Route · SLC → MEM · 2020–2025 BTS data
Salt Lake City to Memphis
The SLC–MEM corridor (Salt Lake City, UT → Memphis, TN) runs ahead of the national average, served by 3 carriers across roughly 1,262 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 86.2%
- On-time
- +7.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 66 min
- Delay when late
- 1,778
- Flights
Cancelled
0.7%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,262 mi
Carriers
3
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| May 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2025 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | DL |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| May 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2024 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | DL,OO |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DL |
Cancellation Rate
0.7%
5 of 736 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 736 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 →MEM - Memphis
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Memphis, TN.
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What the Data Says About SLC to MEM
Salt Lake City to Memphis (SLC to MEM) is one of the more dependable pairings in the BTS On-Time Performance dataset: a 86.2% on-time rate across 1,778 flights, with delays that do happen averaging 65.8 minutes. The corridor runs roughly 1,262 miles and is served by 3 carriers. Over the most recent 24 months, 5 of 736 flights were cancelled (0.7%) and 0 diverted (0.0%).
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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