How reliable is Pierre Regional Airport?
Flights from PIR departed within 15 minutes of schedule in 85% of 1,761 flights in official BTS history. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Origin-airport operations
What the departure punctuality at PIR looks like
On-time departures
across 1,761 flights
Source: BTS Airport Operations · data through 2026-08-08. Role-specific BTS departure history; advisory context, not a guarantee for any flight.
Weather by month
Weather history isn’t available for PIR yet
PlaneSane shows month-by-month airport weather once enough historical METAR/IEM observations are loaded for the airport. This does not mean the airport has no weather data forever; it means the current climatology table has no monthly coverage for Pierre Regional Airport.
The read on PIR
What the numbers say about flying through Pierre Regional Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Pierre left within 15 minutes of schedule about 85% of the time over 1,761 flights. That's one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. Pair it with a moderate cancellation rate of 2.3%. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 14 minutes.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Pierre, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about PIR
- How reliable is Pierre Regional Airport (PIR)?
- Flights from Pierre left within 15 minutes of schedule roughly 85% of the time across 1,761 flights of official history — one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. The cancellation rate runs about 2.3%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
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