Flights Minneapolis → Rapid City
MSP → RAP
How long is the flight from Minneapolis to Rapid City?
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Rapid City (RAP) takes 1h 17m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Minneapolis to Rapid City has a 79% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 20.4 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, approximately 267 flights operate on this route using Canadair Regional Jet 900 and Embraer 175 aircraft, serving a destination airport that sees around 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 Minneapolis (MSP) → Rapid City (RAP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 730 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.5/100 (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 Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Rapid City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Rapid City (RAP) heads west for about 786 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 17m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of MSP-RAP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Rapid City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 730 tracked MSP-RAP flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-RAP
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Rapid City (RAP) takes 1h 17m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Rapid City (RAP) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 730 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Rapid City is 0.82% across 730 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
