Denver (DEN) – Rapid City (RAP)
- Distance
- 484 km
- 301 mi · 261 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 17 min / 1 h 28 min
- Average gate to gate: DEN → RAP / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 111 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (66 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 392,385
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +8.6%
- Flights / week
- 110
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 83%
- 473,774 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- OO, UA
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from DEN
- 16°
- Heading from RAP
- 197°
- Halfway point
- 41.96, -103.89
- Great-circle km
- 484 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air DEN → RAP
- 48 min
- In the air RAP → DEN
- 53 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 39,670 |
| Sep 2025 | 38,700 |
| Oct 2025 | 36,664 |
| Nov 2025 | 27,725 |
| Dec 2025 | 27,218 |
| Jan 2026 | 24,975 |
| Feb 2026 | 24,609 |
| Mar 2026 | 29,346 |
| Apr 2026 | 29,735 |
| May 2026 | 36,948 |
| Jun 2026 | 39,019 |
| Jul 2026 | 37,776 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 556 |
| Sep 2025 | 526 |
| Oct 2025 | 528 |
| Nov 2025 | 434 |
| Dec 2025 | 431 |
| Jan 2026 | 427 |
| Feb 2026 | 388 |
| Mar 2026 | 445 |
| Apr 2026 | 448 |
| May 2026 | 520 |
| Jun 2026 | 514 |
| Jul 2026 | 519 |
Airlines flying DEN–RAP nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 80 | 52% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 30 | 48% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Canadair RJ-200ER /RJ-440 · 2,526 flights
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 792 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 501 flights
- Bombardier CRJ550 · 436 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 393 flights
- Airbus Industrie A319 · 360 flights
- Canadair RJ-700 · 243 flights
- Embraer-Emb-170 · 189 flights
Also carried: 2 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 79.1%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 17 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 1%
- Flights counted
- 5,734
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 78.8% | 18 min |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 79.9% | 13 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 39% · aircraft arriving late 31% · air traffic system 19% · weather 10% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 484 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
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