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Airport Art: The Legacy and Evolution of Crazy Horse Memorial

Crazy Horse Art Exhibit at Rapid City Regional Airport

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…

PFC Public Notice

Rapid City Airport departure gate passenger flights from airline terminal.

The City of Rapid City (the City) intends to submit a new PFC application to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for 19 projects at Rapid City Regional Airport (the Airport)The PFC Level for the Airport will continue to be $4.50…

Record-Breaking Start to 2025 for Rapid City Regional Airport

Busy baggage claim at Rapid City Regional Airport

RAPID CITY, S.D. (04/11/2025) Rapid City Regional Airport set a new record for Q1 passenger enplanements in 2025, with 76,958 passengers boarding flights. This number exceeds the previous record of 70,763 set in 2024 and represents an increase of 8.8%…

Rapid City Regional Airport Receives ACI Workforce Development Accreditation

Rapid City Regional Airport Executive Director Patrick Dame and ACI-NA CEO Kevin M. Burke

Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA), the trade association representing commercial service airports in the United States and Canada, today launched its new Airport Workforce Development Accreditation to support the North American airport industry’s ambitious efforts to strengthen its…

Rapid City Record Passenger Numbers in 2024

Rapid City Regional Airport Terminal

The Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) set a new record for passenger enplanements in 2024, with 427,325 passengers boarding flights. This number exceeds the previous record of 352,388 set in 2023, representing an increase of 21.3%. “This kind of growth…

Senate Bill 144

Rapid City Regional Airport Terminal Expansion Project

Senate Bill 144 Allocates $10 Million to Support Vital Airport Terminal Construction Projects in South Dakota