Flights Baltimore → Salt Lake City
BWI → SLC
How long is the flight from Baltimore to Salt Lake City?
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Salt Lake City (SLC) takes 4h 7m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Salt Lake City operates with an average on-time performance rate of 73%, experiencing a mean delay of 10.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 207 flights using Airbus A320 aircraft, departing from Baltimore's airport which opened in 1947 and arriving at Salt Lake City International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States with over 25 million passengers annually.
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.
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The Baltimore (BWI) → Salt Lake City (SLC) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 491 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.43%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Salt Lake City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Salt Lake City (SLC) heads west for about 2,994 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 7m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 63% of BWI-SLC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Salt Lake City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 491 tracked BWI-SLC flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-SLC
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Salt Lake City (SLC) takes 4h 7m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Salt Lake City (SLC) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 491 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Salt Lake City is 1.43% across 491 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Salt Lake City, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
