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

Rapid City → Dallas-Fort Worth via Minneapolis: arrives on time 64%

  1. 11:00 RAP → 13:40 MSP
    DL 3971 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 40m · 84% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 07m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:47 MSP → 17:16 DFW
    DL 2971 · Delta · 2h 29m · 76% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h ahead of Rapid City). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection87%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 13% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (87%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip5h 16mRAP 11:00 to DFW 17:16, 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.