Route · SLC → DCA · 2020–2025 BTS data
Salt Lake City to Washington
The SLC–DCA corridor (Salt Lake City, UT → Washington, DC) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,851 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 85.1%
- On-time
- +6.1 pts
- vs US avg
- 64 min
- Delay when late
- 1,807
- Flights
Cancelled
0.8%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,851 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | DL |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 6 | DL |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | DL |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | DL |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | DL |
| Jan 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | DL |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | DL |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| May 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | DL |
Cancellation Rate
0.8%
6 of 735 flights
Diversion Rate
1.5%
11 of 735 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
SLC - Salt Lake City
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Salt Lake City, UT.
Origin airport →DCA - Washington
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Washington, DC.
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What the Data Says About SLC to DCA
Salt Lake City to Washington (SLC to DCA) is one of the more dependable pairings in the BTS On-Time Performance dataset: a 85.1% on-time rate across 1,807 flights, with delays that do happen averaging 63.8 minutes. The corridor runs roughly 1,851 miles and is served by 1 carrier. Over the most recent 24 months, 6 of 735 flights were cancelled (0.8%) and 11 diverted (1.5%).
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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