Pierre Regional
PIR · KPIR · Pierre, South Dakota · Hughes County · map
Pierre Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Pierre, 3 miles east of Pierre, South Dakota, 1,744 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 6,900 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KPIR · observed 3:53 pm CDT (20:53 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 84°F (29°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 29.86 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:33 pm CDT (17:33 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPIR 062053Z AUTO 30010KT 10SM CLR 29/06 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02890061 56009 $
TAF KPIR 061733Z 0618/0718 29009KT P6SM SKC FM062200 32008KT P6SM SKC FM070000 36005KT P6SM SKC FM071600 30007KT P6SM SCT220
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PIR · ICAO KPIR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Pierre
- Elevation
- 1,744 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 5:00 am to 12:00 am; weekends, 5:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,900 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 6,880 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 07: PAPI, four lights on the left, tank 79 ft high 3,158 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.7 | |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Pir and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.025 | |
| Pierre and rco | 122.2 | Pierre |
| Pierre and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.1 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 605-224-6087.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Pierre from the FAA register
70 aircraft are registered to owners in Pierre, South Dakota: 48 piston singles, 8 turboprops, 6 piston twins, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in South Dakota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 10 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Airport condition unmon at night from last air carrier arrival/departure till 0500 local.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 31; runway end identifier lights runway 07, 13, 25; PAPI runway 07, 25, 13 and 31; high-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 and 13/31 -CTAF.
- No
- Taxiway C is 50 feet wide and restrd to aircraft 75000 pounds or less.
- No line of sight between runway ends of runway 07 and 25.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport and WI 25 NM radius.
- Note: see special notices section and aerobatic practice areas.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.