Flights Denver → Rapid City
DEN → RAP
How long is the flight from Denver to Rapid City?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Rapid City (RAP) takes 55 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Rapid City operates with a De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay time of 13.4 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 651 flights on this route, serving the Rapid City Regional Airport which sees approximately 685,588 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Denver (DEN) → Rapid City (RAP) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1623 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Rapid City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Rapid City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Rapid City (RAP) heads north for about 484 km, a flight time of roughly 55m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of DEN-RAP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Rapid City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,623 tracked DEN-RAP flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-RAP
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Rapid City (RAP) takes 55 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Denver (DEN) -> Rapid City (RAP) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1623 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Rapid City is 1.05% across 1623 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
