SLC → CVGSalt Lake City to Cincinnati / Covington

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Direct flights from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Cincinnati / Covington (CVG): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 14 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,328 km, an estimated 3 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Salt Lake City and Cincinnati / Covington. Updated 11 October 2026 at 12:48 UTC.

SLC Salt Lake City smooth · +0
CVG Cincinnati / Covington smooth · +0
2,328 km · ~3h 29m est.
dep bank 09:38–17:307x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 14 operated SLC → CVG flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 14 operated legs
Flight time~3h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Delta Air Lines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Delta Air LinesDL86% on time

Flights DL2273 09:38 daily · DL2291 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-10DL2273dep +29 → arr+2
10-10DL2291dep +16 → arr−13
10-09DL2273dep +16 → arr−8
10-09DL2291dep +48 → arr+29
10-08DL2273dep +17 → arr−17
10-08DL2291dep +18 → arr−8
10-07DL2273dep +19 → arr−10
10-07DL2291dep +46 → arr+17
10-06DL2273dep +7 → arr−19
10-06DL2291dep +14 → arr−6
10-05DL2273dep +13 → arr−18
10-05DL2291dep +12 → arr−18
10-04DL2273dep +15 → arr−17
10-04DL2291dep +15 → arr−14

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
SLCSalt Lake City +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SSE 7 kt Full SLC delay board →
CVGCincinnati / Covington +0 min smooth 🌫 overcast · NNE 7 kt Full CVG delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CVG: 36% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +3 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Salt Lake City to Cincinnati / Covington route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SLC to CVG flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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SLC to CVG questions

Is SLC–CVG running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from SLC to CVG?

Great-circle distance is 2,328 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 194–230 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SLC–CVG fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at SLC and arrival-side delay at CVG, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.