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
Filed traffic dataIn May 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 86% full.
Departures
237
May 2026
Seats
16,644
both directions
Passengers
14,364
both directions
Load factor
86.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies FAT–SLC?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop FAT–SLC in May 2026 (237 departures).
- OO
237 departures · 16,644 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.3%
Load
What plane flies FAT–SLC?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of FAT–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
236 departures · 86.7% load
99.6% - Bombardier CRJ-900
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.4%
How has FAT–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop FAT–SLC departures fell from 241 in June 2025 to 237 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop FAT–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
May 2026
237 departures · 14,364 passengers
86.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
FAT → SLC
86.9% full
119 departures · 7,263 passengers
SLC → FAT
85.7% full
118 departures · 7,101 passengers
Nonstop FAT–SLC traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
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 May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (99.6%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-900 (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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