Rapid City Regional Airport


Rapid City Regional Airport is a public use airport, nine miles southeast of Rapid City, in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States.
It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.
It is the closest commercial airport to Mount Rushmore, located approximately 31.7 miles away by driving distance.

Facilities

The airport covers at an elevation of. It has two runways: 14/32 is 8,701 by 150 feet concrete and 5/23 is 3,601 by 75 feet asphalt.
In 2015 the airport had 42,989 aircraft operations, average 118 per day: 55% general aviation, 27% air taxi, 10% military and 8% airline. In September 2017, there were 118 aircraft based at this airport: 87 single-engine, 25 multi-engine, 5 jet, and 1 glider.
The terminal building opened in 1988; a $20.5 million expansion and renovation designed by TSP Architecture was completed in 2012. It includes 12,000 square feet of new floor space, the addition of three jet bridges and one boarding gate, an expanded security area with room for up to three lanes and body scanners, a new rental car wing, additional seating in the concourse, larger restrooms before and after security, modernized phone and data systems, new flight information boards, improved food service and shopping areas in the concourse, a rooftop patio, and energy-efficient windows and building exterior repair.

Airlines and destinations

As the main gateway airport to the Black Hills, the airport provides service to 14 destinations across the United States - the most destinations of any commercial airport in the state of South Dakota.
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

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