Rapid City Regional Airport
Rapid City, United StatesRAP / KRAP
Regional airport · 20 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 8,701 ft
37 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Route
Rapid City → Minneapolis
RAP
Rapid CityRapid City Regional Airport
Rapid CityRapid City Regional AirportMSPMinneapolisMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field
MinneapolisMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field- Distance
- 488 mi
- Estimated flight time
- ~1h 30m
Minneapolis is currently 1 hour ahead of Rapid City.
Observed nonstop
How often does this route fly?
Frequency
A couple of times a day
On average around 3.5 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.
- 3.5
- flights per day
- 4
- busiest month · Oct
- 3
- quietest month · Nov
- 1 hr 8 min
- measured flight time
- 12 / 12
- months seen
Through the year
Per day, month by month
- 3Jan2026
- 3Feb
- 3Mar
- 3Apr
- 4May
- 4Jun
- 4Jul
- 4Aug
- 4Sep
- 4Oct2025
- 3Nov
- 3Dec
Airlines
Who flies it
SkyWest Airlinesspring
Endeavor Airwinter
Sun Country Airlinesspring
Through the day
Departure times
Local time in Rapid City. Most departures between 14:00 and 17:00.
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Through the week
By weekday
- 3.5Mon
- 3.3Tue
- 3.3Wed
- 3.5Thu
- 3.5Fri
- 2.9Sat
- 3.5Sun
Fleet
Aircraft observed
- Bombardier CRJ900CRJ982%
- Embraer 175E75L16%
- Beechcraft King Air 90BE9L1%
- Boeing 737-800B7381%
- Airbus A220-300BCS30%
All the numbers in a table
| Month | Per day | Seen | Airlines |
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| January 2026 | 3 | 84 |
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| February 2026 | 3 | 79 |
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| March 2026 | 3 | 87 |
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| April 2026 | 3 | 85 |
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| May 2026 | 4 | 103 |
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| June 2026 | 4 | 113 |
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| July 2026 | 4 | 128 |
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| August 2026 | 4 | 116 |
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| September 2026 | 4 | 117 |
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| October 2025 | 4 | 114 |
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| November 2025 | 3 | 95 |
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| December 2025 | 3 | 85 |
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Airlines observed on this route
From observed callsign routes on RAP-MSP - not a booking guarantee.
About this route
- Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
- The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
- Direct destinations observed from Rapid City: 20.
- Direct destinations observed from Minneapolis: 164.
The airports on this route
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field
Minneapolis, United StatesMSP / KMSP
International hub · 164 direct destinations · 4 runways · longest runway 11,007 ft
46 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
About the route from Rapid City to Minneapolis
The observed direct connection between Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) and Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) covers approximately 488 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h 30m. Endeavor Air, SkyWest Airlines and Sun Country Airlines have been observed on this connection in the available route data.
Frequently asked questions about this route
- How far is Rapid City from Minneapolis by air?
- The great-circle distance between Rapid City Regional Airport and Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field is approximately 488 mi.
- How long is the flight from Rapid City to Minneapolis?
- Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h 30m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
- Is there a direct connection from Rapid City to Minneapolis?
- Yes, a direct connection between RAP and MSP has been observed in our route data.
- Which airlines have been observed on this route?
- In the available route data: Endeavor Air, SkyWest Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.
- How often is there a flight from Rapid City to Minneapolis?
- On average around 3.5 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 1,206 observed flights. Mainly SkyWest Airlines, Endeavor Air, Sun Country Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
- What is the current time difference between Rapid City and Minneapolis?
- Minneapolis is currently 1 hour ahead of Rapid City.
Where this data comes from
The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.
The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.
Route data updated on October 11, 2026.