Flights New York → Salt Lake City
JFK → SLC
Route overview
This flight route operates between New York and Salt Lake City, with an overall on-time performance rate of 84%. Over the course of a year, it sees approximately 533 flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A320s and Boeing 737-800s. The destination airport in Salt Lake City handles nearly 25.8 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The New York (JFK) → Salt Lake City (SLC) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 740 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.03%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Salt Lake City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Salt Lake City (SLC) heads west for about 3,194 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 25m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 46% of JFK-SLC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Salt Lake City it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 740 tracked JFK-SLC flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 8 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) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about JFK-SLC
On the New York (JFK) -> Salt Lake City (SLC) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 740 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Salt Lake City is 2.03% across 740 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, 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.
