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Route Reliability

Washington → Salt Lake City

IADSLC · 1,827 miles · Washington Dulles International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
715
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines83%365 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines83%350 flights

What the data says

Departure time hasn't mattered much.

On-time rates stay between 81% and 84% across the day.

Friday is doing you no favors.

IAD–SLC flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Mondays. On Fridays: 79%.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 83% to 83% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Trending in the right direction.

IAD–SLC flights arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(100 flights)
  • Tue86%(100 flights)
  • Wed84%(101 flights)
  • Thu82%(100 flights)
  • Fri79%(102 flights)
  • Sat83%(103 flights)
  • Sun80%(101 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(412 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(295 flights)
On-time trend by month
92%
May

Jun 67% → May 92% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%61
July 202587%62
August 202594%63
September 202587%60
October 202590%62
November 202575%59
December 202573%44
January 202680%59
February 202674%54
March 202684%61
April 202690%60
May 202692%62

Based on 715 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.