Flights Salt Lake City → Newark
SLC → EWR
How long is the flight from Salt Lake City to Newark?
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Newark (EWR) takes 3h 47m 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 Newark is operated with an Airbus A320 and has a high on-time performance rate of 82%, with an average delay of 12.2 minutes per flight. The destination airport, which opened in 2001, handles over 43 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the country.
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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 877 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark 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 Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Newark (EWR) heads east for about 3,160 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 47m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of SLC-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 877 tracked SLC-EWR flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 2.4% 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-EWR
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Newark (EWR) takes 3h 47m 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) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 877 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-Newark is 2.39% across 877 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.
