Rapid City Regional Airport

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]

Rapid City Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Rapid City
OperatorRapid City Regional Airport Board
ServesRapid City, South Dakota
Elevation AMSL3,203 ft / 976 m
Coordinates44°02′43″N 103°03′26″W
Websitewww.rapairport.com/
Map
RAP is located in South Dakota
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Location of airport in South Dakota
RAP is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 8,701 2,652 Concrete
5/23 3,601 1,098 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations42,266
Based aircraft124
Total passengers served705,128
Source: Rapid City Regional Airport,[1] Federal Aviation Administration[2]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[3]

It is the closest commercial airport to Mount Rushmore, located approximately 31.7 miles (51.0 km) away by driving distance.

Facilities
The passenger terminal

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][4] 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.[5]

A FedEx ATR-42-600 at the cargo ramp at Rapid City.

2021 Total Commercial Passengers: 690,740[6]

Terminal

The terminal building opened in 1988; a $20.5 million expansion and renovation designed by TSP Architecture was completed in 2012.[7][8] 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.[8]

Airlines and destinations

As the main gateway airport to the Black Hills, the airport provides service to 11 destinations.

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Allegiant Air Las Vegas, Phoenix/Mesa
Seasonal: Punta Gorda
American Airlines Seasonal: Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, New York–LaGuardia,[9] Phoenix–Sky Harbor[10]
Delta Air Lines Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul (begins June 5, 2023)
Delta Connection Minneapolis/St. Paul
Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul (begins June 19, 2023)[11]
United Airlines Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Denver
United Express Chicago–O'Hare, Denver
Seasonal: Houston–Intercontinental, Newark

Statistics

Carrier shares
Carrier shares
(June 2021 - May 2022)[12]
Rank Carrier Passengers % of market
1 SkyWest 330,000 47.89%
2 Allegiant 89,890 13.06%
3 Mesa 84,670 12.30%
4 United 80,950 11.76%
5 American 28,300 4.11%
6 Other 74,900 10.88%

Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes from RAP
(June 2021 - May 2022)[12]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Denver, Colorado 98,000 United
2 Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota 70,000 Delta
3 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 55,000 American
4 Chicago–O’Hare, Illinois 38,000 American, United
5 Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona 25,000 Allegiant
6 Las Vegas, Nevada 14,000 Allegiant
7 Charlotte, North Carolina 14,000 American
8 Salt Lake City, Utah 8,000 Delta
9 Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona 8,000 American
10 Atlanta, Georgia 6,000 Delta

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. There is an on-site shuttle service, Rapid Shuttle, Lyft, and Uber are private transportation options. Six car rental counters are available in the terminal.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Airport Breaks Passenger Numbers 3rd Year In A Row" (PDF). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. FAA Airport Form 5010 for RAP PDF, effective November 4, 2021.
  3. "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. "RAP airport data from skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  5. "Dan's Airport". Airnav.com. July 16, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. "2021 Passenger Numbers ✈️ Rapid City Regional Airport". 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  7. Aust, Scott. "$20.5M airport project looks to land on time". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  8. Rusch, Emilie (April 18, 2012). "$20.5M Airport Project Looks to Land On Time". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  9. "StackPath". www.aviationpros.com.
  10. "Google Travel".
  11. https://simpleflying.com/sun-country-13-new-minneapolis-routes-summer-2023/
  12. "RITA BTS Transtats - RAP". www.transtats.bts.gov. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  13. https://rapairport.com/transportation/
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