Rapid City Regional in July 2026

78.1%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 727 domestic departures from Rapid City Regional (RAP). 78.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.5% reached their destination on time; 0.7% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so RAP departures were 9.3 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 619 departures with 72.4% leaving on time: a change of +5.7 points, with flights up 17%.

Flights arriving at RAP that month were on time 75.5% of the time (727 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 37%, late-arriving aircraft 32% and national aviation system 21%.

On time 76.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.3%
Cancelled 0.7%
Diverted 1.5%

Every scheduled departure from RAP in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	RAP, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	78.1%	72.4%	81.3%	68.8%
Arrived on time	76.5%	67.9%	78.4%	69.4%
Cancelled	0.7%	1.6%	1.3%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	19.8 min	19.5 min	17.2 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	24	21	16	21,066
Scheduled departures	727	619	5,669	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	345	47%	79.4%	7.3 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	213	29%	81.2%	-1.8 min	0.9%
UA United Airlines	94	13%	71.3%	29.5 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	37	5%	62.2%	23.3 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	30	4%	43.3%	30.1 min	10.0%
DL Delta Air Lines	8	1%	75.0%	4.7 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
RAP–DEN	Rapid City to Denver	254	76.4%	10.2 min	0.0%
RAP–ORD	Rapid City to Chicago	124	67.7%	25.1 min	1.6%
RAP–DFW	Rapid City to Dallas/Fort Worth	119	84.9%	-6.7 min	0.0%
RAP–MSP	Rapid City to Minneapolis	119	87.4%	3.1 min	0.0%
RAP–CLT	Rapid City to Charlotte	31	41.9%	31.4 min	9.7%
RAP–PHX	Rapid City to Phoenix	31	93.5%	-13.1 min	0.0%
RAP–AZA	Rapid City to Phoenix	19	73.7%	16.1 min	0.0%
RAP–LAS	Rapid City to Las Vegas	9	55.6%	27.1 min	0.0%
RAP–SFB	Rapid City to Sanford	9	44.4%	35.9 min	0.0%
RAP–ATL	Rapid City to Atlanta	8	75.0%	4.7 min	0.0%
RAP–IAH	Rapid City to Houston	4	50.0%	15.5 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	36.9%	31.7%	4,942
Late-arriving aircraft	31.6%	41.8%	4,236
National Aviation System	20.7%	19.9%	2,779
Extreme weather	10.8%	6.5%	1,448
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

13,405 delay minutes on 155 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left RAP on time in July 2026?

78.1% of 727 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 72.4% of 619 departures left on time and 1.6% were cancelled, against 78.1% and 0.7% in July 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for RAP · methodology · corrections.