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Joe Foss Field Airport

43.58200°N
-96.74190°W
ARR / DAY
82
12.1%
DEP / DAY
100
6.7%
ON-TIME
78.8% Top 25%
arr · avg 10 min
dep · 100% · avg -10 min cal
AVG DELAY
10 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 8,999 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 82 arrivals and 100 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 43 carriers across 55 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 8% 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 79% with an average delay of 10 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 277 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
80°F
Wind
12 kts
60°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KFSD 132156Z 06012G18KT 10SM SCT034 SCT047 BKN180 27/18 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB11E29 SLP131 P0000 T02670183

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
18m 5a 13m 6a 7m 7a 6m 8a 5m 9a 5m 10a 10m 11a 12m 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 277 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
FSDMSP
Minneapolis, US
SKY West Aviation 40 0h 55m
FSDDEN
Denver, US
SKY West Aviation 37 1h 25m
FSDORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 31 1h 25m
FSDORD
Chicago, US
Gojet Airlines 30 1h 25m
FSDDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
American Airlines 23 2h 3m
FSDPHX
Phoenix, US
SKY West Aviation 22 2h 38m
FSDRAP
Rapid City, US
Alpine Aviation 18 1h 13m
FSDMSP
Minneapolis, US
Delta AIR Lines 13 0h 59m
FSDORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 12 1h 27m
FSDSDF
Louisville, US
United Parcel Service 12 1h 37m
FSDDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
Envoy AIR 11 2h 0m
FSDDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 11 1h 40m
FSDATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 10 2h 23m
FSDRAP
Rapid City, US
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake 10 1h 22m
FSDMEM
Memphis, US
Federal Express 9 1h 55m
FSDKANE
Minneapolis, US
Pro-Aire Cargo and Consulting 8 1h 5m
FSDAZA
Phoenix, US
Allegiant AIR 8 2h 41m
FSDABR
Aberdeen, US
Alpine Aviation 8 0h 35m
FSDPIR
Pierre, US
CSA AIR 8 1h 7m
FSDYYC
Calgary, CA
United Parcel Service 7 2h 21m

Pilot & community notes

1 comment from OurAirports (click to expand)

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eppcap
7/8/2012
FSD Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD USA
My "home" airport for flying commercial and CAP missions.
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