Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Rapid City to New York LaGuardia
Low season |
March | Best time to beat the crowds with an average 64% drop in price. |
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High season |
January | Most popular time to fly with an average 58% increase in price. |
Average price round-trip |
$502 | (avg. price over the last 2 weeks) |
Good deal round-trip |
$476 | or less |
Good deal one-way |
$414 | or less |
Entry restrictions
The United States has restricted the entry of all foreign nationals who have passed through or have been in China, Iran, Most European Countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City), the UK, Ireland, Brazil and South Africa in the past 14 days.
With the exception of certain travelers which includes certain family members of US citizens or permanent residents including; spouses, children (under the age of 21), parents (provided that his/her US citizen or permanent resident child is unmarried and under the age of 21), and siblings (provided that both the sibling and the US citizen or permanent resident are unmarried and under the age of 21);
There is also an exception for travelers with the following visas: A-1, A-2, C-1, C-1/D, C-2, C-3, CR-1, CR-2, D, E-1 (as an employee of TECRO or TECO or the employee's immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, IR-1, IR-4, IH-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 visa;
Members of the US Armed Forces, spouses, and children of members of the US Armed Forces;
Travelers with invitation of the USA government for a purpose related to the containment/mitigation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19);
Travelers with documents issued by the US Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection, or US Department of State indicating that the traveler is exempt from the restriction;
B1 crew crewmembers that are engaged in lightering, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activity, wind farm activity, private air/sea crew and other similar crewmember activities;
Students with an F-1 or M-1 visa and their F-2 and M-2 dependents, if they arrive from or have been in Ireland, the UK or Schengen Area in the past 14 days.
Entry requirements
All travelers, 2 years of age or older (including US citizens and transit passenger) must present a negative COVID-19 viral or antigen test result issued 72 hours prior to departure or have a proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days prior to boarding the plane.
Exemptions or waiver to the testing requirements may be granted by the CDC on an extremely limited basis when emergency travel (like an emergency medical evacuation) must occur to preserve someone’s life, health against a serious danger, or physical safety and testing cannot be completed before travel.
US citizens and permanent residents arriving from the UK must present a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR or antigen test result issued within 72 hours prior to departure.
Quarantine requirements
Travelers are advised to get tested 3-5 days after travel and stay home and self-quarantine for 7 days after travel. Even if they test negative, they must still stay home and self-quarantine for the full 7 days. If the test is positive, isolate to protect others from getting infected.
Travelers who did not get tested, are advised to stay home and self-quarantine for 10 days after travel.
All other info
Travelers are subject to COVID-19 measures set by the state/territory of their final destination. For more information go to CDC website.
There are currently 1,095 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in US and 0 deaths as of Feb 24 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
There are no direct flights for this route listed on KAYAK, the shortest multi-flight duration is 4h 58m.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets were found on Multiple Airlines ($171) and American Airlines ($174), and the lowest round-trip tickets have been found on Delta ($315) and American Airlines ($318).
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For Rapid City to New York LaGuardia Airport, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from New York LaGuardia Airport back to Rapid City, the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Sunday being the most expensive.
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Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Cons: "Having food & being on time would’ve been nice?"
Pros: "Lift off and landing was excellent"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Efficiency"
Cons: "Snacks?"
Pros: "Quick Boarding Awesome staff"
Cons: "food options"
Pros: "Yes"
Cons: "Just better food"
Cons: "Delta comfort works especially for one who is handicapped"
Pros: "The ease of travel that Delta efforts me"
Cons: "Easier status earnings"
Pros: "Timing was good"
Cons: "Plane was too small. Attendant was almost nonexistent."
Cons: "Choice of healthier snack"
Cons: "Too much delay - departure was planned on March 15 @ 7 pm and take off happened on March 16 @ 12pm - a complete failure!!!!"
Pros: "Accurate arrival time"
Pros: "Snacks were good. On time."
Cons: "The airport."
