Atlanta (ATL) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 3h 58m
Bearing
296° NW
Atlanta (ATL) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 1,587 miles (2,554 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ATL–SLC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop ATL–SLC; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 44% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
505
April 2026
Seats
98,180
both directions
Passengers
83,224
both directions
Load factor
84.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ATL–SLC?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop ATL–SLC departures in April 2026 (492), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
492 departures · 95,338 seats
Share of departures97.4%84.9%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
12 departures · 2,772 seats
Share of departures2.4%82.0%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 70 seats
Share of departures0.2%0.0%
Load
What plane flies ATL–SLC?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 44% of ATL–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
223 departures · 87.2% load
44.2% - Airbus A321neo
133 departures · 85.4% load
26.3% - Boeing 767-300
66 departures · 81.7% load
13.1% - Boeing 757-200
41 departures · 75.0% load
8.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
32 departures · 87.9% load
6.3% - Boeing 737-800
3 departures · 83.1% load
0.6% - Airbus A330-300
2 departures · 73.8% load
0.4% - Airbus A320neo
2 departures · 81.2% load
0.4% - Airbus A319
1 departures · 90.1% load
0.2% - Airbus A320
1 departures · 92.4% load
0.2% - Embraer E175
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.2%
How has ATL–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–SLC departures rose from 500 in May 2025 to 505 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
500 departures · 88,143 passengers
91.0%
Load
June 2025
482 departures · 85,655 passengers
90.8%
Load
July 2025
500 departures · 89,226 passengers
91.1%
Load
August 2025
498 departures · 87,164 passengers
89.2%
Load
September 2025
485 departures · 84,829 passengers
89.7%
Load
October 2025
506 departures · 87,462 passengers
88.3%
Load
November 2025
488 departures · 80,357 passengers
84.3%
Load
December 2025
507 departures · 85,853 passengers
86.5%
Load
January 2026
504 departures · 82,772 passengers
84.6%
Load
February 2026
462 departures · 79,563 passengers
88.2%
Load
March 2026
508 departures · 84,992 passengers
85.6%
Load
April 2026
505 departures · 83,224 passengers
84.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SLC → ATL
85.6% full
253 departures · 42,079 passengers
ATL → SLC
83.9% full
252 departures · 41,145 passengers
Nonstop ATL–SLC traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Atlanta
US
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Coordinates
33.64°N, 84.43°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Atlanta (ATL) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
ATL to SLC is 1,587 miles (2,554 km / 1,379 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ATL to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 1,587-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ATL–SLC?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (44.2%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (26.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying ATL–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,587-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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