Flights Mesa → Rapid City
AZA → RAP
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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 Mesa (AZA) → Rapid City (RAP) route is operated by Allegiant Air. Across 59 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Rapid City the average ATFM delay is 3.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Mesa the average ATFM delay is 1.9 minutes.
Heading to Rapid City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Mesa (AZA) to Rapid City (RAP) heads north-east for about 1,406 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 11m.
Departures from Mesa on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 71% of AZA-RAP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Mesa the average ATFM delay is 1.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Rapid City it is 3.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 59 tracked AZA-RAP flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of -2 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air (G4) | 78% | 11 min | 2.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about AZA-RAP
On the Mesa (AZA) -> Rapid City (RAP) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of -2 minutes, based on 59 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Mesa-Rapid City is 0.00% across 59 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Allegiant Air.
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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.
