Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Rapid City (RAP)
Flight time
≈ 2h 28m
Bearing
339° N
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Rapid City (RAP) is 836 miles (1,345 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DFW–RAP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop DFW–RAP; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 74% of departures; flights ran 71% full.
Departures
167
April 2026
Seats
12,208
both directions
Passengers
8,701
both directions
Load factor
71.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DFW–RAP?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop DFW–RAP in April 2026 (167 departures).
- MQ
Envoy Air
167 departures · 12,208 seats
Share of departures100.0%71.3%
Load
What plane flies DFW–RAP?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 74% of DFW–RAP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
123 departures · 70.4% load
73.7% - Embraer E170
44 departures · 74.0% load
26.4%
How has DFW–RAP traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–RAP departures rose from 165 in May 2025 to 167 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–RAP traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
165 departures · 10,931 passengers
87.2%
Load
June 2025
238 departures · 16,204 passengers
89.6%
Load
July 2025
249 departures · 17,129 passengers
90.5%
Load
August 2025
195 departures · 13,157 passengers
88.8%
Load
September 2025
178 departures · 12,577 passengers
93.0%
Load
October 2025
182 departures · 11,788 passengers
85.5%
Load
November 2025
118 departures · 7,440 passengers
83.0%
Load
December 2025
125 departures · 8,099 passengers
85.3%
Load
January 2026
109 departures · 6,879 passengers
83.3%
Load
February 2026
112 departures · 7,183 passengers
83.4%
Load
March 2026
124 departures · 8,111 passengers
86.1%
Load
April 2026
167 departures · 8,701 passengers
71.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DFW → RAP
75.4% full
84 departures · 4,633 passengers
RAP → DFW
67.1% full
83 departures · 4,068 passengers
Nonstop DFW–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
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) from Rapid City (RAP)?
DFW to RAP is 836 miles (1,345 km / 726 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DFW to RAP?
A nonstop covers the 836-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 28m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DFW–RAP?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (73.7%), followed by the Embraer E170 (26.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying DFW–RAP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 836-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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