Oakland (OAK) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 1h 58m
Bearing
66° NE
Oakland (OAK) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 587 miles (945 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies OAK–SLC
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop OAK–SLC; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 66% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
283
May 2026
Seats
30,063
both directions
Passengers
22,268
both directions
Load factor
74.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies OAK–SLC?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop OAK–SLC departures in May 2026 (186), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- OO
186 departures · 13,758 seats
Share of departures65.7%86.9%
Load
- WN
96 departures · 16,116 seats
Share of departures33.9%63.0%
Load
- AS
1 departures · 189 seats
Share of departures0.4%82.5%
Load
What plane flies OAK–SLC?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 66% of OAK–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
186 departures · 86.9% load
65.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
59 departures · 61.7% load
20.8% - Boeing 737-800
19 departures · 57.9% load
6.7% - Boeing 737-700
18 departures · 75.9% load
6.4% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 82.5% load
0.4%
How has OAK–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop OAK–SLC departures fell from 294 in June 2025 to 283 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop OAK–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
294 departures · 25,950 passengers
78.2%
Load
July 2025
305 departures · 25,454 passengers
75.0%
Load
August 2025
300 departures · 24,644 passengers
76.5%
Load
September 2025
293 departures · 23,487 passengers
74.8%
Load
October 2025
300 departures · 24,481 passengers
73.0%
Load
November 2025
234 departures · 17,770 passengers
78.6%
Load
December 2025
243 departures · 18,811 passengers
81.9%
Load
January 2026
284 departures · 22,454 passengers
69.7%
Load
February 2026
295 departures · 23,905 passengers
67.0%
Load
March 2026
289 departures · 22,776 passengers
73.6%
Load
April 2026
275 departures · 21,541 passengers
74.2%
Load
May 2026
283 departures · 22,268 passengers
74.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SLC → OAK
76.1% full
142 departures · 11,429 passengers
OAK → SLC
72.0% full
141 departures · 10,839 passengers
Nonstop OAK–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
Oakland
US
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
Coordinates
37.72°N, 122.22°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Oakland (OAK) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
OAK to SLC is 587 miles (945 km / 510 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from OAK to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 587-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies OAK–SLC?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (65.7%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (20.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying OAK–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 587-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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