Pasco/Kennewick/Richland to Salt Lake City

What the Data Says About PSC to SLC

The Pasco/Kennewick/Richland to Salt Lake City corridor (PSC → SLC) covers roughly 521 miles and is served by 3 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 6,338 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 92.3% on-time rate with an average delay of 107.0 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 2,242 flights were recorded on this pairing — 2 cancelled (0.1%) and 2 diverted (0.1%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 3 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 6,338 total flights analyzed, the 92.3% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 107.0-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, Nov 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 99% on-time, while Jan 2024 came in at 78% on-time — a 21-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the PSC to SLC route, the combination of a 92.3% on-time rate, 107.0-minute average delay, 0.1% recent cancellation rate, and 3 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.