Pierre Army Air Field, South Dakota

Pierre Army Airfield was a World War II-era military airfield located near Pierre, South Dakota Operated by the U.S. Army Air Forces, it served primarily as a training and support base during the war. After deactivation, the site was transferred to civilian use and now functions as part of the Pierre Regional Airport.

Constructed in 1942 under the Air Corps' wartime expansion program, Pierre Army Airfield was one of many auxiliary fields supporting flight training in the Great Plains. It trained aircrews in navigation, bombing, and instrument flight as part of the Army Air Forces Training Command network. The base featured multiple runways and standard support infrastructure for wartime operations.

Following the end of World War II, the Army declared the installation surplus. Management was transferred to the War Assets Administration, which deeded the property to the city of Pierre for public aviation use. Its runways and facilities became the foundation for what is now Pierre Regional Airport, serving commercial, private, and government aviation in central South Dakota.