New York (LGA) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 4h 45m
Bearing
283° W
New York (LGA) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 1,978 miles (3,183 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LGA–SLC
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LGA–SLC; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 99% full.
Departures
1
July 2026
Seats
175
both directions
Passengers
173
both directions
Load factor
98.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LGA–SLC?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LGA–SLC in July 2026 (1 departures).
- WN
1 departures · 175 seats
Share of departures100.0%98.9%
Load
What plane flies LGA–SLC?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of LGA–SLC departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 98.9% load
100.0%
How has LGA–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop LGA–SLC departures fell from 2 in November 2025 to 1 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop LGA–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
November 2025
2 departures · 198 passengers
76.1%
Load
December 2025
4 departures · 361 passengers
82.8%
Load
January 2026
10 departures · 1,114 passengers
88.6%
Load
February 2026
8 departures · 922 passengers
88.8%
Load
March 2026
8 departures · 904 passengers
86.9%
Load
April 2026
4 departures · 440 passengers
84.6%
Load
May 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
June 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
July 2026
1 departures · 173 passengers
98.9%
Load
Nonstop LGA–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 New York (LGA) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
LGA to SLC is 1,978 miles (3,183 km / 1,718 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LGA to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 1,978-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LGA–SLC?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LGA–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,978-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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