These Are Delta’s 5 Longest Routes From Its Hub At Salt Lake City International Airport

Salt Lake City International Airport
is a hub
for Delta Air Lines
, which (together with Delta Connection) accounts for almost 70% of passengers flying through the airport. In all, the airport has around 343 scheduled nonstop airline daily departures to 93 destinations in North America and Europe. Just last year,

Delta opened 13 new gates at Salt Lake City International Airport
. Here are the five longest routes offered by Delta from Salt Lake City for the month of September 2024 (according to data provided by Cirium, an aviation analytics company).

5

Salt Lake City to Anchorage, Alaska

Delta flies 2,125 miles to Anchorage in Alaska

According to Cirium, Delta has 5 flights scheduled September flights flying to Anchorage and 6 flying back (it’s a seasonal flight so likely the end of the season). The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is one of the world’s busiest cargo airports and the main gateway to Alaska. The aircraft on this route has the lowest seating capacity of any of the five longest flights, with 180 seats per flight.

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At 2,125 miles, Anchorage was the fifth-longest flight offered by Delta from Salt Lake City in September. Delta also operates year-round flights to Anchorage from Minneapolis/St. Paul and Seattle as well as seasonal flights from Atlanta and Detroit (although Anchorage’s operations are dominated by Alaska Airlines).

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4

Salt Lake City to Honolulu, Hawaii

Delta flies 2,994 miles to Honolulu in Hawaii

Delta’s third-longest flight from Salt Lake City is to the United States’ other non-contiguous state. At 2,994 miles, the flight to Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport is the longest domestic flight Delta operates from Salt Lake City.

Delta operates these flights with a Boeing 767; the scheduled flight time is 6 hours and 35 minutes. Hawaiian Airlines also offers nonstop flights between Salt Lake City and Honolulu (although these have a scheduled flight time of 6 hours and 55 minutes with an Airbus A321).

3

Salt Lake City to Heathrow, England

Delta flies 4,867 miles to Heathrow in the United Kingdom

Delta’s international flight to Heathrow is 4,867 miles—a massive increase from the approximately 3,000 miles on the longest domestic route. These overnight flights depart at 17:30 (Utah local time) and arrive at 10:00 (London local time), with a scheduled flight time of 9 hours and 30 minutes. The flights have a seating capacity of 223 seats per flight.

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The return flight departs at 11:00 local time arriving back at 14:50 – although the scheduled return flight time is 10 hours and 50 minutes. A Delta Air Lines A330 serves the route. According to OAG, London Heathrow Airport
is the most connected city on Earth, offering flights to far and wide.

2

Salt Lake City to Schiphol, Netherlands

Delta flies 4,990 miles to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Holland

At 4,990 miles, Delta’s flight to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is only marginally longer than the flight to Heathrow—although it offers 30 flights per month instead of 21 monthly. Delta serves the route with an Airbus A330-900neo, and the scheduled flight time from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam is 9 hours and 40 minutes. The return flight has a scheduled flight time of 10 hours and 40 minutes.

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The Amsterdam-based carrier KLM also offers direct flights between Schiphol and Salt Lake City with a Boeing 777. The scheduled flight time from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam is 9 hours and 25 minutes, and the scheduled return is exactly 10 hours.

1

Salt Lake City to Charles de Gaulle, France

Delta flies 5,080 miles to Paris in France

Paris’s Charles de Gaulle is Delta’s farthest flight from Salt Lake City at 5,080 miles. This flight is also served with an Airbus A330-900neo and has a scheduled travel time of 9 hours and 50 minutes and a return flight time of 11 hours. Delta offers daily flights (or 30 flights monthly for September).

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The Paris-bound Delta flight takes off at 15:40 and arrives at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
at 09:30 the next day (local time). The return flight departs at 10:50 and arrives back at Salt Lake City at 13:50. Like the A330-900neos flown to Amsterdam, these flights have a capacity of 281 seats. Separately, a

Delta Air Lines A330-900neo was forced to divert to New York’s JFK
after fumes were detected in the cabin.