MCI → SLCKansas City to Salt Lake City

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Salt Lake City (SLC): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 29 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,477 km, an estimated 2 hours 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kansas City and Salt Lake City. Updated 5 November 2026 at 23:07 UTC.

Today, MCI → SLC

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 00:00 DL2903DELTA On schedule ·
  2. 07:45 DL2897Delta Air Lines Left 07:45 Landed 09:06 −29
  3. 14:57 DL2882Delta Air Lines Left 14:52 SLC est. 16:09In the air · sched 16:39

Checked MCI board 17:07 · SLC board 15:48

MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
SLC Salt Lake City smooth · +0
1,477 km · ~2h 24m est.
dep bank 07:45–17:5921x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 10 tracked MCI → SLC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −29 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−29 minacross the last 10 arrivals
Flight time~2h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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Delta Air Lines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Delta Air LinesDL100% on time

Flights DL2897 07:45 daily · DL2882 14:57 daily · DL2903 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05DL2882departed−5
11-05DL2897dep +0 → arr−29
11-04DL2882dep −10 → arr−28
11-04DL2897dep −10 → arr−29
11-03DL2882dep −10 → arr−28
11-03DL2897dep +0 → arr−39
11-02DL2882dep −10 → arr−34
11-02DL2897dep −5 → arr−38
11-01DL2882dep −10 → arr−20
11-01DL2897dep −10 → arr−28
10-31DL2897dep −10 → arr−32
10-30DL2882departed−10

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
MCIKansas City +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · N 10 kt Full MCI delay board →
SLCSalt Lake City +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 9 kt Full SLC delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MCI: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Kansas City to Salt Lake City route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MCI to SLC flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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MCI to SLC questions

Is MCI–SLC running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MCI–SLC?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:45 from MCI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SLC delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MCI to SLC?

Great-circle distance is 1,477 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 134–157 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCI–SLC fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.