Colorado Springs (COS) to Rapid City (RAP)
Flight time
≈ 1h 33m
Bearing
13° N
Colorado Springs (COS) to Rapid City (RAP) is 372 miles (598 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies COS–RAP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop COS–RAP; the Bombardier CRJ-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 0% full.
Departures
1
April 2026
Seats
50
both directions
Passengers
0
both directions
Load factor
0.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies COS–RAP?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop COS–RAP in April 2026 (1 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 50 seats
Share of departures100.0%0.0%
Load
What plane flies COS–RAP?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew 100% of COS–RAP departures.
- Bombardier CRJ-200
1 departures · 0.0% load
100.0%
How has COS–RAP traffic changed?
Nonstop COS–RAP departures fell from 2 in May 2025 to 1 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop COS–RAP traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
2 departures · 115 passengers
65.3%
Load
June 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
2 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
April 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
Nonstop COS–RAP traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Colorado Springs
US
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
Coordinates
38.81°N, 104.70°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Colorado Springs (COS) from Rapid City (RAP)?
COS to RAP is 372 miles (598 km / 323 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from COS to RAP?
A nonstop covers the 372-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 33m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies COS–RAP?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying COS–RAP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 372-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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