Background

Thanks to the vision and efforts of:

• The late Governor George S. Mickelson
• Former Governor Walter Dale Miller
• Former Governor William J. Janklow
• Former Governor Mike Rounds
  
• Governor Dennis Daugaard
• Former Senator Larry Pressler
• Former Senator Tom Daschle
• Senator Tim Johnson
• Senator John Thune
• Former Congressman William J. Janklow
• Former Congress Woman Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin
• Congress Woman Kristi Noem
• The South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development
• The Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority
• The Sioux Falls Development Foundation

International traders and travelers in this region acquired local access to:

• a Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry in Sioux Falls on January 29, 1996
• and in April 1997, five sites were designated as Foreign-Trade Zone areas.

Resulting in benefits from new and expanded international services including:

• aircraft customs clearance
• custom bonded air carriers, trucking and warehousing
• custom brokerage and freight forwarding services
• daily UPS air cargo flights between Calgary and Sioux Falls
• special international chartered flights

And, thanks to the vision and financial commitment of the Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority the South Dakota International Port Info web site will continue to inform and serve the people in the region and their interest and involvement regarding the global community, travel, and commerce.