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 July 2026, Silver Air was the only carrier flying nonstop FAI–SLC; the Bomardier Challenger 350 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 44% full.
Departures
1
July 2026
Seats
9
both directions
Passengers
4
both directions
Load factor
44.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies FAI–SLC?
Silver Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop FAI–SLC in July 2026 (1 departures).
- 3EQ
1 departures · 9 seats
Share of departures100.0%44.4%
Load
What plane flies FAI–SLC?
In July 2026, the Bomardier Challenger 350 flew 100% of FAI–SLC departures.
- Bomardier Challenger 350
1 departures · 44.4% load
100.0%
How has FAI–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop FAI–SLC departures fell from 62 in August 2025 to 1 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop FAI–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
62 departures · 5,808 passengers
72.1%
Load
September 2025
15 departures · 1,398 passengers
71.7%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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May 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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June 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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July 2026
1 departures · 4 passengers
44.4%
Load
Nonstop FAI–SLC traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; 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 July 2026, the Bomardier Challenger 350 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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