Flights Newark → Salt Lake City
EWR → SLC
How long is the flight from Newark to Salt Lake City?
The flight from Newark (EWR) to Salt Lake City (SLC) takes 4h 27m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Newark to Salt Lake City, operated primarily with Airbus A320 aircraft, has an on-time performance rate of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.5 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 421 total flights departing from Newark Airport, which opened in 2001, connecting to Salt Lake City International Airport, one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passengers at 25,752,783.
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 Newark (EWR) → Salt Lake City (SLC) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 893 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.02%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.8/100 (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 Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Salt Lake City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Salt Lake City (SLC) heads west for about 3,160 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 27m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 47% of EWR-SLC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Salt Lake City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 893 tracked EWR-SLC flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 11 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-SLC
The flight from Newark (EWR) to Salt Lake City (SLC) takes 4h 27m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Newark (EWR) -> Salt Lake City (SLC) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 893 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Salt Lake City is 2.02% across 893 monitored flights.
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.