Pros: "Boarding was easy, plane clean, snacks good."
Cons: "Small plane but that’s not really fixable"
Pros: "Nothing"
Pros: "Fine, courteous"
Pros: "The comfort the professionalism of the staff everywhere I went"
Cons: "Little pricey on rental and hotel."
Cons: "they did not serve food in my section at all."
Cons: "dirty plane"
Cons: "Rude to passengers and then went to the back and loudly complained about other passengers. Very unprofessional."
Pros: "No issues"
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "No chicken sandwich."
Cons: "Boarding is as usual chaotic"
Pros: "Nicest staff"
Cons: "Nothing at all"
Pros: "On time"
Cons: "Rapid City, I could check my BAG through to PDX."
Cons: "Bad information about delays"
Cons: "Hour late"
Cons: "Not much to read"
Pros: "I liked getting home"
Cons: "I didn’t like the delays without warning or any benefits at the end."
Cons: "insufficient overhead luggage space"
Pros: "We were in the plane for 3 hours before we could depart. No one offered us a drink or snack."
Pros: "Not much"
Cons: "Late bumby ride"
Pros: "Great trips notifications"
Pros: "Customer service"
Pros: "EXcellent"
Pros: "Comfortable temperature in cabin!"
Cons: "Arrived "early" only to sit on tarmac for over 45 minutes with no air , I'd rather leave later , get there at the right time and not sit in a plane with no air for extended time"
Pros: "I am not one who enjoys flying. I don't think there ever will be a time that I enjoy flying. However, the pilot, stewards, and all other workers on delta were very nice."
Cons: "I don't like flying so there really wasn't anything I liked."
Pros: "Everything, confort, pilot's comunication..taking different route to NY to avoid weather, and wind problem."
Cons: "Awful experience. Delta left us stranded on the runway for 3 hours. Pathetic airline."
Pros: "Left ontime, arrived 30minutes early."
Pros: "Pretty much nothing"
Cons: "Delta. They just hate their passengers"
Cons: "Arrived at my destination almost two hours after the initial arrival time"
Pros: "30 min. early!"
Cons: "Only pretzels"
Pros: "nothing"
Cons: "I will avoid the airline at all costs"
Cons: "Plane was diverted back to Toronto from LaGuardia airport as we were told due to "weather", landed late at night and were told that due to not being able to control weather WestJet could not assist with accommodations, leaving everyone stranded and scrambling to find a room in alreday booked up hotels. When speaking on phone with agent, I was told it wasn't due to weather but incident at LaGuardia where plane went off runway. I paid $130.00 for 5 hours in a hotel, due to pilot error, not weather. La Guardia opened it's other runway immediately after and other airports in NewYork were running fine. Completely unacceptable and extremely bad customer service as CSR simply told us "sorry we can't help". Will never book with West Jet again."
Pros: "Wonderful staff, very helpful after our plane was diverted"
Pros: "Equipment issue. Delayed"
Cons: "No failure, more constant communications."
Pros: "Great cre"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "We had to wait for an hour on the runway until we could approach the gate"
Cons: "No personal entertainment system. Has to use my phone."
Pros: "Seat extremely comfortable."
Cons: "We sat waiting a few minutes after everyone was onboard."
Pros: "A bit more legroom than united airlines. Tvs were a plus. The service was excellent and they give you a full can of soda instead of just a dram."
Cons: "Nothing really it was a great value for the price."
Cons: "No delay"
Cons: "On time departure. Meal service."
Pros: "Everything. The entertainment was ok. I think a movie would be better than the shows"
Cons: "if I would’ve been in first :)"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Landing, temperature, passengers"
Cons: "Delayed"
Cons: "The seats could be bigger."
Cons: "Seamless."
Pros: "Wi-Fi was adequate"
Cons: "I paid extra for a better seat, but it still felt cramped. The tray was crooked and I had no priority boarding."
