Flights Rapid City → Mesa
RAP → AZA
Route overview
The flight route from Rapid City to Mesa has an on-time performance rate of 85%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 4.1 minutes. Since the destination airport opened in 1993, it has seen an annual passenger traffic of 1,355,243, making this route a significant connection for travelers between these two cities.
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 Rapid City (RAP) → Mesa (AZA) route is operated by Allegiant Air. Across 59 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Mesa the average ATFM delay is 1.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Rapid City the average ATFM delay is 3.4 minutes.
Heading to Mesa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Rapid City (RAP) to Mesa (AZA) heads south-west for about 1,406 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 11m.
Departures from Rapid City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 54% of RAP-AZA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Rapid City the average ATFM delay is 3.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Mesa it is 1.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 59 tracked RAP-AZA flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 1.7% 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 RAP-AZA
On the Rapid City (RAP) -> Mesa (AZA) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 59 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Rapid City-Mesa is 1.69% 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.
