Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP)

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Location and general information

IATA code: RAP
ICAO code: KRAP
FAA site number: 22776.*A
City / state: Rapid City, SD
County: Pennington
Time zone: America/Denver
Reference point: 44°02'43.20" N
103°03'26.50" W
Elevation: 3203.5 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 8° E (2010)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, City of Rapid City
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 1,655 acres
From downtown: 8 NM southeast
Sectional chart: Cheyenne
Activated: 08/1950

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 0600-2200 local
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled high
Transient storage: Hangar, tie-downs
Other services: Air freight, air ambulance, avionics, charter, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
ARTCC: Denver (ZDV)
Flight service: Huron (HON)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: RAP
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: Yes
Landing fee: Yes
Customs: No
FAR 139 certification: Class I, ARFF index B, scheduled air carrier (05/1973)
Airport manager: Patrick Dame
605-394-4195
Last FAA inspection: 10/22/2024

FAA remarks

Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Be alert: extensive military jet traffic in the vicinity of and NNW of airport.
Line-of-sight is restricted between runway 14 and runway 23 physical ends.
152 ft AGL tower 2.5 NM NNW of airport.
Be alert do not mistake ellsworth afb, located 6.5 NM NNW for Rapid City rgnl.
Tower has limited visibility of taxiway T1 and taxiway T2 and taxiway B at aer runway 23.
Use of army national guard (ANG) ramp is official business only; for prior permission required call ANG flight operations at (605) 737-6128. Normal ANG operations are tues-fri 1400-0030Z++ except holidays.
Overnight parking allowed in designated tiedown areas only.
Contact ground for free tie-down locations, or call airport operations at 605-593-3419.
All charter serviced aircraft over 12,500 lb must contact airport operations at 605-593-3419 at least 48 hours prior to arrival.
Diverting non-based air carriers contact airport operations at (605) 593-3419 prior to diverting due to limited gate space. No customs service available.
For CD if una on frequency, contact control tower at 605-646-6921. When control tower closed, contact ellsworth approach at 605-385-6198. When approach closed, contact Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
Runway 5/23 not available to aircraft over 12500 lb to taxi.
High vol of helicopter tours in the vicinity of MT rushmore and crazy horse monuments at or below 7500 ft; all other aircraft should RMN at or above 7700 ft and maintain 1 NM horizontal separation from the monuments; pilots are advised to monitor 122.85 for traffic advisories.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: RAP
ICAO code: KRAP
Location: Rapid City, SD, United States
Elevation: 3203.5 ft
Time zone: America/Denver
Coordinates: 44.0453, -103.057

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
14 / 32	8,701 × 150 ft	Concrete, good, grooved
05 / 23	3,601 × 75 ft	Asphalt, good

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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