Flights Salt Lake City → Boston
SLC → BOS
Route overview
The flight route from Salt Lake City to Boston operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 81%. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 334 flights using aircraft such as the Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A320, with each flight typically experiencing an average delay of 9.3 minutes. The destination airport in Boston handles over 36 million passengers annually, underscoring its significance for travelers.
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) → Boston (BOS) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 421 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Boston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Boston (BOS) heads east for about 3,380 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 39m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of SLC-BOS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Boston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 421 tracked SLC-BOS flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about SLC-BOS
On the Salt Lake City (SLC) -> Boston (BOS) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 421 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-Boston is 2.14% across 421 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.
