Pocatello to Salt Lake City

What the Data Says About PIH to SLC

The Pocatello to Salt Lake City corridor (PIH → SLC) covers roughly 150 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 3,795 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 93.8% on-time rate with an average delay of 106.2 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,251 flights were recorded on this pairing — 2 cancelled (0.2%) and 0 diverted (0.0%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 3,795 total flights analyzed, the 93.8% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 106.2-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Sep 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 98% on-time, while Jan 2024 came in at 85% on-time — a 13-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the PIH to SLC route, the combination of a 93.8% on-time rate, 106.2-minute average delay, 0.2% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.