Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
It was DL 1695 on Monday (September 16...
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It's a bit curious that the pilots decided to go to Rapid City rather than some larger airport in Colorado, such as DEN, but perhaps the mechanical problem became worse as the flight continued even at low altitude. I'd guess that a 757 would be an unusual sight at Rapid City. I wouldn't expect DL to have staff and hotels available there at midnight, so it's surprising that reports have said nothing about the overnight arrangements.
RAP city is much more inline with route between SLC and MSP. DEN would be good bit south.