DFW to RAP flight delays
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) Rapid City, SD (RAP) · 835 miles
1,013 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.56%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.78%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
53 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
12 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In February it ran 20.5 points more punctual than in August — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from DFW overall run 8.4 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion DFW has, this route is largely escaping it.
Only Envoy Air flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
The Dallas/Fort Worth to Rapid City route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Envoy Air arrived on time most often on DFW to RAP. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in August.
Every airline on DFW to RAP
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 1,012 | 79.54% | 1.78% | 53 min | C |
| American Airlines | 1 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
Other routes from Dallas/Fort Worth
Common questions
Are flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Rapid City usually delayed?
79.56% of flights on the DFW to RAP route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Dallas/Fort Worth to Rapid City?
Only Envoy Air appears in the published record on this route, with 1,012 flights and 79.54% arriving on time.
How often are DFW to RAP flights cancelled?
1.78% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 18 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Dallas/Fort Worth to Rapid City?
February, when 92.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was August at 72.4%.
When DFW to RAP flights are late, how late are they?
About 53 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on DFW to RAP during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →