Indianapolis (IND) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 3h 30m
Bearing
281° W
Indianapolis (IND) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 1,352 miles (2,175 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies IND–SLC
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop IND–SLC; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 82% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,937
both directions
Passengers
9,231
both directions
Load factor
84.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies IND–SLC?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop IND–SLC in May 2026 (62 departures).
- DL
62 departures · 10,937 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.4%
Load
What plane flies IND–SLC?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 82% of IND–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-900ER
51 departures · 86.0% load
82.3% - Boeing 737-800
11 departures · 76.0% load
17.7%
How has IND–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop IND–SLC departures rose from 60 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop IND–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 8,666 passengers
90.3%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 8,827 passengers
89.0%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 8,682 passengers
80.7%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 9,114 passengers
84.6%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 9,317 passengers
83.4%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 7,466 passengers
69.3%
Load
December 2025
58 departures · 7,016 passengers
71.0%
Load
January 2026
60 departures · 6,383 passengers
66.6%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 6,151 passengers
71.2%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 8,039 passengers
81.6%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 7,203 passengers
74.1%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 9,231 passengers
84.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
IND → SLC
86.2% full
31 departures · 4,707 passengers
SLC → IND
82.6% full
31 departures · 4,524 passengers
Nonstop IND–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 Indianapolis (IND) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
IND to SLC is 1,352 miles (2,175 km / 1,175 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from IND to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 1,352-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 30m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies IND–SLC?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (82.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (17.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying IND–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,352-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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