Route · RAP → CLT · 2020–2025 BTS data
Rapid City to Charlotte
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), RAP to CLT (Rapid City to Charlotte) ranks #4742 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 71.8%
- On-time
- -7.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 93 min
- Delay when late
- 680
- Flights
- #4742 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
0.4%
Best Month
Jun 2023 77%
Worst Month
Jun 2023 77%
Distance
1,322 mi
Carriers
7
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | AA,MQ |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | AA,OH,MQ |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | AA |
| Jul 2024 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 0 | AA |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 1 | OH |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | AA,OH |
| Jul 2023 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 1 | AA,OH |
| Jun 2023 | 60 | 14 | 0 | 0 | AA,OH |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | AA |
| Jul 2021 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | OH,AA |
| Jun 2021 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | AA |
| Oct 2020 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | OH |
| Aug 2020 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | OH |
| Jul 2020 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | OH |
| Jun 2020 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | OH |
Cancellation Rate
0.4%
3 of 680 flights
Diversion Rate
1.3%
9 of 680 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
RAP - Rapid City
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Rapid City, SD.
RAP on-time profileCLT - Charlotte
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Charlotte, NC.
CLT on-time profileCompare the two airports
See RAP and CLT side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare RAP vs CLTOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from RAP
Among 6 routes leaving RAP, only 1 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 2 stay ≥85% and 3 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing RAP options should weigh this 71.8% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4772 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About RAP to CLT
On-time performance on the RAP to CLT pairing (Rapid City to Charlotte) trails a chunk of the network: 71.8% of 680 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 92.7-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 1,322 miles across 7 carriers. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 0.4% (3 of 680 flights), with 1.3% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, RAP–CLT peaks in June at 85.0% on-time ; the softest month is July at 64.6%, a 20.4-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using RAP–CLT data
RAP–CLT sits 7.2 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare RAP and CLT airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. RAP airport
- If your dates flex, June (85.0% on-time) beats July (64.6%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 71.8% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.