Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Rapid City → Charlotte via Minneapolis: arrives on time 53%

11:00 RAP → 13:40 MSP

DL 3971 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 40m · 84% on time, 0.7% cancelled
50m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
14:30 MSP → 18:02 CLT

DL 2820 · Delta · 2h 32m · 77% on time, 7.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 2 h ahead of Rapid City). Times are local. Both flew on 14 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.

Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (7.1% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).

Total trip5h 02mRAP 11:00 to CLT 18:02, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.