Huron Regional Airport is a public airport

Airport

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 located in the city of Huron

Huron, South Dakota

Huron is a city in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 12,592 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beadle County. Huron was the home of now-defunct Huron University since 1897. Huron is also the home of the South Dakota State Fair...

 in Beadle County

Beadle County, South Dakota

Beadle County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,398. Its county seat is Huron.Beadle County is the only county in the Huron Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, South Dakota

South Dakota

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, USA

United States

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. The airport covers 1235 acres (500 ha) and has two runway

Runway

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s. It is served by one commercial airline, with service subsidized by the Essential Air Service

Essential Air Service

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 program.

History

The airport was originally known as the W. W. Howes Municipal Airport, named in honor of William Washington Howes, First Assistant Postmaster General under Franklin Roosevelt. Howes brought airmail service to the Midwest. The airport hangar pictured, below, was named the W. W. Howes hangar in 1998 as a result of the efforts of Howes' grandson, Dr. Whiting Wicker. (Source: Dr. Whiting Wicker)

Airlines and destinations

External links

• Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number 7138) from the U.S. Department of Transportation
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  • Order 2006-8-11: Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service beginning Oct. 1, 2006
  • Order 2006-5-19: Request for proposals to provide essential air service beginning Oct. 1, 2006
  • Order 2004-7-5: Air Midwest to provide subsidized essential air service
  • Order 2004-4-8: Request for proposals to provide essential air service