Direct flights from Rapid City (RAP) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 27 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 76% of the last 21 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 21 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,345 km, an estimated 2 hours 13 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Rapid City and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 1 November 2026 at 15:07 UTC.
RAPRapid Citytracking
DFWDallas-Fort Worthdisrupted · +93
1,345 km · ~2h 13m est.
dep bank 09:29–20:3027x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 27x weekly · nonstop
76% on time
of the last 21 tracked RAP → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes
How the Rapid City to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RAP to DFW 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.
High disruption likely. The arrival side at DFW is the weaker end, route health score 0/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from RAP to DFW?
Great-circle distance is 1,345 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 125–145 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does RAP–DFW fly?
American Airlines runs the route with about 27 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at RAP and arrival-side delay at DFW, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.