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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop SLC–TUS; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 95% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
189
April 2026
Seats
15,362
both directions
Passengers
11,893
both directions
Load factor
77.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies SLC–TUS?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop SLC–TUS departures in April 2026 (181), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
181 departures · 13,462 seats
Share of departures95.8%85.5%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
8 departures · 1,900 seats
Share of departures4.2%20.5%
Load
What plane flies SLC–TUS?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 95% of SLC–TUS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
180 departures · 85.9% load
95.2% - Airbus A321neo
6 departures · 21.3% load
3.2% - Airbus A321
2 departures · 18.0% load
1.1% - Embraer E170
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.5%
How has SLC–TUS traffic changed?
Nonstop SLC–TUS departures held steady at about 189 a month between May 2025 and April 2026.
Monthly nonstop SLC–TUS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
189 departures · 11,302 passengers
81.2%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
TUS → SLC
80.2% full
95 departures · 6,199 passengers
SLC → TUS
74.6% full
94 departures · 5,694 passengers
Nonstop SLC–TUS 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 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 April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (95.2%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (3.2%).
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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