Atlanta (ATL) to Rapid City (RAP)
Flight time
≈ 3h 15m
Bearing
311° NW
Atlanta (ATL) to Rapid City (RAP) is 1,229 miles (1,978 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ATL–RAP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn October 2025, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop ATL–RAP; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
1
October 2025
Seats
189
both directions
Passengers
171
both directions
Load factor
90.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ATL–RAP?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ATL–RAP in October 2025 (1 departures).
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 189 seats
Share of departures100.0%90.5%
Load
What plane flies ATL–RAP?
In October 2025, the Airbus A321 flew 100% of ATL–RAP departures.
- Airbus A321
1 departures · 90.5% load
100.0%
How has ATL–RAP traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–RAP departures fell from 4 in May 2025 to 1 in October 2025.
Monthly nonstop ATL–RAP traffic, trailing 12 months through October 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
4 departures · 478 passengers
90.5%
Load
June 2025
5 departures · 622 passengers
94.2%
Load
July 2025
8 departures · 941 passengers
89.1%
Load
August 2025
10 departures · 1,214 passengers
92.0%
Load
September 2025
2 departures · 255 passengers
96.6%
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 171 passengers
90.5%
Load
Nonstop ATL–RAP traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through October 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Atlanta
US
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Coordinates
33.64°N, 84.43°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Atlanta (ATL) from Rapid City (RAP)?
ATL to RAP is 1,229 miles (1,978 km / 1,068 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ATL to RAP?
A nonstop covers the 1,229-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 15m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ATL–RAP?
In October 2025, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ATL–RAP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,229-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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