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United States · South Dakota

Sioux Falls: how to get there and around

Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.

Sioux Falls is a city of 171,544 people in United States (South Dakota), 433 m (1,421 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Rock Island Depot.

Key facts

Population171,544
Elevation433 m (1,421 ft)
Area197 km²
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago (UTC-5 now)
CurrencyDollar (USD)
Dialling code+1
Driving sideRight
Plug typesNEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
Postal codes15 codes, 57101 to 57198
UN/LOCODEUSFSD
Coordinates43.544, -96.728
Sioux Falls

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Daylight in Sioux Falls runs from about 9 h a day in late December to 15 h 29 min in late June (computed for 43.54° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

Sioux Falls is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,000 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.

Flights to Sioux Falls: every airport, routes and times

By rail: stations on record include Rock Island Depot, Sioux Falls station. Trains to Sioux Falls

Buses to Sioux Falls · Driving and car hire

What people come for

Most-visited sights in Sioux Falls with published visitor numbers (Wikidata)
SightVisitors a yearYear
Siouxland Libraries1,100,9622017

The busiest is Siouxland Libraries at 1,100,962 visitors in 2017. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.

Tours, tickets and day trips from Sioux Falls

Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Twin towns and sister cities: Potsdam.

Common questions

Which airport serves Sioux Falls?

Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre.

How big is Sioux Falls?

About 171,544 people live in Sioux Falls, across 197 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Sioux Falls in?

America/Chicago, currently UTC-5.

What currency is used in Sioux Falls?

The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.

Which cities are near Sioux Falls?

Omaha (262 km), Minneapolis (319 km), Saint Paul (329 km), Lincoln (305 km), Des Moines (334 km).

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.