Joe Foss Field Airport satellite view
📍 Sioux Falls⬆ 1,429 ft3 runways
KFSD · FSD

Joe Foss Field Airport

43.58200°N
-96.74190°W
ARR / DAY
34
64.4%
DEP / DAY
41
64.4%
ON-TIME
8.8% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 63 minest
AVG DELAY
63 min
7d window

Joe Foss Field Airport (KFSD/FSD) is a medium international airport located in Sioux Falls, SD. It features 3 runways with the longest being 9,000 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 34 arrivals and 41 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 17 carriers across 22 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 5% of observed flights. The most active carrier is SKY West Aviation (SKW). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). On-time performance averages 9% with an average delay of 63 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 327 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

32m ago
Temp
70°F
Wind
14 kts
170°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KFSD 241756Z 17014G19KT 10SM OVC011 21/18 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 60000 T02110178 10217 20189 58009

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
42m 5a 15m 6a 2m 7a 4m 8a 2m 9a 10m 10a 10m 11a 6m 12p

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 118.300
TWR 118.300 0500-0000
TWR 257.800 0500-0000
GND 121.900 0500-0000
GND 348.600 0500-0000
ATIS 126.600 0500-0000
APCH 125.800 0500-0000
APCH 126.900 0500-0000
APCH 284.725 0500-0000
APCH 353.600 0500-0000
UNICOM 122.950
OTHER 36.850 0500-0000
COMD POS 36.850 0500-0000
LCL/P 118.300 0500-0000
EMERG 121.500 0500-0000
OTHER 122.200
SIOUX FA 122.200
OTHER 132.050
SIOUX FA 132.050
OTHER 138.250 0500-0000
COMD POS 138.250 0500-0000
EMERG 243.000 0500-0000
OTHER 253.400 0500-0000
COMD POS 253.400 0500-0000
LCL/P 257.800 0500-0000
OTHER 317.400
SIOUX FA 317.400
OTHER 390.100 0500-0000
OPS 390.100 0500-0000
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZMP
Elevation:
1,430 ft
Mag var:
5° E
Fuel:
100LL

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KFSD · last 7d

43 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 4 PM · 1 movement every 327 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
FSDDEN
Denver, US
SKY West Aviation 22 1h 23m
FSDMSP
Minneapolis, US
SKY West Aviation 21 0h 53m
FSDORD
Chicago, US
Gojet Airlines 16 1h 31m
FSDORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 16 1h 22m
FSDPHX
Phoenix, US
SKY West Aviation 10 2h 38m
FSDDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 10 2h 8m
FSDORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 6 1h 23m
FSDMSP
Minneapolis, US
Delta AIR Lines 6 0h 49m
FSDRAP
Rapid City, US
Alpine Aviation 6 1h 23m
FSDDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 5 1h 31m
FSDATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 5 2h 23m
FSDABR
Aberdeen, US
Alpine Aviation 4 0h 34m
FSDDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
SKY West Aviation 4 2h 3m
FSDRAP
Rapid City, US
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake 4 1h 19m
FSDSDF
Louisville, US
United Parcel Service 4 1h 35m
FSDYYC
Calgary, CA
United Parcel Service 3 2h 17m
FSDMEM
Memphis, US
Federal Express 3 1h 41m
FSDAZA
Phoenix, US
Allegiant AIR 2 2h 37m
FSDPIR
Pierre, US
Capital City AIR Carriers 2 1h 4m
FSDAZ42
Phoenix, US
SKY West Aviation 2 3h 0m

Pilot & community notes

1 comment from OurAirports (click to expand)

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eppcap
07/08/2012
FSD Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD USA
My "home" airport for flying commercial and CAP missions.
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