Flights Vancouver → Salt Lake City
YVR → SLC
How long is the flight from Vancouver to Salt Lake City?
The flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Salt Lake City (SLC) takes 2h 1m 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 connects Vancouver to Salt Lake City, operating with Canadair Regional Jet 900 and 700 aircraft. The destination airport sees a high volume of passengers annually, serving over 25.75 million people.
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 Vancouver (YVR) → Salt Lake City (SLC) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.5/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Vancouver the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Salt Lake City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Vancouver (YVR) to Salt Lake City (SLC) heads south-east for about 1,282 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 1m.
Departures from Vancouver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of YVR-SLC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Vancouver the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Salt Lake City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked YVR-SLC flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -7 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
Airlines operating YVR-SLC
Airports
Frequently asked questions about YVR-SLC
The flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Salt Lake City (SLC) takes 2h 1m 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 Vancouver (YVR) -> Salt Lake City (SLC) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -7 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vancouver-Salt Lake City is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
