RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT (RAP) EXPERIENCE WHY WE ARE MORE THAN JUST MONUMENTAL

RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT (RAP) EXPERIENCE WHY WE ARE MORE THAN JUST MONUMENTAL

2 Wall, SD - Badland National Park & Wall Drug Distance To Wall, SD Drive Miles Drive Time RAP Airport 55 0:45 Rapid City, SD 55 45

3 Wall, SD - Badlands National Park Just under an hour east of Rapid City is an area unlike any other. The Badlands National Park has amazing wildlife and views. It s easy to get an amazing vacation photo.

4 Wall, SD - Wall Drug Store Don t miss out on the classic Wall Drug Store, a famous stop and landmark. It is one of the most wellknown tourism spots in the world. How many miles are you from Wall Drug?

5 City of Rapid City Distance To Rapid City Drive Miles Drive Time RAP Airport 10.7 0:10 Rapid City, SD 0 0

6 City of Rapid City

7 Rapid City, SD Thursday Summer Nights Every Thursday during the summer, Main Street Square and Summer Nights each host block parties downtown Rapid City. It is great family or individual entertainment.

8 Fort Hays Chuckwagon Supper & Show Fort Hays features a Cowboy Breakfast every morning as well as a Chuckwagon Supper and Cowboy Music Variety Show. There is no admission fee to browse the Dances With Wolves film set and see the original buildings used in the Oscar award winning movie. Kids can see what an old town looked like and even learn how to make a rope.

9 Reptile Gardens - South Rapid City Reptile Gardens has more species and subspecies of reptiles than any other zoo or wild animal park in the world! Reptile Gardens is a premier South Dakota destination that houses some of the world s deadliest snakes and is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the World s Largest Reptile Zoo.

10 Bear Country USA South Rapid City From the comfort of your own vehicle observe black bears, elk, mountain lions, buffalo, reindeer and other wildlife in their natural environment. In the springtime, the baby cubs are bought out to play.

11 Rapid City, SD The Golf Club at Red Rock is the top public course in South Dakota. Routed through the Black Hills terrain and located within minutes of Rapid City, the course features lush fairways, surrounded by native grasses and tall ponderosa pine trees. Dramatic elevation changes, links-style bunkers and USGA specification greens characterize the 7,000- yd, par-72 championship golf course.

12 Rapid City Recreation

13 Sturgis, SD Distance To Sturgis, SD Drive Miles Drive Time RAP Airport 40 0:35 Rapid City, SD 28 0:28

14 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is an American motorcycle rally held annually in Sturgis, South Dakota, for ten days usually during the first full week of August. Enjoy riding in the Hills, attending concerts, hiking Bear Butte or visiting our great monuments. In 2015, there was a record 739,000 visitors who attended the Rally.

15 Deadwood and Spearfish, SD Distance To Deadwood, SD Drive Miles Drive Time RAP Airport 54 1:00 Rapid City, SD 41 0:50

16 Deadwood, SD Experience a downtown street shootout, visit the grave of Wild Bill Hickok, watch a shootout on Main Street, gamble or attend a Kool Deadwood Nites concert.

17 Deadwood, SD Lake Pactola Reservoir Lake Pactola Reservoir is a scenic lake in the Black Hill, great for outdoor recreation and boating.

18 Spearfish, SD - Spearfish Canyon Drive Spearfish Canyon, hike the waterfalls, enjoy the outdoors and take the kids to the waterpark.

19 Spearfish, SD Spearfish is a scenic summer location along with a winter wonderland. Enjoy horseback riding, snowmobiling and skiing!

20 Devil s Tower, WY Distance To Devil s Tower Drive Miles Drive Time RAP Airport 118 1:45 Rapid City, SD 107 1:35

21 Devil s Tower, WY Devil s Tower National Monument Devils Tower is a laccolithic butte composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Mountains (part of the Black Hills). It rises dramatically 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet from summit to base. The summit is 5,112 feet above sea level. Hike around the base, or if you are really feeling adventurous, climbing it!

22 Keystone, SD Distance To Keystone, SD Drive Miles Drive Time RAP Airport 30 0:33 Rapid City, SD 21 0:25

23 Keystone, SD At the base of Mount Rushmore, Keystone is a quaint town with a rich mining history and plenty of activities like zip lining, alpine slides, a gold mining tour and more.

24 Keystone, SD Get your picture taken, learn the history, attend the evening lighting ceremony and hike the trails around the base of Mount Rushmore. Be Monumental!

25 Custer, SD Distance To Custer, SD Drive Miles Drive Time RAP Airport 50 0:55 Rapid City, SD 41 0:48

26 Custer, SD Custer State Park The wildlife loop at Custer State Park is an amazing place to see buffalo, elk, donkeys and more.

27 Custer, SD Crazy Horse Memorial The Crazy Horse Memorial is the worlds largest mountain carving. It is on privately held land in the Black Hills. It will depict the Oglala Lakota warrior, Crazy Horse, riding a horse and pointing into the distance. The monument is being carved out of Thunderhead Mountain. They perform a hike, twice per year in the spring and fall.

28 Custer, SD Black Elk Peak Hikers love Black Elk Peak (Harney Peak). It is the largest peak in South Dakota with an elevation of 7,244 feet. The peak lies 3.7 miles WSW of Mt. Rushmore.

29 Custer, SD Needles Highway Deemed impossible to construct by its critics, Needles Highway a National Scenic Byway was completed in 1922 and includes 14 miles of sharp turns, low tunnels and impressive granite spires. The road lies within the 73,000 acre Custer State Park.

30 ALLEGIANT OPPORTUNITIES RAP is uniquely located 1,200 miles or less from many larger markets Significant inbound tourist market from June August draws millions of visitors to Rapid City Demographics of our visitor is shifting to fly market 1x or 2x weekly service to these markets represents a small fraction of tourist base LAX SAN RAP AUS MCI MSY CVG PIT SFB Can fit into natural ebb and flow of departures at larger market

31 Allegiant Opportunities: Year Round Outbound Markets Los Angeles 1,078 mile stage length Largest market without nonstop service from RAP (true market of 19.2 PDEW) Bi-directional traffic with nearly 200k visitors annually from Los Angeles Oakland/Bay Area 1,091 mile stage length Strong overall market size with no nonstop service (true market of 18.2 PDEW) Bi-directional traffic with 137k visitors annually from Bay Area Orlando 1,599 mile stage length Only BIS further Large growth potential for outbound service. 8 th largest True Market (17.6 PDEW) Punta Gorda 1,665 mile stage length Bi-directional traffic with 205k visitors annually from Ft Meyers/Naples area Central US Location Rapid City can serve a great central location in the United States for aircraft maintenance Flexible area of the country to dispatch rescue aircraft for faster response times Source: 2015 SD State Visitor Profile from SD State Tourism estimates for visitors

Rapid City is not just monumental, it is the gateway to an action packed Black Hills adventure vacation. The only question is, how many trips will it take you to experience all the Hills have to offer? Rapid City Regional Airport Patrick Dame Executive Director patrick.dame@rcgov.org Phone: 605-394-4195