Salt Lake City to Rapid City

What the Data Says About SLC to RAP

The Salt Lake City to Rapid City corridor (SLC → RAP) covers roughly 508 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 583 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 89.4% on-time rate with an average delay of 66.9 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 583 flights were recorded on this pairing — 3 cancelled (0.5%) and 3 diverted (0.5%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 583 total flights analyzed, the 89.4% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 66.9-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Monthly performance varies, so review the monthly table above to see specific periods. For travelers evaluating the SLC to RAP route, the combination of a 89.4% on-time rate, 66.9-minute average delay, 0.5% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.