That's the latest question we asked in our KELOLAND News-Argus Leader poll.
There's been a big effort over the last year to lower airfares and get more people to fly out of Sioux Falls after airport officials discovered that 45 percent of people who could travel out of Sioux Falls fly actually go to other cities because they can get cheaper tickets.
So, we asked the 800 Sioux Falls voters in our poll what influences them when they fly.
Shawn and Sheila Oleson of Madison were flying out of Sioux Falls Friday for a week-long vacation in New York City, but they don't always use the Sioux Falls Airport.
"We usually go with the best airfares, but lately we've been doing more flying out of Sioux Falls," Shawn Oleson said.
They've flown out of Omaha and the Twin Cities before because that's where they can usually get cheaper airfares, but that wasn't the case this time around.
"The detours in the summer to Omaha and the gas prices we figured it'd be cheaper to go this way," Shawn Oleson said.
Forty-three percent of the people who responded to our KELOLAND News-Argus Leader poll say they fly out of the airport with the best price or most convenient schedule. Thirty-seven percent of those polled said they typically fly out of Sioux Falls.
But, the Oleson's say even if they find a cheaper ticket price somewhere else they usually weigh their options with the convenience of flying out of Sioux Falls.
"If it's going to be less with our hotel, and our gas, and stuff we'll go with the cheaper and closer route," Shawn Oleson said.
"Having that long drive back after we get back from a long trip that kind of makes a difference too," Sheila Oleson said.
And those are differences that will keep travelers from driving to other airports.
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