Find the best Badlands National Park airport option for a cheap flight from your hometown to South Dakota for a summer vacation in the Badlands. The Rapid City Regional Airport is located about one hour from the park.
Around a million people annually visit Badlands National Park, which is conveniently located off I-90 running east and west across the state. So get your roundtrip airline ticket and your rental car booked so you can do the Badlands Loop. Add nearby Mount Rushmore and Wind Cave National Park to your itinerary for an extended trip.
Rapid City Airport
Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) is located nine miles southeast of Rapid City, one hour and around sixty miles east of the park. It is also not far from Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Wind Cave National Park, making it a convenient home base if you want to visit more than one park. The airport is served by Allegiant, American, Delta and United.
Sioux Falls Airport
Sioux Falls Regional Airport is located 4 hours and 275 miles east of Badlands using I-90. There are non-stop flights to more than ten cities on major airlines such as Allegiant, American, Delta, Frontier and United.
Bismarck Airport
Bismarck Municipal Airport is located three miles southeast of the city. The Bismarck airport is located 300 miles and nearly 5 hours from the national park. It is served by Allegiant, American, Delta, Frontier and United.