Portland (PDX) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 2h 03m
Bearing
118° SE
Portland (PDX) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 629 miles (1,012 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PDX–SLC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop PDX–SLC; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 31% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
428
April 2026
Seats
56,996
both directions
Passengers
49,025
both directions
Load factor
86.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies PDX–SLC?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop PDX–SLC departures in April 2026 (291), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
291 departures · 46,312 seats
Share of departures68.0%85.9%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
76 departures · 5,776 seats
Share of departures17.8%86.2%
Load
- QX
Horizon Air
58 departures · 4,408 seats
Share of departures13.6%85.9%
Load
- AS
Alaska Airlines
3 departures · 500 seats
Share of departures0.7%98.4%
Load
What plane flies PDX–SLC?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 31% of PDX–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
134 departures · 86.0% load
31.3% - Airbus A220-300
84 departures · 86.9% load
19.6% - Airbus A321neo
80 departures · 83.9% load
18.7% - Airbus A320
52 departures · 84.3% load
12.2% - Boeing 737-900ER
42 departures · 90.8% load
9.8% - Airbus A319
20 departures · 90.3% load
4.7% - Airbus A220-100
6 departures · 78.9% load
1.4% - Boeing 737-800
6 departures · 96.2% load
1.4% - Boeing 757-200
3 departures · 0.0% load
0.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 98.3% load
0.2%
How has PDX–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop PDX–SLC departures fell from 443 in May 2025 to 428 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop PDX–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
443 departures · 54,626 passengers
87.9%
Load
June 2025
461 departures · 58,593 passengers
89.8%
Load
July 2025
501 departures · 61,189 passengers
87.6%
Load
August 2025
488 departures · 59,429 passengers
88.8%
Load
September 2025
466 departures · 52,569 passengers
83.5%
Load
October 2025
452 departures · 54,497 passengers
84.3%
Load
November 2025
400 departures · 45,155 passengers
78.9%
Load
December 2025
408 departures · 47,215 passengers
83.8%
Load
January 2026
357 departures · 37,535 passengers
77.4%
Load
February 2026
345 departures · 38,910 passengers
80.5%
Load
March 2026
415 departures · 48,334 passengers
84.8%
Load
April 2026
428 departures · 49,025 passengers
86.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
PDX → SLC
86.3% full
215 departures · 24,696 passengers
SLC → PDX
85.8% full
213 departures · 24,329 passengers
Nonstop PDX–SLC traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Portland (PDX) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
PDX to SLC is 629 miles (1,012 km / 546 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PDX to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 629-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 03m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PDX–SLC?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (31.3%), followed by the Airbus A220-300 (19.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying PDX–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 629-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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