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 May 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop RDU–SLC; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
11,160
both directions
Passengers
9,885
both directions
Load factor
88.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies RDU–SLC?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop RDU–SLC in May 2026 (62 departures).
- DL
62 departures · 11,160 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.6%
Load
What plane flies RDU–SLC?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 100% of RDU–SLC departures.
- Boeing 737-900ER
62 departures · 88.6% load
100.0%
How has RDU–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop RDU–SLC departures fell from 105 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop RDU–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
105 departures · 15,382 passengers
81.7%
Load
July 2025
118 departures · 16,465 passengers
77.5%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
RDU → SLC
90.8% full
31 departures · 5,064 passengers
SLC → RDU
86.4% full
31 departures · 4,821 passengers
Nonstop RDU–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
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 May 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER 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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