Salt Lake City (SLC) to Colorado Springs (COS): On-Time Performance
Data through July 2026
When you fly SLC to COS matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 97% on-time in September 2025 to just 74% in August 2024. Across the full period the route averages 89% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 89%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 8 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 0.1%
- Flights/day
- 2.0
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 1h 40m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 411 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from SLC to COS
Aim for departures around 9 a.m. (94% on-time); avoid 5 p.m. departures (85%).
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 90% | 5 min |
| Tuesday | 89% | 8 min |
| Wednesdaybest | 90% | 9 min |
| Thursday | 87% | 11 min |
| Friday | 88% | 8 min |
| Saturday | 89% | 7 min |
| Sunday | 90% | 7 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Airline operations74%
- National airspace system8%
- Weather18%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from SLC to COS delayed?
- 11% of SLC–COS 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 8 minutes.
- What is the best time of day to fly from SLC to COS?
- Departures around 9 a.m. have the best record (94% on-time), while departures around 5 p.m. have the worst (85%). As on most US routes, delays accumulate through the day, so earlier flights are generally safer.
- How long is the flight from SLC to COS?
- The scheduled SLC–COS flight time averages 1h 40m over 411 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 11% of the time.
- How often are SLC to COS flights cancelled?
- 0.1% 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 COS?
- August 2024 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 74% of arrivals on time. The best was September 2025 at 97%. If your dates are flexible, that 23-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 1,142 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.