Kansas City (MCI) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 2h 38m
Bearing
282° W
Kansas City (MCI) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 918 miles (1,477 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MCI–SLC
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop MCI–SLC; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 37% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
174
June 2026
Seats
24,661
both directions
Passengers
20,948
both directions
Load factor
84.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MCI–SLC?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MCI–SLC in June 2026 (174 departures).
- DL
174 departures · 24,661 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.9%
Load
What plane flies MCI–SLC?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 37% of MCI–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
64 departures · 80.1% load
36.8% - Airbus A220-100
56 departures · 87.8% load
32.2% - Airbus A320
48 departures · 89.5% load
27.6% - Airbus A220-300
4 departures · 82.5% load
2.3% - Airbus A319
2 departures · 80.7% load
1.1%
How has MCI–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop MCI–SLC departures fell from 184 in July 2025 to 174 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop MCI–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
184 departures · 20,937 passengers
83.5%
Load
August 2025
181 departures · 19,740 passengers
76.0%
Load
September 2025
169 departures · 18,028 passengers
72.3%
Load
October 2025
182 departures · 19,101 passengers
74.4%
Load
November 2025
174 departures · 15,396 passengers
65.5%
Load
December 2025
179 departures · 16,493 passengers
73.7%
Load
January 2026
132 departures · 12,795 passengers
63.5%
Load
February 2026
125 departures · 13,407 passengers
73.5%
Load
March 2026
166 departures · 16,893 passengers
74.3%
Load
April 2026
172 departures · 16,363 passengers
67.4%
Load
May 2026
170 departures · 19,234 passengers
78.5%
Load
June 2026
174 departures · 20,948 passengers
84.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MCI → SLC
85.9% full
87 departures · 10,587 passengers
SLC → MCI
84.0% full
87 departures · 10,361 passengers
Nonstop MCI–SLC traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Kansas City (MCI) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
MCI to SLC is 918 miles (1,477 km / 797 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MCI to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 918-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 38m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MCI–SLC?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (36.8%), followed by the Airbus A220-100 (32.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying MCI–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 918-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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