Milwaukee (MKE) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 3h 17m
Bearing
271° W
Milwaukee (MKE) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 1,244 miles (2,002 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MKE–SLC
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop MKE–SLC; the Airbus A220-100 was the most common aircraft at 97% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
63
July 2026
Seats
6,788
both directions
Passengers
5,832
both directions
Load factor
85.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MKE–SLC?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop MKE–SLC departures in July 2026 (62), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- DL
62 departures · 6,779 seats
Share of departures98.4%86.0%
Load
- 13Q
Chartright Air
1 departures · 9 seats
Share of departures1.6%11.1%
Load
What plane flies MKE–SLC?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-100 flew 97% of MKE–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-100
61 departures · 86.4% load
96.8% - Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300
1 departures · 11.1% load
1.6% - Airbus A220-300
1 departures · 66.9% load
1.6%
How has MKE–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop MKE–SLC departures rose from 62 in August 2025 to 63 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop MKE–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
62 departures · 5,828 passengers
86.2%
Load
September 2025
58 departures · 5,496 passengers
86.3%
Load
October 2025
63 departures · 6,092 passengers
89.2%
Load
November 2025
58 departures · 5,057 passengers
80.0%
Load
December 2025
60 departures · 4,793 passengers
84.0%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 6,016 passengers
80.1%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 5,480 passengers
82.7%
Load
March 2026
61 departures · 6,780 passengers
91.1%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 6,080 passengers
78.0%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 5,850 passengers
83.3%
Load
June 2026
60 departures · 5,820 passengers
89.0%
Load
July 2026
63 departures · 5,832 passengers
85.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MKE → SLC
87.3% full
32 departures · 2,957 passengers
SLC → MKE
84.6% full
31 departures · 2,875 passengers
Nonstop MKE–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 Milwaukee (MKE) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
MKE to SLC is 1,244 miles (2,002 km / 1,081 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MKE to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 1,244-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 17m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MKE–SLC?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-100 flew the largest share of departures (96.8%), followed by the Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300 (1.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying MKE–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,244-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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