Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) enplaned 206,010 passengers between January and June 2026, the highest first-half total in airport history. The figure surpassed the previous record of 196,136, set during the first half of 2025, by 5%. This marks the…
South Dakota Mines is helping the next generation of innovators take flight through its Adventures in Aviation summer STEM camp, giving high school students a hands-on introduction to the science, engineering and career opportunities behind aviation. In its second year,…
The Rapid City Regional Airport Board of Directors (Board), on behalf of the City of Rapid City, is requesting proposals from qualified Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) firms for the Airline Terminal Concourse Expansion Project at Rapid City Regional Airport. …
“We call it vision. That’s the most important quality of Joe Foss.” That was how Governor George Mickelson described former South Dakota Governor Joe Foss on September 18, 1991, during the dedication of a bronze bust at Rapid City Regional…
Passengers and visitors to Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) can now view a full-scale Triceratops skull replica, installed and assembled by the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research (BHI) of Hill City. The piece is located pre-security, near the TSA…
Governor Larry Rhoden signed Senate Bill 76 into law Tuesday, March 24, at Rapid City Regional Airport, authorizing the state’s two primary commercial airports to borrow up to $15 million each from South Dakota’s Housing Infrastructure Fund at 2% annual…
Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) is displaying original artwork from local students near baggage claim as part of the national commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary. The exhibit opened March 6 and runs through December 20, 2026. The pieces…
A new exhibit on display at Rapid City Regional Airport tells the story of the Crazy Horse Memorial through fifteen photographs spanning decades of history, construction, and cultural connection. Titled “Living Monument: The Story of Crazy Horse Memorial,” the show…
On February 17, 2026, the Rapid City Common Council approved $44.35 million in Vision Fund support for Rapid City Regional Airport as part of the local funding package for Project 2 of the terminal expansion. Project 2 is an approximately…
Rapid City Regional Airport hosts Wings of Wonder an accessible, educational event.
