FSD → RAPSioux Falls to Rapid City

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Direct flights from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Rapid City (RAP): 11 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 509 km, an estimated 1 hour 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Updated 13 November 2026 at 16:18 UTC.

Today, FSD → RAP

Fri 13 Nov · local times
5A1603Alpine Air ExpressIn the air, 84 min late

Left FSD at 06:54, 84 min after its 05:30 slot.

Track 5A1603 →
  1. 05:30 5A1603Alpine Air Express Left 06:54 +84 ·
  2. 06:30 EM8584Empire Airlines Est. 06:30Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked FSD board 10:18

FSD Sioux Falls smooth · +4
RAP Rapid City tracking
509 km · ~1h 09m est.
dep bank 05:30–17:0011x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 11x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live FSD and RAP delay boards

0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures11x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alpine Air ExpressEmpire Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Alpine Air Express5A

Flights 5A1603 05:30 Tu We Th Fr · 5A1044 varies Mo Sa

Empire AirlinesEM

Flights EM8584 06:30 Tu We Th Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-135A1603departed+84
11-125A1603departed+43
11-12EM8584departed+80
11-115A1603departed+66
11-11EM8584departed+53
11-105A1603departed+66
11-095A1044departed+24
11-08NGF78Qdeparted+0
11-08VM78departed+7
11-075A1044departed+32
11-07EM8584departed+60
11-065A1603departed+72
11-06EM8584departed+42

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
FSDSioux Falls +4 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full FSD delay board →
RAPRapid City tracking Full RAP delay board →

How the Sioux Falls to Rapid City route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop FSD to RAP flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

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FSD to RAP questions

Is FSD–RAP running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at FSD is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on FSD–RAP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:30 from FSD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the RAP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from FSD to RAP?

Great-circle distance is 509 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 66–74 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FSD–RAP fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 11 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.