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KRAP · Rapid City Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KRAP FAA RAP Elev 3,204 ft Lat 44° 2.72' N Lon 103° 3.42' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,701 ft. Max gradient: 0.85%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 151.8° 8,701 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.56%
32 331.8° 8,701 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.56%
05 61.9° 3,601 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.85%
23 241.9° 3,601 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.85%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 9 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.525
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 125.850
  • CTAF CTAF 125.850
  • APP ELLSWORTH APP 119.500
  • DEP ELLSWORTH DEP 119.500
  • OPS ARNG OPS 41.500
  • RDO HURON RDO 122.650
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB RA

    Ranch

    0.25 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 31 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 32; REIL Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 14–32; MIRL Rwy 05–23; Twy A and B lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 32; REIL Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 14–32; MIRL Rwy 05–23; Twy A and B lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 32: MALSR. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´. RVR–T 0.5% up. RWY…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 32; REIL Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 14–32; MIRL Rwy 05–23; Twy A and B lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MALSR Rwy 32; REIL Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 14–32; MIRL Rwy 05–23; Twy A and B lgts —CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and in vicinity of arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (31 sentences)
  • ·384 SOUTH DAKOTA RAPID CITY RGNL (RAP)(KRAP) P (ARNG) 8 SE UTC–7(–6DT) N44º02.72´ W103º03.44´ 3204 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE RAP MON Airport RWY 14–32: H8701X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–140, D–190, 2S–175, 2D–300 PCR 635 R/D/W/T HIRL RWY 14: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 23: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 38´.
  • ·RWY 05: TORA–3601 TODA–3601 ASDA–3601 LDA–3601 RWY 14: TORA–8701 TODA–8701 ASDA–8701 LDA–8701 RWY 23: TORA–3601 TODA–3601 ASDA–3601 LDA–3601 RWY 32: TORA–8701 TODA–8701 ASDA–8701 LDA–8701
  • ·PAPI Rwys 05, 14, 23, 32 opr consly.
  • ·MILITARY—FUEL ARNG ramp– A+(Mil) (NC–100LL,A)
  • ·Be alert: extensive military jet traffic in vicinity of and north–northwest of arpt.
  • ·Be alert do not mistake Ellsworth AFB, located 6.5 NM north–northwest for Rapid City Rgnl. 152´ AGL twr 2.5 NM north–northwest of arpt.
  • ·Line of sight is restricted between Rwy 14 and Rwy 23 physical ends.
  • ·Twr has limited visibility of Twy T1 and Twy T2 and Twy B at AER 23.
  • ·Rwy 05–23 not avbl to acft over 12,500 lbs to taxi.
  • ·ARFF Index C avbl upon req.
  • ·Diverting non–based air carriers ctc arpt ops at 605–593–3419 prior to diverting due to limited gate space.
  • ·Ctc ground for free tie–down locations, or call arpt opr at 605–593–3419.
  • ·All charter serviced acft over 12,500 lbs must ctc arpt ops at 605–593–3419 at least 48 hrs prior to arrival.
  • ·Overnight parking allowed in designated tiedown areas only.
  • ·Landing fee for acft over 12,500 lbs or greater.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 605-394-4195
  • ·ASOS 118.525 (605) 223–0202.
  • ·CTAF 125.85 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.4 (HURON RADIO) RCO 122.1R 112.3T (HURON RADIO) ®ELLSWORTH APP/DEP CON 119.5 (H24 1300Z‡ Mon thru 0500Z‡ Sat, 1300–0500Z‡ Sat–Sun, other times ctc Denver Center: 127.95 338.2) TOWER 125.85 (1300–0500Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc gnd or ATCT on freq.
  • ·If una, ctc rap ATCT at 605-393-1161.
  • ·When ATCT clsd, ctc Ellsworth Apch at 605-385-6198.
  • ·When Apch clsd ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0500Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 112.3 RAP Chan 70 N43º58.56´ W103º00.74´ 322º 4.6 NM to fld. 3157/13E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 215º–232º byd 40 NM 233º–243º byd 40 NM blo 8,300´ 233º–243º byd 81 NM blo 18,000´ 244º–253º byd 40 NM blo 8,000´ 244º–253º byd 61 NM 254º–264º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ ILS/DME 109.3 I–RAP Chan 30 Rwy 32.
  • ·Glideslope unusable for coupled approaches blo 3,360´.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 27º left of course byd 27º r of course.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: High vol of heli tours invof Mt.
  • ·Rushmore and Crazy Horse Monuments at or blw 7500´; all otr acft should rmn at or above 7700´ and maintain 1 NM horizontal separation from the monuments; pilots are advised to monitor 122.85 for tfc advisories.

