Fresno (FAT) to Salt Lake City (SLC)

500mi
805 km435 nm

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 data

In July 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 87% full.

Departures

239

July 2026

Seats

17,106

both directions

Passengers

14,841

both directions

Load factor

86.8%

RPM ÷ ASM

Who flies FAT–SLC?

SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop FAT–SLC in July 2026 (239 departures).

  • OO

    SkyWest Airlines

    239 departures · 17,106 seats

    86.8%

    Load

What plane flies FAT–SLC?

In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of FAT–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.

  • Embraer E175

    238 departures · 87.0% load

    99.6%
  • Bombardier CRJ-550

    1 departures · 0.0% load

    0.4%

How has FAT–SLC traffic changed?

Nonstop FAT–SLC departures fell from 240 in August 2025 to 239 in July 2026.

Monthly nonstop FAT–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • 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

  • June 2026

    232 departures · 14,421 passengers

    87.1%

    Load

  • July 2026

    239 departures · 14,841 passengers

    86.8%

    Load

By direction

Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.

SLC → FAT

84.1% full

120 departures · 7,237 passengers

FAT → SLC

89.4% full

119 departures · 7,604 passengers

Nonstop FAT–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).

The airports

FAT

US

Fresno Yosemite International Airport

Coordinates

36.78°N, 119.72°W

Hemisphere

N · W

SLC

US

Salt Lake City International Airport

Coordinates

40.79°N, 111.98°W

Hemisphere

N · W

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 July 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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