PIERRE — Pierre’s new airport manager Brian Cowels comes from southern states where snow doesn’t happen very often. This past winter Pierre Regional Airport went through two episodes of having to close the airport due to severe winter weather conditions. While snow will be new to Cowels he has experience dealing with cold weather at airfields…
Cowels says he’s put long hours in to make sure runways are ready for aircraft…
Cowels says the weather could actually help him in moving snow from the airport…
Cowels took over in replacing former Airport Manager Cameron Howard, who served in that role for two years.