PIERRE, (KCCR) — An issue with the Automated Weather Observation Station at Pierre Regional Airport last week created problems for some passengers and officials with the City of Pierre. Airport Liaison to the Pierre City Commission Jamie Huizenga fielded plenty of phone calls on the problem…
The equipment that failed doesn’t belong to Pierre Regional which added to the problem…
The city was aided by borrowing parts and an observer from the Aberdeen Regional Airport. Two flights were canceled because of the AWOS outage…
Pierre Regional Airport suffered a similar issue in November of 2023 when the airport’s visibility sensor failed. In that instance, a weather observer from Watertown helped Pierre until equipment from the Mobridge airport weather station was brought to Pierre make the unit functional again.
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