Joe Foss Field Airport
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 65 arrivals and 76 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 33 carriers across 51 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 7% 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 89% with an average delay of 3 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.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 10 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Runways
3 installed
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
Top carriers
Share of flights
Top destinations
By flight count
Carriers
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UAL
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
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
Top routes
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| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
FSDORD Chicago, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
35 | 1h 22m |
FSDDEN Denver, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
31 | 1h 26m |
FSDMSP Minneapolis, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
29 | 0h 52m |
FSDORD Chicago, US |
GJS
Gojet Airlines |
17 | 1h 25m |
FSDRAP Rapid City, US |
AIP
Alpine Aviation |
16 | 1h 12m |
FSDDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
15 | 2h 7m |
FSDPHX Phoenix, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
15 | 2h 42m |
FSDORD Chicago, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
12 | 1h 35m |
FSDABR Aberdeen, US |
AIP
Alpine Aviation |
9 | 0h 35m |
FSDSDF Louisville, US |
UPS
United Parcel Service |
9 | 1h 41m |
FSDMEM Memphis, US |
FDX
Federal Express |
8 | 1h 58m |
FSDMSP Minneapolis, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
7 | 0h 50m |
FSDRAP Rapid City, US |
CFS
Empire Airlines (Hayden Lake |
7 | 1h 19m |
FSDDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
7 | 1h 39m |
FSDKANE Minneapolis, US |
WIS
Pro-Aire Cargo and Consulting |
6 | 1h 5m |
FSDPIR Pierre, US |
IRO
CSA AIR |
6 | 1h 7m |
FSDPIR Pierre, US |
CCQ
Capital City AIR Carriers |
5 | 1h 8m |
FSDABR Aberdeen, US |
MWT
Midwest Aviation Division |
5 | 0h 30m |
FSDYYC Calgary, CA |
UPS
United Parcel Service |
4 | 2h 24m |
FSDATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
4 | 2h 21m |
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