Flights Salt Lake City → Philadelphia
SLC → PHL
How long is the flight from Salt Lake City to Philadelphia?
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 3h 37m 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 Philadelphia operates with an average on-time performance of 85%, experiencing a mean delay of 11.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 244 flights using Airbus A320 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States, which handles nearly 28 million 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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 546 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads east for about 3,093 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 37m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 71% of SLC-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 546 tracked SLC-PHL flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.2% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about SLC-PHL
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 3h 37m 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) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 546 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-Philadelphia is 2.20% across 546 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
