Flights Salt Lake City → San Diego
SLC → SAN
How long is the flight from Salt Lake City to San Diego?
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to San Diego (SAN) takes 1h 34m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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 San Diego operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 5.5 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 839 total flights using aircraft such as Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800, and Airbus A320, serving San Diego International Airport, which opened in 1928 and currently handles over 22 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) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1930 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.62%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Diego 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 San Diego: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to San Diego (SAN) heads south-west for about 1,008 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 34m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of SLC-SAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Diego it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,930 tracked SLC-SAN flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.6% 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% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about SLC-SAN
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to San Diego (SAN) takes 1h 34m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 1930 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-San Diego is 0.62% across 1930 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Alaska 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.
