Detroit (DTW) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 3h 45m
Bearing
276° W
Detroit (DTW) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 1,478 miles (2,378 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DTW–SLC
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop DTW–SLC; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 43% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
303
June 2026
Seats
55,803
both directions
Passengers
50,721
both directions
Load factor
90.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DTW–SLC?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop DTW–SLC departures in June 2026 (298), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- DL
298 departures · 55,443 seats
Share of departures98.3%91.5%
Load
- OO
3 departures · 176 seats
Share of departures1.0%0.0%
Load
- 13Q
Chartright Air
1 departures · 9 seats
Share of departures0.3%0.0%
Load
- WN
1 departures · 175 seats
Share of departures0.3%1.7%
Load
What plane flies DTW–SLC?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 43% of DTW–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-900ER
131 departures · 92.6% load
43.2% - Airbus A321neo
96 departures · 88.8% load
31.7% - Airbus A321
65 departures · 93.4% load
21.4% - Bombardier CRJ-550
2 departures · 0.0% load
0.7% - Boeing 737-800
2 departures · 86.6% load
0.7% - Airbus A319
2 departures · 90.9% load
0.7% - Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.3% - Bombardier CRJ-900
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.3% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 96.0% load
0.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 1.7% load
0.3% - Airbus A320
1 departures · 91.1% load
0.3%
How has DTW–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop DTW–SLC departures fell from 338 in July 2025 to 303 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop DTW–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
338 departures · 54,068 passengers
86.9%
Load
August 2025
299 departures · 48,625 passengers
88.3%
Load
September 2025
249 departures · 39,157 passengers
85.8%
Load
October 2025
256 departures · 38,381 passengers
83.8%
Load
November 2025
241 departures · 33,558 passengers
77.1%
Load
December 2025
253 departures · 37,089 passengers
81.2%
Load
January 2026
245 departures · 35,008 passengers
78.1%
Load
February 2026
214 departures · 32,512 passengers
82.7%
Load
March 2026
254 departures · 38,293 passengers
83.0%
Load
April 2026
247 departures · 35,851 passengers
79.6%
Load
May 2026
296 departures · 47,651 passengers
87.6%
Load
June 2026
303 departures · 50,721 passengers
90.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DTW → SLC
91.8% full
152 departures · 25,581 passengers
SLC → DTW
90.0% full
151 departures · 25,140 passengers
Nonstop DTW–SLC traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Detroit (DTW) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
DTW to SLC is 1,478 miles (2,378 km / 1,284 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DTW to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 1,478-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DTW–SLC?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (43.2%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (31.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying DTW–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,478-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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