RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Regional Airport announced on Tuesday that American Airlines will resume daily nonstop flights, to Phoenix, Arizona, beginning June 3, 2021.
“This is great news for Rapid City and the region.” Patrick Dame, Airport Executive Director said. “The return of the daily flight to Sky Harbor will boost the business and leisure travel markets as we continue to recover from the pandemic. We hope that the route is successful and will turn into a year round opportunity for us.”
“American is eager to resume once daily, nonstop seasonal service between Phoenix and Rapid City, complementing existing service between Rapid City and our Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth and New York hubs,” said Brian Znotins, American’s Vice President of Network Planning. “The great outdoors remain high on customers’ destination lists, and this route provides a convenient gateway to Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills. And whether they’re at the airport or in the air, American has taken every effort to ensure their well-being with our Clean Commitment and continued flexibility.”
The flight will be flown with a 76 seat CRJ-700 offering two classes of seating. From Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), the flight to RAP will depart PHX at 9:10 am, arriving at RAP at 12:29 pm; with a return flight to PHX departing at 2:10 pm and arriving at 3:49 pm.
