Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

The nonstop is quickest: American RAP → CLT (3h 24m), on time 73% of the time. United via Denver (6h 12m) is more reliable, 85%, but takes 2h 48m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	RAP	CLT	3h 24m	76%	3.6%	138	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Charlotte on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Charlotte is 2 h ahead of Rapid City). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	RAP 05:00 → DEN 06:37UA 5576 · flown by SkyWest	3h 13m Denver	DEN 09:50 → CLT 15:12UA 1633	8h 12m	95%	85%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	RAP 06:00 → ORD 09:34UA 5811 · flown by SkyWest	3h 43m Chicago	ORD 13:17 → CLT 16:29AA 3280	8h 29m	97%	84%
United + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	RAP 11:20 → DEN 12:48UA 1829	3h 04m Denver	DEN 15:52 → CLT 21:19F9 1362	7h 59m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	RAP 14:59 → MSP 17:38DL 3967 · flown by SkyWest	2h 37m Minneapolis	MSP 20:15 → CLT 23:46DL 2929	6h 47m	100%	76%
Delta Details →	RAP 11:00 → MSP 13:40DL 3971 · flown by SkyWest	1h 35m Minneapolis	MSP 15:15 → CLT 18:49DL 2821	5h 47m	94%	74%
American + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	RAP 10:19 → DFW 13:43AA 3768 · flown by Envoy	3h 28m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 17:11 → CLT 21:02F9 3110	8h 37m	99%	73%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	RAP 09:00 → DEN 10:35UA 5884 · flown by SkyWest	3h 21m Denver	DEN 13:56 → CLT 19:22AA 1758	8h 22m	95%	71%
Delta Details →	RAP 06:48 → MSP 09:30DL 3927 · flown by SkyWest	1h 00m Minneapolis	MSP 10:30 → CLT 13:59DL 2819	5h 11m	91%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	RAP 06:00 → ORD 09:34UA 5811 · flown by SkyWest	52m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	5h 50m	73%	64%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

MSP · 1h 00m · leaves 06:48 9%

ORD · 52m · leaves 06:00 27%

Afternoon and evening

MSP · 1h 07m · leaves 16:28 13%

ORD · 1h 16m · leaves 13:35 18%

DFW · 52m · leaves 16:55 25%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON