Route · SLC → LAX · 2020–2025 BTS data
Salt Lake City to Los Angeles
The SLC–LAX corridor (Salt Lake City, UT → Los Angeles, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 44 carriers across roughly 590 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84.2%
- On-time
- +5.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 67 min
- Delay when late
- 27,094
- Flights
Cancelled
0.4%
Best Month
Nov 2025 90%
Worst Month
Jul 2024 78%
Distance
590 mi
Carriers
44
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 358 | 51 | 6 | 0 | DL,WN,F9,UA,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 321 | 32 | 2 | 0 | OO,DL,F9,WN |
| Oct 2025 | 349 | 50 | 0 | 0 | DL,OO,WN,F9,NK |
| Sep 2025 | 338 | 52 | 2 | 0 | WN,OO,DL,NK,F9 |
| Aug 2025 | 303 | 36 | 1 | 0 | OO,WN,F9,DL |
| Jul 2025 | 291 | 59 | 2 | 1 | OO,WN,DL,F9 |
| Jun 2025 | 298 | 46 | 2 | 0 | OO,WN,DL,F9 |
| May 2025 | 335 | 37 | 0 | 0 | OO,WN,DL,F9 |
| Apr 2025 | 359 | 36 | 0 | 0 | DL,F9,NK,OO,WN |
| Mar 2025 | 413 | 42 | 0 | 0 | OO,WN,DL,F9,NK |
| Feb 2025 | 378 | 51 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO,WN,DL,F9,NK |
| Jan 2025 | 400 | 54 | 0 | 0 | OO,WN,DL,F9,NK |
| Dec 2024 | 315 | 50 | 0 | 0 | DL,F9,OO,WN |
| Nov 2024 | 258 | 27 | 0 | 0 | OO,NK,WN,DL |
| Oct 2024 | 316 | 33 | 0 | 0 | OO,WN,DL,NK,B6 |
| Sep 2024 | 316 | 38 | 0 | 0 | WN,NK,OO,B6,DL |
| Aug 2024 | 335 | 74 | 2 | 0 | B6,DL,NK,WN,OO |
| Jul 2024 | 335 | 75 | 15 | 1 | B6,DL,NK,OO,WN |
| Jun 2024 | 345 | 75 | 1 | 0 | B6,DL,NK,OO,WN |
| May 2024 | 431 | 68 | 0 | 0 | B6,DL,NK,OO,WN |
| Apr 2024 | 420 | 63 | 0 | 0 | B6,DL,NK,OO,WN |
| Mar 2024 | 464 | 74 | 0 | 0 | B6,DL,NK,OO,WN |
| Feb 2024 | 452 | 91 | 0 | 1 | B6,DL,NK,OO,WN |
| Jan 2024 | 465 | 71 | 1 | 0 | B6,DL,NK,WN,OO |
Cancellation Rate
0.4%
34 of 8,595 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
3 of 8,595 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 →LAX - Los Angeles
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Los Angeles, CA.
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What the Data Says About SLC to LAX
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Salt Lake City to Los Angeles (SLC to LAX) running a 84.2% on-time rate over 27,094 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 66.7 minutes. The 590-mile corridor is served by 44 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.4% of 8,595 flights were cancelled, 0.0% diverted.
Monthly performance varies moderately here: Nov 2025 was the strongest month at 90% on-time versus Jul 2024 at 78%, a 12-point difference.
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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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