Salt Lake City to Fresno

What the Data Says About SLC to FAT

The Salt Lake City to Fresno corridor (SLC → FAT) covers roughly 501 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 7,043 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 91.8% on-time rate with an average delay of 70.4 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 2,331 flights were recorded on this pairing — 6 cancelled (0.3%) and 4 diverted (0.2%). 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 7,043 total flights analyzed, the 91.8% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 70.4-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, Dec 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 97% on-time, while Jun 2024 came in at 79% on-time — a 19-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the SLC to FAT route, the combination of a 91.8% on-time rate, 70.4-minute average delay, 0.3% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.