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RAP Meaning

RAP Airport Meaning

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RAP Meaning:

RAP stands for Rapid City Regional Airport


Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, RAP (Rapid City Regional Airport) is classified as a nonhub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of RAP's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) Characteristics:

      City: Rapid City
      State: South Dakota
      FAA: Rapid City Regional Airport
      IATA: RAP
      ICAO: KRAP
      Role: P-N

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


RAP is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding RAP, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

RAP meaning is Rapid City Regional Airport.

Rapid City Regional Airport can be abbreviated as RAP.

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