Rapid City Regional Airport
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IATA: RAP – ICAO: KRAP – FAA LID: RAP
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Rapid City | ||
| Serves | Rapid City, South Dakota | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,204 ft / 977 m | ||
| Coordinates | 44°02′43″N 103°03′26″W / 44.04528°N 103.05722°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 8,701 | 2,652 | Concrete |
| 5/23 | 3,601 | 1,098 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 47,844 | ||
| Based aircraft | 125 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Rapid City Regional Airport (IATA: RAP, ICAO: KRAP, FAA LID: RAP) is a city-owned, public-use airport located eight nautical miles (15 km) southeast of the central business district of Rapid City, in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States.[1]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Rapid City Regional Airport covers an area of 1,655 acres (670 ha) at an elevation of 3,204 feet (977 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 14/32 is 8,701 by 150 feet (2,652 x 46 m) with a concrete surface and 5/23 is 3,601 by 75 feet (1,098 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 47,844 aircraft operations, an average of 131 per day: 60% general aviation, 26% air taxi, 8% military and 5% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 125 aircraft based at this airport: 64% single-engine, 22% multi-engine, 3% jet, 3% helicopter and 8% military.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Allegiant Air | Las Vegas, Phoenix/Mesa |
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare |
| Delta Air Lines | Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Salt Lake City |
| United Airlines | Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver |
| United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver Seasonal: Houston-Intercontinental [begins June 7, 2012][2] |
[edit] Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Denver, CO |
94,000 | United |
| 2 |  Minneapolis, MN |
73,000 | Delta |
| 3 |  Chicago O’Hare, IL |
29,000 | American, United |
| 4 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
24,000 | Delta |
| 5 |  Phoenix-Mesa, AZ |
17,000 | Allegiant |
| 6 |  Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
15,000 | American |
| 7 |  Las Vegas, NV |
15,000 | Allegiant |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for RAP (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-08-27.
- ^ http://www.united.com/press/detail/0,7056,69315,00.html
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=RAP&Airport_Name=Rapid%20City,%20SD:%20Rapid%20City%20Regional&carrier=FACTS
[edit] External links
- Rapid City Regional Airport at Rapid City website
- Rapid City Regional AirportPDF (159 KiB) page from the South Dakota DOT Airport Directory
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RAP, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KRAP
- ASN accident history for RAP
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KRAP
- FAA current RAP delay information
