Flights Salt Lake City → Anchorage
SLC → ANC
How long is the flight from Salt Lake City to Anchorage?
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Anchorage (ANC) takes 4h 59m 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 operates from Salt Lake City to Anchorage, utilizing a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The destination airport in Anchorage sees approximately 4,901,000 passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and connectivity.
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 Salt Lake City (SLC) → Anchorage (ANC) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 81 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Anchorage: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Anchorage (ANC) heads north-west for about 3,413 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 59m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of SLC-ANC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Anchorage it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 81 tracked SLC-ANC flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.0% 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 SLC-ANC
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Anchorage (ANC) takes 4h 59m 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 Salt Lake City (SLC) -> Anchorage (ANC) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 81 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-Anchorage is 0.00% across 81 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.
