Denver (DEN) to Rapid City (RAP)
Flight time
≈ 1h 24m
Bearing
15° N
Denver (DEN) to Rapid City (RAP) is 301 miles (484 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–RAP
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop DEN–RAP; the Bombardier CRJ-200 was the most common aircraft at 29% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
519
July 2026
Seats
43,540
both directions
Passengers
37,776
both directions
Load factor
86.8%
seat-miles filled
Who flies DEN–RAP?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–RAP departures in July 2026 (386), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- OO
386 departures · 21,882 seats
Share of departures74.4%87.7%
Load
- UA
132 departures · 21,549 seats
Share of departures25.4%85.7%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 109 seats
Share of departures0.2%94.5%
Load
What plane flies DEN–RAP?
In July 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew 29% of DEN–RAP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-200
148 departures · 88.2% load
28.5% - Bombardier CRJ-550
111 departures · 90.3% load
21.4% - Embraer E170
91 departures · 85.7% load
17.5% - Airbus A320
49 departures · 89.7% load
9.4% - Boeing 737-900ER
39 departures · 84.7% load
7.5% - Embraer E175
36 departures · 86.0% load
6.9% - Boeing 737-800
35 departures · 82.7% load
6.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
5 departures · 78.9% load
1.0% - Airbus A319
3 departures · 83.3% load
0.6% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 94.5% load
0.2% - Airbus A220-100
1 departures · 94.5% load
0.2%
How has DEN–RAP traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–RAP departures fell from 556 in August 2025 to 519 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–RAP traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
556 departures · 39,670 passengers
87.9%
Load
September 2025
526 departures · 38,700 passengers
90.7%
Load
October 2025
528 departures · 36,664 passengers
81.5%
Load
November 2025
434 departures · 27,725 passengers
79.5%
Load
December 2025
431 departures · 27,218 passengers
85.7%
Load
January 2026
427 departures · 24,975 passengers
77.1%
Load
February 2026
388 departures · 24,609 passengers
79.1%
Load
March 2026
445 departures · 29,346 passengers
83.6%
Load
April 2026
448 departures · 29,735 passengers
77.1%
Load
May 2026
520 departures · 36,948 passengers
80.8%
Load
June 2026
514 departures · 39,019 passengers
81.5%
Load
July 2026
519 departures · 37,776 passengers
86.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
RAP → DEN
88.5% full
263 departures · 19,348 passengers
DEN → RAP
85.0% full
256 departures · 18,428 passengers
Nonstop DEN–RAP traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). Load factor is RPM ÷ ASM (revenue passenger-miles ÷ available seat-miles).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Rapid City (RAP)?
DEN to RAP is 301 miles (484 km / 261 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to RAP?
A nonstop covers the 301-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–RAP?
In July 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures (28.5%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-550 (21.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–RAP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 301-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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