Flights Salt Lake City → Elko
SLC → EKO
Route overview
This flight route operates between Salt Lake City and Elko with an average on-time performance of 94%, featuring a mean delay of just 10.5 minutes per flight. The route sees approximately 140 total flights annually, utilizing Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft, serving the relatively low-traffic destination airport that handles around 39,958 passengers yearly.
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) → Elko (EKO) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 171 flights monitored in recent months, 93% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Elko the average ATFM delay is 0.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Elko: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Elko (EKO) heads west for about 321 km, a flight time of roughly 49m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 63% of SLC-EKO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Elko it is 0.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 171 tracked SLC-EKO flights, 93% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.8% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about SLC-EKO
On the Salt Lake City (SLC) -> Elko (EKO) route, on-time performance is 93% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 171 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-Elko is 1.75% across 171 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Elko, 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.