Pros: "Easy check in and Boarding"
Cons: "Poor food choices for vegetarians"
Pros: "We had to wait in the airplane upon arrival in La Guardia NY because wheelchair was not ready."
Pros: "Early arrival"
Pros: "Excellent service by the airline stewardess"
Cons: "Wait time to board"
Pros: "Quick boarding, on time departure and early arrival. No waiting for a gate at LGA upon arrival - excellent."
Pros: "movie."
Cons: "a little loud in the cabin."
Pros: "good price."
Cons: "La Guardia Airport is a kind of messy. Some people in AA are rude, specially ground personnel."
Pros: "On time take off"
Cons: "Late late cancelled chaos in reassignment late late One agent threw up hands said I'm done and left with long line of passengers not yet reassigned Person behind me asked why didn't we take Delta?"
Pros: "the team was great, boarsing smooth, arrived early"
Cons: "we waited an hour for the bags to arrive on the carousel. What's that about? Get it together and have the bags out in time. We're just sitting here waiting for them over an hour - there are no other arrivals in this terminal. What's going on?"
Cons: "Everything was great."
Pros: "Boarding staff helped in rearranging seats on request"
Cons: "No snacks provided only beverages supplied"
Pros: "On time departure/early arrival"
Cons: "Boarding g process a bit chaotic"
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "No gluten free snacks"
Pros: "Allthough is was I bird strike, y'all handled the delay good."
Cons: "I have no made it to New York yet."
Cons: "Itthe ground staff (red coat agents) at MIA extremely unhelpful and arrogant. I am visually impaired, asked for assistance to check luggage, asked for assistance and was simply tol to go to end of the line at a counter that was at least fifty yards away. Upon my. O planning of the lack of service as simply to go talk to the manager."
Pros: "Left on time arrived at destination early"
Cons: "Stewardess didn't smile was abrupt impatient"
Pros: "Almost always on time, captain keeps us updated, friendly airline staff"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Efficiency and price"
Pros: "Very professional and friendly."
Cons: "N/A"
Cons: "Refer to above. Both flights were horrible."
Cons: "Everyone excellent"
Pros: "boarding was in time, and comfort."
Cons: "comfort was very good"
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "No dislikes"
Cons: "Not flying."
Pros: "On time"
Pros: "Being able to have my own individual entertainment. Staff handled the situation at hand with dealing with everyone's frustration pretty well."
Cons: "That we had to wait for a pilot to show up for the original pilot fidnt show up for work. Then had to deboard just to get back on 15 minutes later as too many people wanted to get off, which delayed take off."
Cons: "No refreshments"
Cons: "Had to fly to JFK instead of LGA. so inconvenient"
Cons: "Always a problem with these guys"
Pros: "Everything!"
Pros: "Staff was pleasant"
Pros: "EVERYTHING"
Cons: "EVERYTHING"
Pros: "It was comfortable"
Cons: "The wifi wasn't working"
Pros: "Weather delays and the Boeing 737 problems a little out of their control. Some things could have done better, but some good employee efforts."
Cons: "Small planes are subpar.. Food useless. Baggage fees. When things go bad you're on your own."
Cons: "I was sitting two rows from the bathroom and the entire time the bathroom reeked of urine. It was unbearable."
Pros: "I liked the tv and movie options on the United app but thought the movie selection could have been better."
Pros: "Did not really like it."
Cons: "More communication from the boarding staff. The delays kept increasing. Due to weather, we were delayed 4 hrs. They only decided to accommodate everyone with water and snacks 3 hrs into the delay."
Cons: "They had no room for my carry on, I had to place it under my seat making my legs very comfortable."
Cons: "Overall really outstanding. I’m not a United flyer and think I’m going to be. One thing...like when you get free texting. Just flew Alaskan Air and they had that. Really good."
Pros: "Getting home safely!!"
Pros: "I enjoyed the comfortable seating"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "NA"
Cons: "Many delays. Uncomfortable seats. No outlets on that particular plane."
