# Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP / KRAP) **Rapid City Regional Airport** (IATA: RAP, ICAO: KRAP) is a medium airport in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. It opened in Aug 1950. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,701 ft (2,652 m). In 2025 it handled 904 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/krap ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: RAP / KRAP - FAA: RAP - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Rapid City, South Dakota, United States - Opened: Aug 1950 - Elevation: 3,204 ft / 976 m - Coordinates: 44.0453, -103.0570 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 8,701 ft / 2,652 m - Instrument procedures: 7 approaches - Passengers: 903,721 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver - Website: http://www.rcgov.org/Airport/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_City_Regional_Airport (13 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2876124 - Weather station: KRAP · WMO 72662 - Ident: KRAP ## Timeline - Aug 1950: Rapid City Regional Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 14/32 | 8,701 ft / 2,652 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 152° / 332° | yes | | 05/23 | 3,601 ft / 1,098 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 062° / 242° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00877AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 535,523 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 554,560 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 579,918 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 615,250 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 692,519 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 357,575 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 674,221 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 663,633 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 696,251 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 847,834 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 903,721 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 9 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (5) - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 301 mi / 484 km · United Express, United Airlines - [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 488 mi / 786 km · Delta Connection - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 836 mi / 1,345 km · American Eagle - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 842 mi / 1,355 km · Allegiant Air - [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · United States · 874 mi / 1,406 km · Allegiant Air ### Seasonal (3) - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 777 mi / 1,251 km · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines - [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 876 mi / 1,410 km · American Eagle - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 1,320 mi / 2,124 km · American Eagle, American Airlines ### Cargo (1) - [FSD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfsd.md) Sioux Falls Regional Airport · United States · 316 mi / 509 km · Alpine Air Express, FedEx Express ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RAP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 4 - G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 2 - UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 2 - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 2 - AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 1 · seasonal - [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1 ### Cargo (2) - 5A [Alpine Air Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alpine-air-express) · 1 - FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 904K (2025) | #864 of 3,974 | #209 in North America | #146 in US | | Longest runway | 8,701 ft / 2,652 m | =1,980 of 29,858 | =439 in North America | #325 in US | | Elevation | 3,204 ft / 976 m | #4,982 of 43,403 | #2,543 in North America | #1,972 in US | | Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =2,491 in North America | =2,432 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | ELLSWORTH APP | 119.500 | | ASOS | ASOS | 118.525 | | CTAF | CTAF | 125.850 | | DEP | ELLSWORTH DEP | 119.500 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | OPS | ARNG OPS | 41.500 | | RDO | HURON RDO | 122.650 | | TWR | TWR | 125.850 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [4SD4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4sd4.md) Dan's Airport · 0.6 mi / 1.0 km - [RCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krca.md) Ellsworth Air Force Base · 7.3 mi / 12 km - [SD25](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8376.md) Infinity Landing Airport · 15 mi / 25 km - [2SD0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2sd0.md) Paradise Valley Airport · 22 mi / 36 km - [3SD3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3sd3.md) Brown Field · 23 mi / 37 km - [3V0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3v0.md) Custer State Park Airport · 27 mi / 43 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Rapid City Regional Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rapid_City_Regional_Airport&oldid=1376324739), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/krap/data