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Denver (DEN) to Salt Lake City (SLC)

390mi
628 km339 nm

Flight time

≈ 1h 35m

Bearing

282° W

Denver (DEN) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 390 miles (628 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

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What actually flies DEN–SLC

US DOT T-100 · filed data

In April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 7 carriers flying nonstop DEN–SLC; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 20% of departures; flights ran 76% full.

Departures

1,301

April 2026

Seats

179,778

both directions

Passengers

137,227

both directions

Load factor

76.3%

passengers ÷ seats

Who flies DEN–SLC?

Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–SLC departures in April 2026 (345), one of 7 carriers on the route.

  • WN

    Southwest Airlines

    345 departures · 53,915 seats

    77.3%

    Load

  • OO

    SkyWest Airlines

    316 departures · 22,952 seats

    78.2%

    Load

  • DL

    Delta Air Lines

    294 departures · 37,362 seats

    69.7%

    Load

  • UA

    United Airlines

    180 departures · 28,979 seats

    78.9%

    Load

  • F9

    Frontier Airlines

    164 departures · 36,212 seats

    78.6%

    Load

  • AA

    American Airlines

    1 departures · 172 seats

    88.9%

    Load

  • SY

    Sun Country Airlines

    1 departures · 186 seats

    33.3%

    Load

What plane flies DEN–SLC?

In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 20% of DEN–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has DEN–SLC traffic changed?

Nonstop DEN–SLC departures fell from 1,312 in May 2025 to 1,301 in April 2026.

Monthly nonstop DEN–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • May 2025

    1,312 departures · 155,507 passengers

    81.4%

    Load

  • June 2025

    1,352 departures · 165,152 passengers

    82.9%

    Load

  • July 2025

    1,420 departures · 171,695 passengers

    80.5%

    Load

  • August 2025

    1,361 departures · 163,485 passengers

    80.7%

    Load

  • September 2025

    1,310 departures · 160,298 passengers

    84.5%

    Load

  • October 2025

    1,352 departures · 165,178 passengers

    83.3%

    Load

  • November 2025

    1,167 departures · 129,868 passengers

    77.8%

    Load

  • December 2025

    1,273 departures · 145,958 passengers

    78.7%

    Load

  • January 2026

    1,295 departures · 143,579 passengers

    73.6%

    Load

  • February 2026

    1,249 departures · 140,359 passengers

    75.8%

    Load

  • March 2026

    1,359 departures · 147,321 passengers

    77.4%

    Load

  • April 2026

    1,301 departures · 137,227 passengers

    76.3%

    Load

By direction

The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.

DEN → SLC

78.1% full

651 departures · 70,017 passengers

SLC → DEN

74.6% full

650 departures · 67,210 passengers

Nonstop DEN–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

DEN

Denver

US

Denver International Airport

Coordinates

39.86°N, 104.67°W

Hemisphere

N · W

SLC

Salt Lake City

US

Salt Lake City International Airport

Coordinates

40.79°N, 111.98°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Denver (DEN) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?

DEN to SLC is 390 miles (628 km / 339 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from DEN to SLC?

A nonstop covers the 390-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 35m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies DEN–SLC?

In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (20.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (13.1%).

What mileage do I earn flying DEN–SLC?

Distance-based programs credit off the 390-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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