+ 1 more sentence · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · RAP

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

4

28.6% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 70,265 ops in 1992

2024 total

47,311

10-yr total

448,260

2024 mix

AC/AT 34% · GA 60% · Mil 6%

Events / million ops

4.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.27

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=13

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 2

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-06-25 EDMISTEN ROBERT EUGENE SR RANS S-14 AIRAILE · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2022-07-10 Piper PA-24-260 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2006-12-29 Beech B-99 · Other · IMC · night →
2005-08-09 Cessna 210 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2004-06-07 Betchan KR II · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2004-01-17 Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Weather · IMC · night →
2003-08-29 Cessna 650 · Other →
2001-07-26 Cessna 150M · Weather · IMC · day →
2000-10-02 Piper PA-44-180 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1990-03-22 Cessna 182N · Weather · IMC · day →
1990-02-09 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Engine failure · day →
1988-04-21 Cessna 182J · Weather · IMC · day →
1983-10-29 BAKING DUCE · Gear-up · VMC · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in SD

CFI Flight Instructors 301 A&P Mechanics 597 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 12 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 6 Schools Flight Schools 12 FBO Fixed Base Operators 36 Clubs Flying Clubs 7 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Michael Duane Rath Spearfish SD 42 nm
Brian Nicholas Parke Casper WY 160 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Ainsworth NE 166 nm
Dennis Wayne Keesling Sheridan WY 173 nm
Glenn Walter Smith Sheridan WY 173 nm
Lanny Dewitt Guyton Sheridan WY 173 nm
Michael Thomas Frickel Atkinson NE 200 nm
Darrel Leroy Dilley Lasalle CO 234 nm
Alexander Wernsman Loveland CO 235 nm
Elliot Caldwell Crawford Longmont CO 250 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Brian Jay Arndt Box Elder SD 4 nm
Arthur Francis Greenwood Box Elder SD 4 nm
David Michael Kneeland Box Elder SD 4 nm
William Joseph Tharp Box Elder SD 4 nm
Gregory Sterling Maury Box Elder SD 4 nm
Stefano Pensa Box Elder SD 4 nm
Enrique Arturo Troconis Box Elder SD 4 nm
Kevin Allan Mclaughlin Box Elder SD 4 nm
Reinaldo Jose Atencio Box Elder SD 4 nm
Baron Leonard Tayler Box Elder SD 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Brian Jay Arndt Box Elder SD 4 nm
Shawn Patrick Mcinerny Box Elder SD 4 nm
Layne Ronald Bleess Box Elder SD 4 nm
Bryan Compton Sharp Box Elder SD 4 nm
Raymond Alexander Campbell Box Elder SD 4 nm
Dennis Alan Beers Box Elder SD 4 nm
Charles Wesley Drake Box Elder SD 4 nm
Louis Gollin Box Elder SD 4 nm
Vincent Marie Janssens Box Elder SD 4 nm
William Tarelton Sartin Box Elder SD 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Rapid Avionics, Inc.
Rapid City, SD
 0 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 163 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 164 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 228 nm
Avionics Specialists, LLC.
Loveland, CO
 233 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 256 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 258 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 264 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 265 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 265 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.