LAS to SLC flight delays

LAS SLC Harry Reid to Salt Lake City · 368 miles

12,440 flights were scheduled from LAS to SLC over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 12,354 that made the trip, 82% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
12,440
Arrived on time
82%
Cancelled
0.6%
Scheduled distance
368 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on LAS–SLC, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Delta Air Lines 86% 72 min 0.6% 5,201
Southwest Airlines 78.9% 51 min 0.3% 4,670
Frontier Airlines 83% 78 min 1.3% 1,541
Spirit Airlines 74.3% 62 min 1% 1,021

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on LAS–SLC: 72.5% of flights arrived on time, against 88.6% in November. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 82%.
Arrival on-time share, LAS to SLC, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 86% 1,050
February 85.1% 999
March 80.3% 1,070
April 81.7% 1,020
May 81.6% 1,005
June 78.5% 939
July 72.5% 1,071
August 78.6% 1,073
September 81.3% 1,089
October 83.2% 1,133
November 88.6% 990
December 86.9% 1,001

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

LAS to SLC in one number

LAS → SLC

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 62 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 12,440 flights

82% of flights arrived on time

Questions about LAS to SLC

Which airline is most reliable from LAS to SLC?
Delta Air Lines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 86% of the time, with 5,201 scheduled. Spirit Airlines came in at 74.3% over 1,021 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly LAS to SLC?
July, at 72.5% of arrivals on time, with 1,071 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 88.6%.
How late are LAS–SLC flights when they are late?
62 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the LAS to SLC flight cancelled?
0.6% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at SLC less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.