Rapid City Regional Airport

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Rapid City Regional Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Rapid City
OperatorRapid City Regional Airport Board
Serves Rapid City, South Dakota
Elevation  AMSL 3,203 ft / 976 m
Coordinates 44°02′43″N103°03′26″W / 44.04528°N 103.05722°W / 44.04528; -103.05722
Website www.rapairport.com/
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Rapid City Regional Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
14/328,7012,652Concrete
5/233,6011,098Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations44,743
Based aircraft124
Total passengers702,581
Source: Rapid City Regional Airport, [1] Federal Aviation Administration [2] [3]

Rapid City Regional Airport( IATA : RAP, ICAO : KRAP, FAA LID : RAP) is a public use airport, nine miles southeast of Rapid City, in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. [2]

Contents

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023–2027, in which it is categorized as a small-hub primary commercial service facility. [4]

It is the closest commercial airport to Mount Rushmore (located approximately 31.7 miles (51.0 km) away by driving distance) and is the main gateway airport to the Black Hills.

Facilities

The airport covers 1,655 acres (6.70  km2 ) at an elevation of 3,203 feet (976 m). It has two runways: 14/32 is 8,701 by 150 feet (2,652 by 46 m) concrete and 5/23 is 3,601 by 75 feet (1,098 by 23 m) asphalt. [2] [5] A near-parallel grass runway (13/31, 2,400 by 100 feet (732 by 30 m)) exists approximately 2,400 feet from Runway 14/32; this runway, however, belongs to Dan's Airport ( FAA LID : 4SD4), a small private airport. [6]

A FedEx ATR-42-600 at the cargo ramp at Rapid City. Aug 1 - 1 of 1.jpg
A FedEx ATR-42-600 at the cargo ramp at Rapid City.

2021 Total Commercial Passengers: 690,740 [7]

Terminal

The current terminal building opened in 1988; a $20.5 million expansion and renovation designed by TSP Architecture was completed in 2012. [8] [9] It includes 12,000 square feet of new floor space, the addition of three jet bridges and one boarding gate, an expanded security area with room for up to three lanes and body scanners, a new rental car wing, additional seating in the concourse, larger restrooms before and after security, modernized phone and data systems, new flight information boards, improved food service and shopping areas in the concourse, a rooftop patio, and energy-efficient windows and building exterior repair. [9]

The Rapid City area has had a municipal airport since 1924. The first airport was situated near the railroad tracks along East North Street and was later dedicated as Halley Field Airport in 1929. In 1937, the Rapid City Municipal Airport was established at the current location of Ellsworth Air Force Base, before being relocated to its present site in 1950. The airport was renamed Rapid City Regional Airport in 1980, and a new terminal was opened in November 1988. The original 1950 terminal was demolished in 2016. [10]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Allegiant Air Las Vegas, Los Angeles, [11] Orlando/Sanford, [12] Phoenix/Mesa
American Airlines Seasonal: Charlotte
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth
Seasonal: Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare
Delta Air Lines Seasonal: Atlanta (begins June 8, 2025), [13] Minneapolis/St. Paul
Delta Connection Minneapolis/St. Paul
Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul
United Airlines Denver
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare
United Express Denver
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare
Destinations map
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All passenger destinations from Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP)
Red = Year-round destination
Green = Seasonal destination
Blue = Future destination

Historical airline service

Since 2020, several commercial routes have been cut from the airport's schedule and have not returned. Most of these routes were seasonal flights offered during the summer, with Allegiant Air offering flights from select cities for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August 2021. [14] The terminated destinations included Appleton, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Nashville, Peoria, Pittsburgh, and Punta Gorda (operated by Allegiant), New York-LaGuardia and Phoenix-Sky Harbor (operated by American Airlines), Atlanta and Detroit (operated by Delta Air Lines), Salt Lake City (operated by Delta Connection), and Houston, Newark, Los Angeles, and San Francisco (operated by United Express). [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] United returned seasonal service from San Francisco for the 2024 Sturgis Rally, using the Embraer E175. [20]

Statistics

Carrier shares

Carrier shares
(September 2023 – August 2024) [21]
RankCarrierPassengers% of market
1 United 241,00030.94%
2 SkyWest 227,00029.09%
3 Envoy 134,00017.19%
4 Allegiant 99,52012.76%
5 Delta 20,5302.63%
Other57,5807.38%

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from RAP
(September 2023 – August 2024) [21]
RankCityPassengersCarriers
1 Denver, Colorado 154,330United
2 Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota 74,490Delta
3 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 62,290American
4 Chicago–O’Hare, Illinois 36,000American, United
5 Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona 28,380Allegiant
6 Las Vegas, Nevada 14,410Allegiant
7 Charlotte, North Carolina 10,850American
8 Orlando–Sanford, Florida 4,060Allegiant
9 Los Angeles, California 2,920Allegiant

Ground transportation

As of 2022, there is no public transit to Rapid City Regional Airport. The nearest Rapid City Rapid Ride bus stop is located over six miles away. Lyft, Wridz and Uber are rideshare transportation options. Taxis are available from Rapid Cab. Six car rental counters are available in the terminal. [22]

See also

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  15. ↑ "Rapid City Airport Sets All Time Record". 18 August 2021.
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