Cons: "delays... not flying united again"
Cons: "Omaha United personnel"
Pros: "I liked that the plane did not crash"
Pros: "I did not like anything and will not be flying united EVER AGAIN!!!!"
Cons: "The costumer service was bad period!"
Pros: "Seats"
Cons: "Very narrow seats"
Pros: "The snacks that was given"
Cons: "There was a delay leaving and while we was in the air."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Delays, no tv, uncomfortable seats"
Pros: "Boarding was seamless and quick."
Cons: "My seat was slightly dirty. No choice for a snack, which wasn't very good."
Cons: "No wifi"
Cons: "Both flights were delayed, and was charged a $200 oversized baggage fee for a bag that actually isn't oversized according to the measurements on the United website"
Pros: "Seat was ok in stiffness and padding"
Cons: "Don't like sitting with my knees propped on the seat in front of me when I'm only 6' tall. feel like you could give a touch of extra legroom for times like when you want something out of your bag crammed below the seat and you have to jar your neck sideways to reach it and try not to be in your neighbors lap while doing it."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "I have pictures and video of how dirty the plane was from the air vent all the way to the floor so disgusting do you guys ever clean the planes"
Pros: "on time"
Cons: "Seat pitch smaller than every other airline (except frontier) and no free movies on demand"
Pros: "That we didn't crash."
Pros: "Nice comfortable seating. Fell straight to sleep"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "Everything went well"
Pros: "They let people get on with oversize bags when sequence 4&5 get on there's no room left"
Pros: "Pretzels is not enough I pay a lot to travel"
Pros: "Food"
Cons: "Lost my bag."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "The fact that it hasn't left yet and it won't leave until 8pm."
Pros: "Everything ran on time"
Cons: "Would love healthier snacks"
Pros: "Boarding was a mess..."
Pros: "I liked the view of the airplane and i liked the assitant are really nice"
Cons: "There was no tv and the food was a little bit"
Cons: "The delays"
Cons: "Nearly everything.....won't even consider united again"
Pros: "Fantastic service"
Pros: "We got to New York thank god"
Cons: "Delay over 1hour and half"
Cons: "The only snack available was a mix that had dairy. Other airlines, like JetBlue not only have a selection from which to choose, but at least one option is vegan."
Cons: "Bad"
Pros: "The entire boarding process went much smoother than we imagined it would."
Cons: "I'm large and the space between seats borders on frighteningly claustrophobic."
Pros: "You guys are awesome. Thank you for cheap tickets you provide to us all the time. Keep it up."
Pros: "Service"
Pros: "Again the staff was marvelous!!"
Cons: "I got stuck between two big guys. I couldn't move and they were not kind. Also I was never asked about seats, which is fine, but when I purchased 3 tickets together I would expect that we would be assigned together."
Pros: "nothing"
Cons: "everything"
Pros: "Much more comfortable."
Cons: "Lavatory still dirty."
Pros: "Nothing."
Cons: "Wobbly takeoff from Denver, then an aborted landing at LGA, I won't be flying United again anytime soon."
Pros: "Comfy environment, not completely booked plane"
Cons: "The price for one little bottle of Rum, highway robbery I say."
Cons: "There was confusion on where to go check luggage and what duty free items could be carried on board."
Cons: "No UBS charger on the plane!!!!!. I I cannot believe it . Not even in business class. Boarding always sucks. Wwhen will they ever learn that people can comfortably wait in the waiting area instead of being stacked up in front of the plane waiting for others to put their luggage away? It's ridiculous."
Airlines flying from Rapid City to New York LaGuardia have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Rapid City to New York LaGuardia
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights from Rapid City to New York LaGuardia
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights from Rapid City to New York LaGuardia
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights from Rapid City to New York LaGuardia
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights from Rapid City to New York LaGuardia
Rapid City (RAP) United States
New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) United States