FSD → RAPSioux Falls to Rapid City

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Direct flights from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Rapid City (RAP): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 56% of the last 16 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 16 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 509 km, an estimated 1 hour 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Updated 22 October 2026 at 15:18 UTC.

Today, FSD → RAP

Thu 22 Oct · local times
EM8584Empire AirlinesIn the air, 39 min late

Left FSD at 07:09, 39 min after its 06:30 slot.

  1. 06:30 5A1588Alpine Air Express Left 06:25 ·
  2. 06:30 5A1603Alpine Air Express Left 06:33 ·
  3. 06:30 EM8584Empire Airlines Left 07:09 +39 ·

Checked FSD board 10:18

FSD Sioux Falls smooth · +0
RAP Rapid City tracking
509 km · ~1h 09m est.
dep bank 06:30–17:006x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
56% on time

of the last 16 operated FSD → RAP flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +12 min. 0 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+12 minacross the last 16 operated legs
Flight time~1h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 16

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alpine Air Express

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
Alpine Air Express5A82% on time

Flights 5A1588 06:30 Tu We Th Fr · 5A1603 06:30 Tu We Th Fr · 5A1044 varies Mo Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-225A1588departed−5
10-225A1603departed+3
10-22EM8584departed+39
10-215A1588departed−5
10-215A1603departed−4
10-21EM8584departed+101
10-205A1603departed+1
10-195A1044departed+3
10-175A1044departed+18
10-17EM8584departed+53
10-165A1588departed+12
10-165A1603departed+17
10-16EM8584departed+44
10-155A1588departed+3
10-155A1603departed−1
10-15EM8584departed+59

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
FSDSioux Falls +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SE 4 kt Full FSD delay board →
RAPRapid City tracking Full RAP delay board →

How the Sioux Falls to Rapid City route actually runs

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

Is FSD–RAP 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 FSD–RAP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:30 from FSD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the RAP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from FSD to RAP?

Great-circle distance is 509 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 66–74 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FSD–RAP fly?

Alpine Air Express runs the route with about 10 flights a week (mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.