RAP → MSPRapid City to Minneapolis

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Direct flights from Rapid City (RAP) to Minneapolis (MSP): 27 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 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 Rapid City and Minneapolis. Updated 13 November 2026 at 01:52 UTC.

RAP Rapid City tracking
MSP Minneapolis smooth · +0
786 km · ~1h 30m est.
dep bank 09:20–16:3827x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 27x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live RAP and MSP delay boards

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 4 arrivals
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 DL3927 09:20 daily · DL3971 11:29 daily · DL3967 14:23 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL3851 16:38 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-10DL3851arrived−35
11-10DL3967arrived−26
11-07DL3851arrived−12
11-07DL3971arrived+157

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 →
MSPMinneapolis +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 3 kt Full MSP delay board →

How the Rapid City to Minneapolis route actually runs

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

Is RAP–MSP 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–MSP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:29 from RAP. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MSP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from RAP to MSP?

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 RAP–MSP 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.