KPIR)

**Pierre Regional Airport** (IATA: PIR, ICAO: KPIR) is a medium airport in Pierre, South Dakota, United States. It opened in Dec 1937. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,900 ft (2,103 m). In 2025 it handled 32 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpir

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PIR / KPIR
- FAA: PIR
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Pierre, South Dakota, United States
- Opened: Dec 1937
- Elevation: 1,744 ft / 532 m
- Coordinates: 44.3827, -100.2860
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,900 ft / 2,103 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches
- Passengers: 31,953 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.pierreairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Regional_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7192417
- Weather station: KPIR · WMO 72656
- Ident: KPIR

## Timeline

- Dec 1937: Pierre Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 6,900 ft / 2,103 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 141° / 321° | yes |
| 07/25 | 6,880 ft / 2,097 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 077° / 257° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00324AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 15,843 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 18,168 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 65,057 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 63,062 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 34,523 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 16,055 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 34,898 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 32,724 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 31,700 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 29,665 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 31,953 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 385 mi / 619 km · United Express

### Cargo (1)

- [FSD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfsd.md) Sioux Falls Regional Airport · United States · 185 mi / 297 km · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PIR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 32K (2025) | #2,267 of 3,974 | #527 in North America | #358 in US |
| Longest runway | 6,900 ft / 2,103 m | =3,571 of 29,858 | =876 in North America | #667 in US |
| Elevation | 1,744 ft / 532 m | =10,297 of 43,403 | =4,554 in North America | =3,434 in US |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =141 in North America | =123 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.025 |
| CNTR | MINNEAPOLIS CNTR | 125.100 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.700 |
| RDO | HURON RDO | 122.200 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [98D](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k98d.md) Onida Municipal Airport · 24 mi / 38 km
- [SD57](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd57.md) W L Thompson Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [SD50](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd50.md) Harrold Municipal Airport · 28 mi / 46 km
- [5P5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5p5.md) Presho Municipal Airport · 35 mi / 57 km
- [SD21](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd21.md) Hayes Emergency Airstrip · 36 mi / 58 km
- [SD78](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd78.md) Anderson Aerial Spraying Airport · 39 mi / 63 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Pierre Regional Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pierre_Regional_Airport&oldid=1367237896), revision of 1 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpir/data