Delta Air LinesDL100% on time
live
Direct flights from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Washington (DCA): 9 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,972 km, an estimated 4 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Salt Lake City and Washington. Updated 3 November 2026 at 00:50 UTC.
Today, SLC → DCA
Mon 2 Nov · local times- 10:40 DL705Delta Air Lines Left 10:53 +13 Landed 16:33 −16
Checked SLC board 15:48 · DCA board 19:50
SLC
Salt Lake City
smooth · +2
DCA
Washington
smooth · +0
2,972 km · ~4h 19m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 9x weekly · nonstop
100% on time
of the last 7 tracked SLC → DCA flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−16 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~4h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures9x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at DCA: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Salt Lake City to Washington route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SLC to DCA 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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SLC to DCA questions
Is SLC–DCA running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on SLC–DCA?
Operators schedule morning departures around 10:40 from SLC. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DCA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from SLC to DCA?
Great-circle distance is 2,972 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 240–285 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SLC–DCA fly?
Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 9 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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