Rapid City

RAP · KRAP

Rapid City Regional Airport

44.05°, -103.06°SD, United States

Passengers a year

921.7K

#147 busiest in the U.S.

12

nonstop destinations

12

airlines

18

departures a day

79.1%

arrivals on time

1.2%

flights cancelled

83.4%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from RAP, by passengers: DEN, MSP, DFW, ORD, AZA, LAS, CLT, SFB, PHX, ATLRAPMSPORDCLTATLSFBDFWDENAZAPHXLAS
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

United Airlines is the largest carrier at Rapid City, with 52% of all passengers. 12 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

United Airlines holds 52% of the airport — the 70th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is NUP at 52%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
UA
United83% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest
51.6%475.7K+10.2%
AA
American85% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Envoy, PSA, SkyWest
20.4%188.3K+7.5%
DL
Delta82% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, SkyWest
16.7%153.6K+6%
G4
Allegiant83% full
10.6%97.5K-29%
SY
Sun Country68% full
0.7%6.5K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

12 nonstop destinations from Rapid City, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Denver (DEN)

    196.6K departing · 83% full

    United Airlines

  • Minneapolis (MSP)

    79.1K departing · 81% full

    Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    62.7K departing · 84% full

    American Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    55.5K departing · 86% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Mesa (AZA)

    30K departing · 85% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    14K departing · 79% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    8.2K departing · 89% full

    American Airlines

  • Orlando (SFB)

    4.5K departing · 83% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    3.9K departing · 87% full

    American Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    2.7K departing · 90% full

    Delta Air Lines

All nonstop destinations

12 nonstop · 5 airlines · 12 domestic / 0 intl

ORDChicagoDENDenver

United Express · operated by SkyWest Airlines

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United Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Rapid City.

Body class · share of departures

When Rapid City is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak July 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
243,442
1991
245,026
1992
278,438
1993
272,837
1994
163,541
1995
227,534
1996
271,287
1997
215,822
1998
255,939
1999
331,715
2000
335,054
2001
296,852
2002
288,147
2003
438,693
2004
478,378
2005
493,345
2006
454,566
2007
483,828
2008
555,930
2009
542,356
2010
578,913
2011
523,083
2012
516,394
2013
524,582
2014
542,208
2015
535,523
2016
554,560
2017
579,918
2018
615,250
2019
692,519
2020
357,575
2021
674,221
2022
663,633
2023
696,251
2024
847,834
2025
903,721
2026
527,836 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Rapid City, 79 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 20 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 79Late 20Cancelled 1

15 min

average delay

66

flights cancelled

5.6K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 81.7%

Least reliable here

SkyWest Airlines 78%

Among US airports

#147

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 74.2%–87.1%

The weak spot is August 2025, when 74.2% of arrivals landed on time — 4.9 points below the year. The strongest was October 2025 at 87.1%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP)?

Rapid City Regional Airport handled about 921.7K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #147 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 18 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP)?

United Airlines is the largest carrier at Rapid City (RAP), flying about 52% of its passengers. 12 airlines serve Rapid City in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP)?

Rapid City (RAP) has 12 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP)?

About 79.1% of flights arriving at Rapid City (RAP) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.2% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Rapid City (RAP), about 32% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Rapid City. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).