Rapid City (RAP)

RAP / KRAP

Official · May 2026

88,406

Rapid City Regional Airport handled 88,406 passengers in May 2026, up 9.6% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Against 2019 +52.9% same month, before the pandemic
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 88,406 +9.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 63,619 +4.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 57,165 +1.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 46,287 +5.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 48,563 −4.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 60,027 −6.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 57,850 −5.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 80,289 +1.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 92,186 +4.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 103,553 +2.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 113,803 +13.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 103,064 +10.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 80,655 +19.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 60,967 +9.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 56,353 +8.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 43,935 +6.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 51,039 +14.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 64,365 +28.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 61,433 +24.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 79,160 +25.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 88,296 +21.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 100,812 +24.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 100,039 +16.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 93,086 +19.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay10:00–11:004.6min · 690 recorded · 682 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour17.6min10:00 ↔ 15:00
Recorded flights9,979Rapid City Regional Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 91.4% · 1,195 recorded · 1,190 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 91.8% · 545 recorded · 536 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 87.1% · 667 recorded · 659 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 84.0% · 580 recorded · 574 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 85.5% · 302 recorded · 297 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 87.4% · 690 recorded · 682 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 82.2% · 1,051 recorded · 1,042 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 81.4% · 1,144 recorded · 1,127 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 83.1% · 755 recorded · 745 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 83.7% · 425 recorded · 416 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 75.5% · 664 recorded · 652 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 75.5% · 910 recorded · 890 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 72.5% · 586 recorded · 574 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 75.1% · 239 recorded · 233 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 49 recorded · 48 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 29 recorded · 29 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 82 recorded · 82 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 65 recorded · 65 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 11.1 min · 1,195 recorded · 1,190 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 10.4 min · 545 recorded · 536 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 7.5 min · 667 recorded · 659 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 11.0 min · 580 recorded · 574 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 9.7 min · 302 recorded · 297 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 4.6 min · 690 recorded · 682 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 11.2 min · 1,051 recorded · 1,042 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 11.9 min · 1,144 recorded · 1,127 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 9.7 min · 755 recorded · 745 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 6.3 min · 425 recorded · 416 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 22.2 min · 664 recorded · 652 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 17.7 min · 910 recorded · 890 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 20.4 min · 586 recorded · 574 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 16.8 min · 239 recorded · 233 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 49 recorded · 48 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 29 recorded · 29 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 82 recorded · 82 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 65 recorded · 65 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 1,195 · 1,195 recorded · 1,190 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 545 · 545 recorded · 536 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 667 · 667 recorded · 659 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 580 · 580 recorded · 574 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 302 · 302 recorded · 297 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 690 · 690 recorded · 682 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 1,051 · 1,051 recorded · 1,042 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 1,144 · 1,144 recorded · 1,127 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 755 · 755 recorded · 745 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 425 · 425 recorded · 416 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 664 · 664 recorded · 652 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 910 · 910 recorded · 890 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 586 · 586 recorded · 574 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 239 · 239 recorded · 233 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 49 · 49 recorded · 48 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 29 · 29 recorded · 29 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 82 · 82 recorded · 82 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 65 · 65 recorded · 65 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00Fewer than 200 measured departures11
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0091.4%11.1 min1,1901,195
06:0091.8%10.4 min536545
07:0087.1%7.5 min659667
08:0084.0%11.0 min574580
09:0085.5%9.7 min297302
10:0087.4%4.6 min682690
11:0082.2%11.2 min1,0421,051
12:0081.4%11.9 min1,1271,144
13:0083.1%9.7 min745755
14:0083.7%6.3 min416425
15:0075.5%22.2 min652664
16:0075.5%17.7 min890910
17:0072.5%20.4 min574586
18:0075.1%16.8 min233239
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures4849
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures2929
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures8282
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures6565
23:00No observations

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 82.9% · 1,466 recorded · 1,443 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 84.4% · 1,328 recorded · 1,302 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 84.6% · 1,446 recorded · 1,437 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 81.4% · 1,424 recorded · 1,412 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 81.2% · 1,437 recorded · 1,410 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 82.2% · 1,429 recorded · 1,406 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 82.5% · 1,449 recorded · 1,432 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 10.9 min · 1,466 recorded · 1,443 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 9.6 min · 1,328 recorded · 1,302 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 8.4 min · 1,446 recorded · 1,437 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 16.7 min · 1,424 recorded · 1,412 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 13.2 min · 1,437 recorded · 1,410 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 13.3 min · 1,429 recorded · 1,406 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 15.2 min · 1,449 recorded · 1,432 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 1,466 · 1,466 recorded · 1,443 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 1,328 · 1,328 recorded · 1,302 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 1,446 · 1,446 recorded · 1,437 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 1,424 · 1,424 recorded · 1,412 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 1,437 · 1,437 recorded · 1,410 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 1,429 · 1,429 recorded · 1,406 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 1,449 · 1,449 recorded · 1,432 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday82.9%10.9 min1,4431,466
Tuesday84.4%9.6 min1,3021,328
Wednesday84.6%8.4 min1,4371,446
Thursday81.4%16.7 min1,4121,424
Friday81.2%13.2 min1,4101,437
Saturday82.2%13.3 min1,4061,429
Sunday82.5%15.2 min1,4321,449

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 80.9% · 622 recorded · 603 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 86.0% · 612 recorded · 587 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 83.7% · 709 recorded · 698 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 82.8% · 828 recorded · 818 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 81.3% · 1,173 recorded · 1,149 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 76.4% · 1,315 recorded · 1,301 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 74.1% · 619 recorded · 609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 78.7% · 560 recorded · 553 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 87.2% · 1,043 recorded · 1,041 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 90.4% · 927 recorded · 925 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 86.3% · 787 recorded · 774 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 84.7% · 784 recorded · 784 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 18.5 min · 622 recorded · 603 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 11.2 min · 612 recorded · 587 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 9.2 min · 709 recorded · 698 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 12.6 min · 828 recorded · 818 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 15.8 min · 1,173 recorded · 1,149 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 19.8 min · 1,315 recorded · 1,301 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 15.9 min · 619 recorded · 609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 16.1 min · 560 recorded · 553 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 5.8 min · 1,043 recorded · 1,041 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 3.2 min · 927 recorded · 925 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 7.3 min · 787 recorded · 774 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 14.8 min · 784 recorded · 784 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 622 · 622 recorded · 603 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 612 · 612 recorded · 587 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 709 · 709 recorded · 698 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 828 · 828 recorded · 818 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 1,173 · 1,173 recorded · 1,149 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 1,315 · 1,315 recorded · 1,301 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 619 · 619 recorded · 609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 560 · 560 recorded · 553 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 1,043 · 1,043 recorded · 1,041 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 927 · 927 recorded · 925 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 787 · 787 recorded · 774 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 784 · 784 recorded · 784 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan80.9%18.5 min603622
Feb86.0%11.2 min587612
Mar83.7%9.2 min698709
Apr82.8%12.6 min818828
May81.3%15.8 min1,1491,173
Jun76.4%19.8 min1,3011,315
Jul74.1%15.9 min609619
Aug78.7%16.1 min553560
Sep87.2%5.8 min1,0411,043
Oct90.4%3.2 min925927
Nov86.3%7.3 min774787
Dec84.7%14.8 min784784

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 81.6% 8,144
  • Delayed >15 min 17.0% 1,698
  • Cancelled 1.4% 137
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.