Aberdeen Regional Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the central business district of Aberdeen, a city in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. In 1923, Aberdeen hosted the first fly-in event in South Dakota. In 1930, funds were allocated for the purchase of 160 acres of land for the airport, in a different location. Gravel runways and a steel hangar were also added.

Starting in 2015, Sun Country Airlines began seasonal charter air service to Laughlin/Bullhead using Boeing 737-800 aircraft dubbed casino flights. In 2019, a new larger jetway was added to the airport, which was able to support aircraft as big as an Airbus A321.

The long 15 year CRJ200 service at the airport ended in October 2023 being replaced by the CRJ700, and CRJ900, followed by the CRJ550 a year later.

thumb|A Delta Connection CRJ200 parked at the current terminal and new jetway

Facilities and aircraft

Aberdeen Regional Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 1,302 feet (397 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 13/31 is 6,901 by 100 feet (2,103 x 30 m) with a concrete surface; 17/35 is 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

See also

  • List of airports in South Dakota
  • South Dakota World War II Army Airfields
  • 31st Flying Training Wing (World War II)

References

  • Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas
  • Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC.
  • Aberdeen Regional Airport at City of Aberdeen website
  •   at South Dakota DOT Airport Directory
  • The WW II Glider Pilots