Flights Chicago → Salt Lake City
ORD → SLC
How long is the flight from Chicago to Salt Lake City?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Salt Lake City (SLC) takes 2h 54m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Salt Lake City operates with a total of 867 flights, featuring an on-time performance rate of 75%. The average delay for these flights is approximately 24 minutes, and the aircraft used include Embraer 175, Canadair Regional Jet 700, Canadair Regional Jet 900, and Embraer 170 models.
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 Chicago (ORD) → Salt Lake City (SLC) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 2064 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.03%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.1/100 (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 Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Salt Lake City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Salt Lake City (SLC) heads west for about 2,006 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 54m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 34% of ORD-SLC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Salt Lake City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,064 tracked ORD-SLC flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 2.0% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-SLC
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Salt Lake City (SLC) takes 2h 54m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Salt Lake City (SLC) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 2064 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Salt Lake City is 2.03% across 2064 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United 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.
