Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) delays & on-time performance
Pierre, South Dakota · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at PIR right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.8%
12 flights
Avg arrival delay
23 min
115 min when late
Departed on time
84%
avg taxi-out 19 min
Figures cover 660 departures from PIR; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into PIR were on time 82% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.8% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (89% on time); around 5pm did worst (70%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (44%).
Most delayed routes from PIR
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DEN · Denver81%660 flts
Most reliable routes from PIR
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DEN · Denver81%660 flts
Best airline at PIR
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 81% | 1.8% | 23 min | 1 | 660 |
Best time to fly out of PIR
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am89%362 flts
- 5pm70%261 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)44%
- Late-arriving aircraft25%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion19%
- Extreme weather12%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.