San Francisco (SFO) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 2h 00m
Bearing
65° NE
San Francisco (SFO) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 598 miles (962 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SFO–SLC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop SFO–SLC; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 29% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
583
April 2026
Seats
64,073
both directions
Passengers
50,917
both directions
Load factor
79.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies SFO–SLC?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop SFO–SLC departures in April 2026 (294), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
294 departures · 41,457 seats
Share of departures50.4%78.7%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
270 departures · 18,974 seats
Share of departures46.3%81.6%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
19 departures · 3,642 seats
Share of departures3.3%76.7%
Load
What plane flies SFO–SLC?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 29% of SFO–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
169 departures · 82.8% load
29.0% - Bombardier CRJ-700
99 departures · 79.3% load
17.0% - Airbus A220-100
92 departures · 84.9% load
15.8% - Boeing 737-900ER
63 departures · 76.6% load
10.8% - Boeing 737-800
60 departures · 71.2% load
10.3% - Airbus A220-300
39 departures · 84.0% load
6.7% - Airbus A319
36 departures · 83.2% load
6.2% - Airbus A320neo
15 departures · 80.2% load
2.6% - Airbus A321neo
5 departures · 70.9% load
0.9% - Bombardier CRJ-550
2 departures · 98.0% load
0.3% - Boeing 757-200
2 departures · 0.0% load
0.3% - Boeing 767-300
1 departures · 99.1% load
0.2%
How has SFO–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop SFO–SLC departures fell from 657 in May 2025 to 583 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop SFO–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
657 departures · 65,983 passengers
86.7%
Load
June 2025
615 departures · 66,146 passengers
83.9%
Load
July 2025
631 departures · 69,818 passengers
83.9%
Load
August 2025
591 departures · 64,646 passengers
80.7%
Load
September 2025
504 departures · 57,967 passengers
75.0%
Load
October 2025
578 departures · 65,216 passengers
77.1%
Load
November 2025
523 departures · 49,835 passengers
74.9%
Load
December 2025
583 departures · 51,693 passengers
78.0%
Load
January 2026
559 departures · 50,471 passengers
73.5%
Load
February 2026
583 departures · 54,419 passengers
73.8%
Load
March 2026
647 departures · 61,606 passengers
81.6%
Load
April 2026
583 departures · 50,917 passengers
79.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SFO → SLC
79.4% full
292 departures · 25,561 passengers
SLC → SFO
79.5% full
291 departures · 25,356 passengers
Nonstop SFO–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.
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is San Francisco (SFO) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
SFO to SLC is 598 miles (962 km / 519 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SFO to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 598-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 00m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SFO–SLC?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (29.0%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (17.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying SFO–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 598-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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