PIERRE. (KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission addressed a unique challenge that faced the Pierre Regional Airport last week. The loss of the airport’s visibility sensor…
Airport Liaison Jamie Huizenga says that person, who came in from Watertown, has certification to make manual weather observations in place of automated weather equipment. Huizenga says they replaced the malfunctioning sensor with equipment from another airport…
Huizenga says only a few flights were temporarily impacted by the issue…
Before the meeting, Huizenga says a new goal for the Pierre Regional Airport is to have staff and others trained to make manual weather observations as a standby against any future weather equipment failure. The Federal Aviation Administration requires all Part 121 and 135 operators to use approved sources of weather reports and meteorological conditions at any airport where Instrument Flight Rules or I-F-R departures or approaches are used.
