New Watertown Regional Airport terminal coming together (Audio)

January 12, 2022
Mike Tanner

WATERTOWN, S.D.–Slow but steady progress is being made on the new terminal building that’s under construction at Watertown Regional Airport.

Those covid-driven supply chain issues we’ve heard so much about has delayed the project a bit according to Airport Manager Todd Syhre…

Syhre says the new terminal will have floor space and features that the current terminal has never had…

Watertown’s only commercial airline is Denver Air Connection after SkyWest pulled out earlier this month.

Syhre says the air travel industry continues to face great challenges brought on by the pandemic that started two years ago. He says the recent spike in cases from the Omicron variant hasn’t helped…..

Syhre says the existing terminal building will be demolished after the new one opens.