PIERRE, (KCCR) — The South Dakota Department of Transportation and South Dakota Aeronautics Commission has been reaching out to airports across the state to gauge interest in operating aviation weather camera. D-O-T officials survey medical air transport providers about what airports they’d like to see the cameras installed. Eagle Butte, Chamberlain and Winner were among the candidates…
John Becker with the D-O-T says they hope to move forward with the weather camera project next week…
If approved to move forward, it’s not likely the cameras would be installed for this upcoming winter season…
Airports in Aberdeen, Gregory, Sisseton, Wagner, Watertown and Yankton had all responded favorably to the camera at the August 21st meeting. At that time, the airports in Eagle Butte, Chamberlain and Winner had not given responses. Other airports considered for cameras include Custer, Huron, Parkston, Pine Ridge, Rosebud and Spearfish.
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