Flights Anchorage → Salt Lake City
ANC → SLC
Route overview
The flight route operates from Anchorage to Salt Lake City using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The destination airport in Salt Lake City sees over 25 million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and demand for air travel on this route.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Anchorage (ANC) → Salt Lake City (SLC) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 0.9 minutes.
Heading to Salt Lake City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Anchorage (ANC) to Salt Lake City (SLC) heads south-east for about 3,413 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 41m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 0.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Salt Lake City it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
Airlines operating ANC-SLC
Airports
Frequently asked questions about ANC-SLC
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The cancellation rate varies by airline and season. Check your flight risk for an up-to-date estimate.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
