Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 4h 26m
Bearing
291° W
Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 1,819 miles (2,928 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies RDU–SLC
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop RDU–SLC; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 94% full.
Departures
63
July 2026
Seats
12,222
both directions
Passengers
11,450
both directions
Load factor
93.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies RDU–SLC?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop RDU–SLC in July 2026 (63 departures).
- DL
63 departures · 12,222 seats
Share of departures100.0%93.7%
Load
What plane flies RDU–SLC?
In July 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 100% of RDU–SLC departures.
- Airbus A321neo
63 departures · 93.7% load
100.0%
How has RDU–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop RDU–SLC departures fell from 80 in August 2025 to 63 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop RDU–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
80 departures · 11,457 passengers
79.6%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 9,013 passengers
79.4%
Load
October 2025
61 departures · 8,655 passengers
80.5%
Load
November 2025
61 departures · 7,596 passengers
70.3%
Load
December 2025
75 departures · 11,150 passengers
83.1%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 8,852 passengers
80.1%
Load
February 2026
55 departures · 8,350 passengers
84.4%
Load
March 2026
59 departures · 9,221 passengers
86.8%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 8,890 passengers
83.3%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 9,885 passengers
88.6%
Load
June 2026
60 departures · 10,651 passengers
92.7%
Load
July 2026
63 departures · 11,450 passengers
93.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SLC → RDU
94.3% full
32 departures · 5,852 passengers
RDU → SLC
93.1% full
31 departures · 5,598 passengers
Nonstop RDU–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).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Raleigh/Durham (RDU) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
RDU to SLC is 1,819 miles (2,928 km / 1,581 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from RDU to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 1,819-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 26m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies RDU–SLC?
In July 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying RDU–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,819-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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