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Sioux Falls Regional Airport

Sioux Falls Regional Airport
Joe Foss Field
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Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Sioux Falls
Operator Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority
Serves Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Elevation AMSL 1,430 ft / 436 m
Coordinates 43°34′55″N 096°44′31″W / 43.58194°N 96.74194°W / 43.58194; -96.74194Coordinates: 43°34′55″N 096°44′31″W / 43.58194°N 96.74194°W / 43.58194; -96.74194
Website www.sfairport.com
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FSD is located in South Dakota
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FSD is located in the US
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Location of airport in South Dakota/United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 8,999 2,743 Concrete
15/33 8,000 2,438 Concrete
9/27 3,151 960 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 50 15 Asphalt
Statistics (Jul 2015-Aug 2016)
Aircraft operations 67,582
Based aircraft 101
Sources: Airport website,FAA
Aircraft operations 67,582
Based aircraft 101

Sioux Falls Regional Airport (IATA: FSDICAO: KFSDFAA LID: FSD), also known as Joe Foss Field, is a public and military use airport owned by the Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority and located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Sioux Falls, a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. Named in honor of aviator Joe Foss, it serves the greater Sioux Falls area, as well as communities throughout eastern South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa.

This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 423,288 enplanements in calendar year 2011, an increase of 18.92% from 355,939 in 2010. Also located at the airport, Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station is home to Headquarters, South Dakota Air National Guard and its 114th Fighter Wing (114 FW). The 114 FW is an Air Combat Command gained unit known as the "Fighting Lobos" and operatesF-16C/D aircraft.


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