Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Salt Lake City
DFW → SLC
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Salt Lake City?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Salt Lake City (SLC) takes 2h 18m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 Dallas-Fort Worth to Salt Lake City operates with a mix of McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Airbus A320 aircraft, serving the high-volume destination airport that handles over 25 million passengers annually. With 970 total flights recorded, this route has a punctuality rate of 71%, and when delays occur, they average around 16.4 minutes.
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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Salt Lake City (SLC) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 2371 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.86%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.9/100 (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 Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Salt Lake City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Salt Lake City (SLC) heads north-west for about 1,590 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 18m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of DFW-SLC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Salt Lake City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,371 tracked DFW-SLC flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 1.9% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-SLC
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Salt Lake City (SLC) takes 2h 18m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Salt Lake City (SLC) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 2371 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Salt Lake City is 1.86% across 2371 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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.
