KFSD · Sioux Falls Regional Airport

SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,429

Elevation ft

Runways

9,000

Longest ft · 03/21

43.59N

96.74W

Sioux Falls Regional Airport serves Sioux Falls, South Dakota at 1,429 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 9,000 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
03/21	9,000 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
15/33	8,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
09/27	3,151 × 75 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,429 ft is about 12°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 12°C)	1,429 ft	2,717 ft	2,261 ft	3,391 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,629 ft	2,951 ft	2,387 ft	3,581 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,829 ft	3,185 ft	2,514 ft	3,771 ft
35°C afternoon	4,172 ft	3,252 ft	2,550 ft	3,825 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 9,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,825 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KFSD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMDS Madison Municipal Airport	30 nm NW	5,000 ft
KBKX Brookings Regional Airport	43 nm N	6,000 ft
KSXK Sioux County Regional Airport	44 nm SE	5,500 ft
KYKN Chan Gurney Municipal Airport	49 nm SW	6,094 ft
KOTG Worthington Municipal Airport	51 nm E	5,500 ft
KLRJ Le Mars Municipal Airport	54 nm SE	5,056 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFSD

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KFSD, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KFSD or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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