Joe Foss Field Airport (FSD) Information

Where is Joe Foss Field Airport?
FSD Joe Foss Field Airport (IATA: FSD, ICAO: KFSD, FAA LID: FSD), also known as Sioux Regional Airport, is a joint civil and military use airport 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.
Also located here is the Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station, home to Headquarters, South Dakota Air National Guard and its 114th Fighter Wing (114 FW), an Air Combat Command gained unit known as the "Fighting Lobos" and operating F-16C/D aircraft.

Although the South Dakota Adjutant General is based in Camp Rapid in Rapid City, South Dakota, the South Dakota Air National Guard is effectively headquartered with the 114 FW.

Joe Foss Field covers an area of 1,570 acres (635 ha) at an elevation of 1,429 feet (436 m) above mean sea level. It has three concrete paved runways 3/21 is 8,999 by 150 feet (2,743 x 46 m); 15/33 is 8,000 by 150 feet (2,438 x 46 m); 9/27 is 3,152 by 75 feet (961 x 23 m). It also one helipad designated H1 which is 50 by 50 feet (15 x 15 m) with an asphalt surface.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 86,107 aircraft operations, an average of 235 per day: 54% general aviation, 31% air taxi, 10% scheduled commercial, and 5% military. At that time there were 111 aircraft based at this airport: 50% single-engine, 31% multi-engine, 4% jet and 16% military.

Additional Joe Foss Field Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official FSD Joe Foss Field Airport Website