Fast Facts

An overview of Salt Lake City International Airport

  • Fourteen airlines: American, Continental, Continental Express, Delta, Expressjet, Frontier, jetBlue, Northwest, SkyWest, Southwest, United Airlines, United Express, US Airways, US Airways Express operate from Salt Lake City International Airport. Visit our web page at: slcairport.com for a flight guide.

  • Consistently, it is Delta Air Lines' second largest hub. Along with commuter partners, SkyWest and Expressjet, they operate around 628 scheduled daily domestic flights.

  • The airport is situated within a two and a half-hour flight from half of the United State's population.

  • The airport served 22 million passengers in 2007. It is the 17th largest connecting hub airport in the United States.

  • The airport ranks 22nd busiest in the United States and 54th busiest in the world in terms of passenger numbers.

  • The airport ranks consistently high in the United States for on-time performance.

  • There were 422,010 operations (take-offs and landings) in 2007. Commercial operations account for 315,502 of the total.

  • The airport ranks 14th in North America in terms of annual operations and 19th worldwide.

  • International service has recently grown with new flights to Canada and Mexico. The airport's first transoceanic flight starts in June 2008 with Delta Air Line's new non-stop to Paris.

  • There is non-stop service to all of Salt Lake City's 45 largest markets.

  • There are over 800 scheduled daily flights from the facility serving more than 100 cities with non-stop flights.

  • Over 81,000 daily airplane seats are available through SLC.

  • The airport complex is made up of two terminals, five concourses and 83 gates.

  • The airport is located within 60 miles of 11 world-class ski resorts.

  • Convenient access to five national and 41 state parks.

  • Gateway to 100 golf courses statewide, 24 in Salt Lake County and 25 more within an hour's drive. Alpine courses in the nearby Wasatch Mountains are world famous. Wingpointe Golf Course, an 18-hole course set into the natural environment, is conveniently located adjacent to Salt Lake City International Airport.