Rapid City Airport Gets New Director from Grand Forks

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The incoming leader of Rapid City's airport says he'd like to bring more people into the area during summers.

The Rapid City Regional Airport Board announced Monday that Patrick Dame was hired as the airport's executive director. He's set to begin at his new job in mid-September, leaving a similar position at North Dakota's Grand Forks International Airport.

Dame tells the Rapid City Journal that he'd like to work with low-cost carriers to turn the city into more of a summer destination for travelers. He says he thinks that can be possible with existing carriers such as Allegiant Air.

Dame also managed airports in Brookings and Minot, North Dakota. In Rapid City, he succeeds Cameron Humphres, who resigned in January following a leave of absence.

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