Memphis (MEM) to Salt Lake City (SLC): On-Time Performance
Data through May 2026
When you fly MEM to SLC matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 100% on-time in September 2024 to just 77% in April 2025. Across the full period the route averages 91% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 91%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 10 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 0.8%
- Flights/day
- 1.0
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 3h 27m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 1,262 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from MEM to SLC
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 88% | 12 min |
| Tuesday | 89% | 11 min |
| Wednesday | 90% | 7 min |
| Thursdaybest | 94% | 17 min |
| Friday | 90% | 9 min |
| Saturday | 92% | 8 min |
| Sunday | 94% | 3 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft1%
- Airline operations90%
- National airspace system7%
- Weather1%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from MEM to SLC delayed?
- 9% of MEM–SLC flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 10 minutes.
- How long is the flight from MEM to SLC?
- The scheduled MEM–SLC flight time averages 3h 27m over 1,262 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 9% of the time.
- How often are MEM to SLC flights cancelled?
- 0.8% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from MEM to SLC?
- April 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 77% of arrivals on time. The best was September 2024 at 100%. If your dates are flexible, that 23-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 730 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.