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
IATA: RAP ICAO: KRAP FAA LID: RAP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Rapid City
Operator	Rapid City Regional Airport Board
Serves	Rapid City, South Dakota
Elevation AMSL	3,203 ft / 976 m
Coordinates	44°02′43″N 103°03′26″W
Website	www.rapairport.com/
Map
RAP Location of airport in South Dakota Show map of South Dakota RAP RAP (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 8,701 2,652 Concrete 5/23 3,601 1,098 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations 42,266 Based aircraft 124 Total passengers served 705,128
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 (51km) away by driving distance.

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 x 46 m) concrete and 5/23 is 3,601 by 75 feet (1,098 x 23 m) asphalt.[2][4] A near-parallel grass runway (13/31, 2,400 by 100 feet (732 x 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]

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:

Destinations map
Rapid City Phoenix/Mesa Las Vegas Chicago–O'Hare Dallas/Fort Worth Minneapolis/Saint Paul Denver Charlotte Houston-Intercontinental Newark New York-LaGuardia Phoenix-Sky Harbor All passenger destinations from Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination Blue = Future destination

Statistics

Carrier shares

Top destinations

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, leaving arriving passengers with few options of onward travel.

References

External links

• Official airport website
• "Rapid City Regional Airport" (PDF). (159 KiB) page from the South Dakota DOT Airport Directory
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 6, 2022
• FAA Terminal Procedures for RAP, effective October 6, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KRAP
  • ASN accident history for RAP
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KRAP
  • FAA current RAP delay information

На других языках

[es] Aeropuerto Regional de Rapid City

[fr] Aéroport régional de Rapid City

[it] Aeroporto regionale di Rapid City