Transportation
With jet aircraft, rail and truck, people and cargo move in and out of Sioux Falls every hour of every day. The city is the "Crossroads of the Nation" at the intersections of I-90 and I-29. Our regional airport is connected to world-wide destinations and fleets of trucks and an active railroad industry serve our business community.
Highways / Interstates   |
Sioux Falls is one of America's crossroads cities, located at the junction of two interstate highways, I-90 and I-29. I-90, joining Boston and Seattle, is one of the five coast-to-coast east-west freeways. I-29 runs north-south and joins Kansas City with Winnipeg. I-229 joins I-29 with I-90 south and east of the city creating an interstate loop to enhance traffic flow.
Interstate Traffic Counts 2010 |
| Intersection/Exit |
Vehicles per Day |
Interstate 29
Exit 73 (Tea Exit) - I-229 Exit
I-229 Exit - 41st Street Exit
26th Street Exit - 12th Street Exit
12th Street Exit - Madison Street
Madison Street - Russell Street |
34,170
35,000
51,440
44,600
42,140 |
Interstate 90
I-229 Exit - Cliff Avenue Exit
Cliff Avenue Exit - I-29 Exit |
19,780
17,450 |
Interstate 229
Louise Avenue Exit - Western Avenue Exit
Cliff Avenue Exit - 26th Street Exit
Rice Street Exit - Benson Road |
33,680
38,830
27,220 |
For information on transportation in and around the Sioux Falls area contact:
South Dakota Department of Transportation
605-773-3265
www.sddot.com
City of Sioux Falls Engineering Department
605-367-8601
www.siouxfalls.org/publicworks
Over-the-Road Transportation
Over-the-road freight service is well provided for in Sioux Falls. Over 50 truck lines serve Sioux Falls with many maintaining terminal facilities locally. Leading national and regional carriers serving Sioux Falls are capable of handling all types of freight.
Express Delivery Service
Small package delivery, including overnight air carrier service, is readily available in Sioux Falls. UPS and FedEx have air cargo facilities at the Sioux Falls airport and operate jet freighters on a daily basis. Sioux Falls houses a district terminal of UPS and a modern FedEx facility is located in the Sioux Empire Development Park.
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| Air Transportation |
Sioux Falls Regional Airport is located approximately two miles northwest of downtown. The airport is the largest in South Dakota and is very important to the region with 62,910 flight operations in 2010 and over 706,000 passengers traveling through the terminal. New improvements to the ticket lobby, concourse, restaurant and parking lot will make travel through the airport even easier than before.
Commercial air service is provided by Delta, United, American Eagle, Allegiant Airlines and Frontier Airlines offering connections to over 200 domestic cities as well as many international destinations. Landmark Aviation and Charter First provide charter service.
Click here for more information about the Sioux Falls Regional Airport.
Commercial Airline Flights |
| Daily Departures |
8 flights to Minneapolis
8 flights to Chicago
4 flights to Denver
2 flights to Salt Lake City
2
flights to Dallas
1 flight to Detroit
4 Weekly flights to and from Las Vegas
3 Weekly flights to and from Phoenix
2 Weekly flights to and from Orlando
1 Weekly flight to and from Los Angeles |
| Daily Arrivals |
8 flights from Minneapolis
8 flights from Chicago
4 flights from Denver
2 flights from Salt Lake City
1 flight from Dallas
1 flight from Detroit |
Source: Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority
January 2011 |
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| Rail Service |
Rail service to and from Sioux Falls is provided by the BNSF Railroad. BNSF provides service nation-wide with over 32,000 miles of track, and can accommodate all types of materials. A number of industrial areas in and around Sioux Falls, including the Sioux Empire Development Parks, have rail access. There are 2 shortline railroads in the region. The Ellis & Eastern interchanges with the BNSF in Sioux Falls and services local industries. The D & I Railroad interchanges with the BNSF, Union Pacific, and Canadian National in Sioux City, Iowa and the BNSF in Sioux Falls. Both the D & I and Ellis & Eastern have rail transload sites available in the region. Direct connections with dock spurs and freight forwarding service are available from the railroads.
www.bnsf.com
www.lgeverist.com
www.concretematerialscompany.com
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| Transmodal Facilities |
| A 175-acre site near Worthing is home to a large-site offloading terminal. Terminal owner Eastern Farmers Coop has made the site available by contract and is currently expanding facilities, adding a half-circle side spur so that trains requiring longer time periods to unload will not impede the arrival of new trains. The site provides space to temporarily store large components arriving by rail and has a 120-foot scale providing immediate access to customers needing to verify quantities as well as check for legal road limits.
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