Flights Salt Lake City → Memphis
SLC → MEM
How long is the flight from Salt Lake City to Memphis?
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Memphis (MEM) takes 2h 31m 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 from Salt Lake City to Memphis operates with an average on-time performance rate of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 9.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 89 flights using Airbus A320 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 4,355,206 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) → Memphis (MEM) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 227 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.88%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Memphis 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 Memphis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Memphis (MEM) heads east for about 2,027 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 31m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 92% of SLC-MEM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Memphis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 227 tracked SLC-MEM flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.9% 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-MEM
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Memphis (MEM) takes 2h 31m 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) -> Memphis (MEM) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 227 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-Memphis is 0.88% across 227 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.
