SLC Salt Lake City International Airport
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Salt Lake City InternationalSalt Lake City International Airport18:09·31°C·#62/327
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+10 min

Salt Lake City International (SLC) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +10 min, arrivals 16 min early. 1 of 493 flights cancelled (0.2%).

Hour by hour
18:00today +10 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Salt Lake City International (SLC) delays today: 68% of the 421 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +10 min and arrivals 16 min early, across 493 flights tracked so far today. 1 of 493 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.2%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 11 September 2026 at 21:48 UTC.

Departures198 timed
On time42%83
Delayed58%115
typical now +10 min
Arrivals223 timed
On time86%192
Delayed14%31
typical now 16 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
18:00DL 2728AUS on time
18:03UA 2740DEN on time
18:10DL 4025JAC on time
18:20DL 905ATL on time
18:26AS 3019SAN on time
18:30DL 1667DEN on time
18:30DL 2255DTW on time
18:35 18:45WN 2856LAX +10 min
07:00AS3344SEA Cancelled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +35. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
16:37 18:20DL 4321SGU +103 min
18:05WN 2483PHX on time
18:15WN 972DEN on time
18:19F9 2526PHX on time
18:35UA 4787DEN on time
18:35 18:58WN 2094DAL +23 min
Running late right now3 of 50 still on the board · 6.0%
+103
DL 4321 from SGU · arr 18:20
Flights this late at SLC still cancel only 0.0% of the time.
+23
WN 2094 from DAL · arr 18:58
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.
+10
WN 2856 → LAX · dep 18:45
Board says +10. When this board first posts +15, the median flight departs +35.
In the air to SLClive positions · 3-min feed
17aircraft inbound · next to land DL 509 from JAC, lands ~18:28
DL 509JAC
lands ~18:28
WN 972DEN
lands ~18:41
WN 3928SAN
lands ~18:47
DL 1492STL
lands ~18:53

Positions as of 18:04 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
SLC+42m
SAN+30m
JFK+20m
JAC+19m
MDW+18m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
1INetJets Aviation+22m
UAUnited+15m
Why12 kt NNW winds, Scattered. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at SLC in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 0.2%1 of 493 A typical day here runs ~0.2%. Today is in line with normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 19th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +15 min departures.

Typical week here
+16
MON
+13
TUE
+14
WED
+17
THU
+16
FRI
+16
SAT
+16
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+13 min), heaviest on Thursday (+17 min).

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Sample · what you getSLC went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/salt-lake-city-SLC

Salt Lake City International airport delays today

Delays are building at SLC. A typical departure is currently +10 min. Arrivals are 16 min early. Cancellations: 1 of 493 tracked flights (0.2%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 20:00 (+7 min expected).

Nearby gateways: JAC BOI LAS BIL DEN RNO · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Salt Lake City International

Is Salt Lake City International (SLC) delayed right now?

Delays are building at SLC. Departures +10 min, arrivals 16 min early. 1 of 493 flights cancelled (0.2%). 68% of the 421 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Salt Lake City International (SLC)?

Winds NNW-330 at 12kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 31°C, Dew 2°C, Alt 29.89 inHg, Few clouds at 10000ft, Scattered clouds at 15000ft. 31°C. wind 12 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Salt Lake City International (SLC)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+13 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+17 min).

How often are flights delayed at SLC today?

We tracked 493 flights today: departures +10 min, arrivals 16 min early. 0.2% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for SLC?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NW-310 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 12000ft.

Are there cancellations at SLC today?

1 cancellation across 493 tracked flights today (0.2% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind330° 12 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew31 / 2 °C
Pressure1012 hPa
KSLC 112354Z 33012KT 10SM FEW100 SCT150 31/02 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP063 ACSL DSNT ALQDS T03060017 10317 20283 56015
18:00 to 22:00VFRWinds NW-310 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 12000ft
22:00 to 14:00VFRWinds SSE-150 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
14:00 to 21:00VFRWinds NNW-340 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 20000ft
21:00 to 00:00VFRWinds SSE-150 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 20000ft
Dep index
1.1/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 17:54 local · 15m ago · delay window 15:48 local · How these are computed → methodology