MSP → RAPMinneapolis to Rapid City

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Direct flights from Minneapolis (MSP) to Rapid City (RAP): 27 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 786 km, an estimated 1 hour 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Minneapolis and Rapid City. Updated 13 November 2026 at 08:52 UTC.

Today, MSP → RAP

Fri 13 Nov · local times
  1. 09:30 DL3971 On scheduleGate T1A4 ·
  2. 12:55 DL3967 On scheduleGate T1C23 ·
  3. 15:03 DL3851Delta Air Lines Sched 15:03Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  4. 21:49 DL3714Delta Air Lines Sched 21:49Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked MSP board 02:52

MSP Minneapolis smooth · +6
RAP Rapid City tracking
786 km · ~1h 30m est.
dep bank 09:55–21:4527x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 27x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live MSP and RAP delay boards

0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 30mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures27x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air Lines

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
Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL3971 09:55 daily · DL3967 12:55 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL3851 15:09 daily · DL3714 21:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-10DL3714departed+7
11-07DL3714departed+13
11-07DL3851departed+24

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
MSPMinneapolis +6 min smooth 🌤 clear · NW 4 kt Full MSP delay board →
RAPRapid City tracking Full RAP delay board →

How the Minneapolis to Rapid City route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MSP 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.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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MSP to RAP questions

Is MSP–RAP running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MSP is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MSP–RAP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:55 and evening departures around 21:45 from MSP. 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 MSP to RAP?

Great-circle distance is 786 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 85–97 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MSP–RAP fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 27 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.