Salt Lake City (SLC) to Tucson (TUS)
Flight time
≈ 2h 00m
Bearing
174° S
Salt Lake City (SLC) to Tucson (TUS) is 602 miles (969 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SLC–TUS
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop SLC–TUS; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 99% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
187
May 2026
Seats
13,526
both directions
Passengers
11,492
both directions
Load factor
85.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies SLC–TUS?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop SLC–TUS in May 2026 (187 departures).
- OO
187 departures · 13,526 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.0%
Load
What plane flies SLC–TUS?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 99% of SLC–TUS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
186 departures · 85.3% load
99.5% - Bombardier CRJ-550
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.5%
How has SLC–TUS traffic changed?
Nonstop SLC–TUS departures rose from 183 in June 2025 to 187 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop SLC–TUS traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
183 departures · 11,253 passengers
84.7%
Load
July 2025
184 departures · 11,142 passengers
84.5%
Load
August 2025
187 departures · 11,316 passengers
84.3%
Load
September 2025
183 departures · 11,149 passengers
85.7%
Load
October 2025
188 departures · 11,316 passengers
85.5%
Load
November 2025
173 departures · 10,151 passengers
83.5%
Load
December 2025
182 departures · 10,793 passengers
82.7%
Load
January 2026
194 departures · 11,145 passengers
73.7%
Load
February 2026
184 departures · 11,728 passengers
72.8%
Load
March 2026
206 departures · 13,118 passengers
71.0%
Load
April 2026
189 departures · 11,893 passengers
77.4%
Load
May 2026
187 departures · 11,492 passengers
85.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
TUS → SLC
88.9% full
94 departures · 6,036 passengers
SLC → TUS
81.0% full
93 departures · 5,456 passengers
Nonstop SLC–TUS 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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Salt Lake City (SLC) from Tucson (TUS)?
SLC to TUS is 602 miles (969 km / 523 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SLC to TUS?
A nonstop covers the 602-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 SLC–TUS?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (99.5%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-550 (0.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying SLC–TUS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 602-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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