Flights Salt Lake City → Detroit
SLC → DTW
How long is the flight from Salt Lake City to Detroit?
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Detroit (DTW) takes 2h 58m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 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 Salt Lake City to Detroit has an on-time performance rate of 88%, with an average delay of just 4 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 350 flights operated by various aircraft including Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 757, and Airbus A319, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 28,160,572 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.
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The Salt Lake City (SLC) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 971 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit 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 Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Detroit (DTW) heads east for about 2,378 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 58m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of SLC-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 971 tracked SLC-DTW flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 0.3% 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-DTW
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Detroit (DTW) takes 2h 58m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Salt Lake City (SLC) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 971 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-Detroit is 0.31% across 971 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.
