Salt Lake City (SLC) to Cedar City (CDC): On-Time Performance
Data through July 2026
When you fly SLC to CDC matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 98% on-time in June 2025 to just 79% in July 2024. Across the full period the route averages 93% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 93%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 5 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 0.2%
- Flights/day
- 1.7
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 1h 7m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 221 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from SLC to CDC
Departure time makes little difference on this route — on-time rates stay within a few points across the day.
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 92% | 7 min |
| Tuesday | 95% | 4 min |
| Wednesdaybest | 96% | 4 min |
| Thursday | 90% | 8 min |
| Friday | 92% | 6 min |
| Saturday | 95% | 3 min |
| Sunday | 92% | 4 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Airline operations77%
- National airspace system5%
- Weather18%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from SLC to CDC delayed?
- 7% of SLC–CDC flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-07 and 2026-07. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 5 minutes.
- What is the best time of day to fly from SLC to CDC?
- Departures around 9 a.m. have the best record (97% on-time), while departures around 7 a.m. have the worst (92%). As on most US routes, delays accumulate through the day, so earlier flights are generally safer.
- How long is the flight from SLC to CDC?
- The scheduled SLC–CDC flight time averages 1h 7m over 221 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 7% of the time.
- How often are SLC to CDC flights cancelled?
- 0.2% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-07 and 2026-07, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from SLC to CDC?
- July 2024 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 79% of arrivals on time. The best was June 2025 at 98%. If your dates are flexible, that 19-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 1,311 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.