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How Busy Is Salt Lake City International Airport? SLC
Salt Lake City, United States. Departures peak at 15:00 local, averaging 73.3 flights per hour.
Window: last 60 days. Last refreshed: 2026-09-30. Schedule coverage: 111 days observed.
Peak departure hour
15:00
73.3 flights/hr
Quietest active hour
02:00
1 flights/hr
Traffic score
76/100
Relative volume
Departures by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysTotal: 655.4 avg departures per day.
Weekday vs weekend departure pattern
Weekday avg per hour
Weekend avg per hour
Arrivals by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysPeak arrival hour: 19:00 local (78.6 flights/hr). Total: 682.7 avg arrivals/day.
Top airlines
- 1. Delta Air Lines, (DL) 14,992
- 2. SkyWest Airlines (OO) 2,793
- 3. Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS) 2,411
- 4. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.) (KL) 2,308
- 5. Westjet (WS) 2,153
Top destinations
- 1. 🇺🇸 Denver (DEN) 1,992
- 2. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles (LAX) 1,607
- 3. 🇺🇸 Seattle (SEA) 1,465
- 4. 🇺🇸 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) 1,419
- 5. 🇺🇸 San Francisco (SFO) 1,287
Frequently asked
- What's the busiest hour for departures at SLC?
- Departures from Salt Lake City International Airport peak at 15:00 local time, averaging 73.3 flights per hour over the past 60 days.
- What's the quietest hour to fly out of SLC?
- The quietest hour with regular service is 02:00 local time, averaging 1 flights per hour.
- Which airline operates the most flights from SLC?
- Delta Air Lines, (DL) is the largest operator at Salt Lake City International Airport, with 14992 observed departures in the past 60 days.
- What's the most popular destination from SLC?
- Denver (DEN) is the most-flown destination, with 1992 observed departures in the past 60 days.
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