Air Travel

Carriers

Delta Air provides a connection to the Black Hills from Salt Lake City, Northwest Airlines offers service from Minneapolis, United Airlines flies direct from Denver and Chicago, and Allegiant Air has weekly service from Las Vegas and Phoenix. Frontier Airline's new service from Denver connects Rapid City to the low-cost carrier's hub.

Airlines & Contacts

Delta Air. 800/221–1212; www.delta.com.

Frontier Airlines. 800/432–1359; www.frontierairlines.com.

Northwest Airlines. 800/225–2525; www.nwa.com.

United Airlines. 800/241–6522; www.ual.com.

Airports

Although there are several landing strips and municipal airports in the Black Hills, the only airport with commercial service is in Rapid City. Rapid City Regional Airport, one of the fastest-growing airports in the United States, is 11 mi east of town on Highway 44.

Airport Information

Rapid City Regional Airport. 4550 Terminal Rd., Rapid City, South Dakota. 605/393–9924; www.rapairport.org.