KPIR · Pierre Regional Airport

PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,744

Elevation ft

Runways

6,900

Longest ft · 13/31

44.38N

100.29W

Pierre Regional Airport serves Pierre, South Dakota at 1,744 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 6,900 by 100 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
13/31	6,900 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
07/25	6,880 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,744 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)	1,744 ft	2,778 ft	2,294 ft	3,441 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,944 ft	3,012 ft	2,421 ft	3,631 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,144 ft	3,246 ft	2,547 ft	3,821 ft
35°C afternoon	4,563 ft	3,328 ft	2,591 ft	3,887 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 6,900 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,887 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 KPIR is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KICR Winner Regional Airport	63 nm S	5,500 ft
KHON Huron Regional Airport	88 nm E	7,201 ft
KABR Aberdeen Regional Airport	102 nm NE	6,901 ft
KMHE Mitchell Municipal Airport	104 nm E	6,701 ft
KANW Ainsworth Regional Airport	109 nm S	6,824 ft
KRAP Rapid City Regional Airport	121 nm W	8,701 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPIR

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KPIR, 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 KPIR or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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