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Airport · PIR · Pierre, South Dakota

Pierre, SD

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Pierre, SD (PIR) ranks #352 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Pierre, SD posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

87%
On-time
Top 16%
on-time, US airports
117 min
Delay when late
1.60%
Cancelled
#352 of 382
Corpus placement
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PIR on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%87%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 24,033.

Late Aircraft 11.3% (2,713 min)
Carrier 66.7% (16,037 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 13.8% (3,311 min)
Weather 8.2% (1,972 min)
Security 0.0% (0 min)

PIR - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (99%) · worst: February (91.1%)

90%92%94%96%98%100% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 95.3%

PIR - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%95%100%105% 2020202120222025 95.8% 92.1% ▼ -3.9%

PIR - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 14.4 min · taxi-in 4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

0 min10 min20 min30 min Jul 20Dec 25 11.3 min 27 min ▲ +138.9%

PIR's average taxi-out (14.4 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 9.9 min (May 2021) to 27.0 min (December 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Pierre, SD.

Cancellation Rate

1.60%

48 of 3,006 flights

Diversion Rate

0.00%

0 of 3,006 flights

Delay Rate

13.0%

390 of 3,006 flights

Top Routes from PIR

Busiest routes to and from Pierre, SD.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DEN (Denver) → PIR (Pierre) 1,380 84.8% 385 mi
PIR (Pierre) → DEN (Denver) 1,380 85.9% 385 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Pierre, SD, both outside South Dakota so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 87%).

La Crosse, WI

La Crosse, WI

87% on-time 13,386 flights

Kodiak, AK

Kodiak, AK

87% on-time 9,654 flights

Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX

Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX

87% on-time 9,249 flights

Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA

Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA

86.9% on-time 63,750 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 3,006).

Dubuque, IA

Dubuque, IA

3,012 flights 89.5% on-time

Ogdensburg, NY

Ogdensburg, NY

3,089 flights 84.3% on-time

Dillingham, AK

Dillingham, AK

2,866 flights 82.6% on-time

Wenatchee, WA

Wenatchee, WA

2,841 flights 87.3% on-time

Other Airports in South Dakota

Compare performance with other South Dakota airports.

FSD 81.6%

Sioux Falls, SD

Sioux Falls · 83,262 flights
RAP 83.1%

Rapid City, SD

Rapid City · 58,593 flights
ABR 88.6%

Aberdeen, SD

Aberdeen · 8,753 flights
ATY 87.6%

Watertown, SD

Watertown · 3,061 flights

PIR delay-share reading

The standout signal at Pierre, SD is the delay mix: Carrier owns 66.7% of 24,033 delay minutes across 3,006 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87% (8 pts above the 79% national average), with 390 delayed and 48 cancelled (1.60%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (11.3% late-aircraft, 66.7% carrier, 13.8% NAS, 8.2% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.

On the multi-year calendar, PIR is strongest in April (99% on-time) and weakest in February (91.1%), a 7.9-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~117 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 84.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for South Dakota: South Dakota flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using PIR's data

PIR's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from PIR before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in April rather than February if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.4 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.