Flights San Diego → Salt Lake City
SAN → SLC
Route overview
The flight route from San Diego to Salt Lake City, operating since the opening of San Diego International Airport in 1928, sees an average of 840 flights annually with a high on-time performance rate of 85%. Delays are minimal, averaging just 7 minutes per flight, and the aircraft used include Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, and Airbus A320 models.
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 San Diego (SAN) → Salt Lake City (SLC) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1062 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Salt Lake City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Diego (SAN) to Salt Lake City (SLC) heads north-east for about 1,008 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Departures from San Diego on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of SAN-SLC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Salt Lake City it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,062 tracked SAN-SLC flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 7 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) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAN-SLC
On the San Diego (SAN) -> Salt Lake City (SLC) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 1062 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Diego-Salt Lake City is 0.56% across 1062 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Salt Lake City, 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.
