Flights Washington → Salt Lake City
DCA → SLC
How long is the flight from Washington to Salt Lake City?
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Salt Lake City (SLC) takes 4h 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
This flight route operates from Washington to Salt Lake City, utilizing Boeing 757 aircraft. With a total of 89 flights recorded and an on-time performance rate of 80%, the average delay is approximately 10.9 minutes. The origin airport in Washington has been operational since 1938, while the destination city's airport serves over 25 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 Washington (DCA) → Salt Lake City (SLC) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 225 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Salt Lake City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Salt Lake City (SLC) heads west for about 2,972 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 0m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of DCA-SLC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Salt Lake City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 225 tracked DCA-SLC flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.3% 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 DCA-SLC
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Salt Lake City (SLC) takes 4h 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 Washington (DCA) -> Salt Lake City (SLC) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 225 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Salt Lake City is 1.33% across 225 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.
