Fresno (FAT) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 1h 48m
Bearing
54° NE
Fresno (FAT) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 500 miles (805 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FAT–SLC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop FAT–SLC; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
234
April 2026
Seats
16,432
both directions
Passengers
13,875
both directions
Load factor
84.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies FAT–SLC?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop FAT–SLC in April 2026 (234 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
234 departures · 16,432 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.4%
Load
What plane flies FAT–SLC?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of FAT–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
233 departures · 84.7% load
99.6% - Bombardier CRJ-550
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.4%
How has FAT–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop FAT–SLC departures rose from 231 in May 2025 to 234 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop FAT–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
231 departures · 13,638 passengers
82.6%
Load
June 2025
241 departures · 14,254 passengers
83.5%
Load
July 2025
249 departures · 15,034 passengers
86.0%
Load
August 2025
240 departures · 14,399 passengers
83.9%
Load
September 2025
221 departures · 12,990 passengers
82.6%
Load
October 2025
238 departures · 12,911 passengers
77.4%
Load
November 2025
212 departures · 11,554 passengers
77.1%
Load
December 2025
238 departures · 12,620 passengers
74.8%
Load
January 2026
204 departures · 10,056 passengers
69.6%
Load
February 2026
196 departures · 10,134 passengers
71.1%
Load
March 2026
236 departures · 12,783 passengers
76.5%
Load
April 2026
234 departures · 13,875 passengers
84.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
FAT → SLC
88.5% full
117 departures · 7,260 passengers
SLC → FAT
80.4% full
117 departures · 6,615 passengers
Nonstop FAT–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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Fresno (FAT) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
FAT to SLC is 500 miles (805 km / 435 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FAT to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 500-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 48m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FAT–SLC?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (99.6%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-550 (0.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying FAT–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 500-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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