Route · RAP → SLC · 2020–2025 BTS data
Rapid City to Salt Lake City
The RAP–SLC corridor (Rapid City, SD → Salt Lake City, UT) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 508 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 92.5%
- On-time
- +13.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 112 min
- Delay when late
- 583
- Flights
Cancelled
0.3%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
508 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2021 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2021 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2021 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2021 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2021 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2021 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2020 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2020 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2020 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2020 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2020 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2020 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
Cancellation Rate
0.3%
2 of 583 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 583 flights
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RAP - Rapid City
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Rapid City, SD.
Origin airport →SLC - Salt Lake City
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Salt Lake City, UT.
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What the Data Says About RAP to SLC
Rapid City to Salt Lake City (RAP to SLC) is one of the more dependable pairings in the BTS On-Time Performance dataset: a 92.5% on-time rate across 583 flights, with delays that do happen averaging 111.5 minutes. The corridor runs roughly 508 miles and is served by 1 carrier. Over the most recent 24 months, 2 of 583 flights were cancelled (0.3%) and 0 diverted (0.0%).
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.
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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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