Fairbanks (FAI) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 5h 10m
Bearing
122° SE
Fairbanks (FAI) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 2,180 miles (3,508 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FAI–SLC
Filed traffic dataIn September 2025, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop FAI–SLC; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
15
September 2025
Seats
1,950
both directions
Passengers
1,398
both directions
Load factor
71.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies FAI–SLC?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop FAI–SLC in September 2025 (15 departures).
- DL
15 departures · 1,950 seats
Share of departures100.0%71.7%
Load
What plane flies FAI–SLC?
In September 2025, the Airbus A220-300 flew 100% of FAI–SLC departures.
- Airbus A220-300
15 departures · 71.7% load
100.0%
How has FAI–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop FAI–SLC departures fell from 45 in June 2025 to 15 in September 2025.
Monthly nonstop FAI–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through September 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
45 departures · 3,948 passengers
68.5%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 6,165 passengers
76.5%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 5,808 passengers
72.1%
Load
September 2025
15 departures · 1,398 passengers
71.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
FAI → SLC
85.0% full
8 departures · 884 passengers
SLC → FAI
56.5% full
7 departures · 514 passengers
Nonstop FAI–SLC traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through September 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Fairbanks (FAI) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
FAI to SLC is 2,180 miles (3,508 km / 1,894 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FAI to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 2,180-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 10m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FAI–SLC?
In September 2025, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying FAI–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,180-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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