AirportsRapid City Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Rapid City, in South Dakota, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RAP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RAP
- ICAO code
- KRAP
- City
- Rapid City
- State or region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 44.0453° N, 103.0570° W
- Elevation
- 977 m (3,204 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,652 m (8,701 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RAP means Rapid City Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KRAP. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 44.0453° N, 103.0570° W. It stands 977 metres (3,204 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Rapid City Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,652 metres (8,701 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 195.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,652 m 8,701 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 05/23 | 1,098 m 3,601 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chadron Municipal AirportChadron | CDR | 134 km |
| Northeast Wyoming Regional AirportGillette | GCC | 201 km |
| Alliance Municipal AirportAlliance | AIA | 223 km |
| Pierre Regional AirportPierre | PIR | 224 km |
| Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig AirportScottsbluff | BFF | 245 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,942 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,983 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,002 km | 15 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,061 km | 9 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,423 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,733 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,297 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,130 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,720 km | 17 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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