RAP → FSDRapid City to Sioux Falls

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Direct flights from Rapid City (RAP) to Sioux Falls (FSD): 15 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 54% of the last 13 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. 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 Rapid City and Sioux Falls. Updated 14 November 2026 at 12:18 UTC.

Today, RAP → FSD

Sat 14 Nov · local times
  1. · 5A9901Alpine Air Express Departed Landed 06:14 +9

Checked FSD board 06:18

RAP Rapid City tracking
FSD Sioux Falls smooth · +0
509 km · ~1h 09m est.
dep bank 07:00–18:3015x weekly
Runs rough · 2 airlines · 15x weekly · nonstop
54% on time

of the last 13 tracked RAP → FSD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +11 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+11 minacross the last 13 arrivals
Flight time~1h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures15x2 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 Express5A75% on time

Flights 5A1604 07:00 Tu We Th Fr · 5A1044 14:30 Sa · 5A1587 18:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr

Empire AirlinesEM20% on time

Flights EM7584 17:52 Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-145A9901arrived+9
11-13EM7584arrived+64
11-125A1587arrived−1
11-125A1604arrived+261
11-12EM7584arrived+20
11-115A1587arrived+3
11-115A1604arrived+56
11-11EM7584arrived+11
11-105A1587arrived+3
11-10EM7584arrived+17
11-095A1587arrived+7
11-09EM7584arrived+19
11-075A1044arrived−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
RAPRapid City tracking Full RAP delay board →
FSDSioux Falls +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SE 5 kt Full FSD delay board →

How the Rapid City to Sioux Falls route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RAP to FSD 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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RAP to FSD questions

Is RAP–FSD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RAP–FSD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 17:52 from RAP. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the FSD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from RAP to FSD?

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 RAP–FSD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 15 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.