Delta Air Lines Adds Atlanta & Detroit Service to Rapid City

(Attached: 2021 Summer Season Flight Map)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RAPID CITY, S.D. (03/19/2021) – Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) announced that Delta Air Lines will begin offering new daily seasonal nonstop flights to Atlanta and weekly seasonal nonstop service to Detroit for the 2021 summer season.

“The return of the daily flight to Atlanta is fantastic news for Rapid City and the region, as well as the weekly nonstop flight to Detroit.” said Patrick Dame, Airport Executive Director. “Today’s air travelers strongly desire nonstop service so we are very pleased with the new service. Both Atlanta and Detroit also provide numerous connectivity options for travelers coming to and departing our area.”

“We’re thrilled to expand our Rapid City service this summer and offer even more connection opportunities from our Atlanta and Detroit hubs,” said Scott Santoro, Delta’s V.P. – Sales. “With these new flights, customers are even closer to reconnecting with the people and places that matter most, all while knowing Delta continues to prioritize their health and safety above all.” Delta has put in place more than 100 protective measures to ensure a safe travel experience for customers and employees through the Delta CareStandard.

The Atlanta flight will be flown on Saturdays during the month of May and will move to daily for Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend. The Detroit flight will be flown on Saturdays only beginning Memorial Day weekend through the summer. Flight times for both destinations are as follows:

Dept Station Arr Station Dept Time Arr Time Aircraft

Atlanta: ATL RAP 10:30 11:47 A319 (Saturdays Thru RAP ATL 13:00 18:07 A319 May) ...... ATL RAP 17:40 19:00 A319 (Daily Beginning RAP ATL 6:30 11:20 A319 Memorial Day) ______

Detroit: DTW RAP 8:35 9:21 CRJ-900 RAP DTW 10:15 14:45 CRJ-900

Rapid City Regional Airport now offers 28 nonstop routes to 26 different destinations this summer. (Some cities flown by more than one air carrier.) RAP 2021 Destinations:

Year Round Summer/Fall Seasonal Sturgis Rally Chadron Atlanta Charlotte Appleton Dallas/Ft. Worth Chicago Detroit Grand Rapids Denver Houston LaGuardia Indianapolis Las Vegas Los Angeles Newark Knoxville Mesa Phoenix Punta Gorda Nashville Minneapolis San Francisco Peoria Salt Lake City Pittsburgh Orlando (Sanford)

It is the mission of Rapid City Regional Airport to provide a safe, environmentally responsible and fiscally self-sustainable operation ensuring high quality services and facilities. Our vision is to provide world class transportation service enhancing economic growth.

-30- For more information: Patrick Dame Executive Director 605-394-4195, ext. 8 Rapid City Regional Airport 2021 Summer Season

Minneapolis RAP Detroit Appleton LaGuardia Grand Rapids Newark Chadron Chicago Salt Lake City San Francisco Peoria Pittsburgh Denver Indianapolis

Las Vegas Knoxville Los Angeles Nashville Sky Harbor Charlotte

Mesa/Phoenix Atlanta

Dallas-Ft. Worth

Houston Orlando-Sanford

Punta Gorda-Ft. Myers

As of March 29, 2021 Summer Season Flights Subject to Change by Air Carrier Year Round 2021 Sturgis Rally 2021 Rapid City Regional Airport Destinations - As of March 19, 2021 1 Appleton Rally Allegiant Aug 7 & 14 Saturday Only 2 Atlanta Seasonal Delta May 1 - May 29 Saturday Only 3 Atlanta Seasonal Delta May 31 - September 6 Daily 4 Chadron Year Round Boutique Air Year Round (1X Daily) Daily, except Tues & Sat 5 Charlotte Seasonal American May 9 - Sept 25 Daily 6 Chicago Seasonal American Mar/April - Fall Season Daily 7 Chicago Seasonal United Mar/April - Fall Season Daily 8 Dallas Year Round American Year Round Daily 9 Denver Year Round United Year Round (1-5X Daily) Daily 10 Detroit Seasonal Delta May 29 - Summer Saturday Only 11 Grand Rapids Rally Allegiant Aug 7 & 14 Saturday Only 12 Houston Seasonal United June 5 - August 28 Saturday Only 13 Indianapolis Rally Allegiant Aug 7 & 14 Saturday Only 14 Knoxville Rally Allegiant Aug 7 & 14 Saturday Only 15 LaGuardia-New York Seasonal American June 5 - Sept 4 Saturday Only 16 Las Vegas Year Round Allegiant Year Round (1-4X Weekly) Weekly 17 Los Angeles Seasonal Allegiant June 4 - Aug 16 Monday & Friday 18 Los Angeles Seasonal United June 5 - September 4 Saturday & Sunday 19 Mesa-Phoenix Year Round Allegiant Year Round (1-4X Weekly) Weekly 20 Minneapolis Year Round Delta Year Round (1-5X Daily) Daily 21 Nashville Rally Allegiant Aug 7 & 14 Saturday Only 22 Newark Seasonal United June 5 - September 4 Saturday & Sunday 23 Peoria Rally Allegiant Aug 7 & 14 Saturday Only 24 Phoenix Seasonal American June 3 - Fall Season Daily 25 Pittsburgh Rally Allegiant Aug 7 & 14 Saturday Only 26 Punta Gorda Seasonal Allegiant June 4 - Aug 16 Monday & Friday 27 Salt Lake City Year Round Delta Year Round (1-3X Daily) Daily 28 San Francisco Seasonal United June 5 - September 4 Saturday & Sunday 29 Sanford-Orlando Rally Allegiant Aug 7 & 14 Saturday Only Year Round Service Note: Flight schedules subject to change by the air carrier. 2021 Sturgis Rally 2021 Summer Season