CDC to SLC flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Cedar City Regional Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport · 221 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at CDC or SLC right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Cedar City (CDC) to Salt Lake City (SLC) arrived on time 94% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0.5% were cancelled, and 2% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 11am did best (97% on time); around 6pm did worst (90%).
- Tuesday was the most reliable day to fly (100% on time) and Thursday the least (91%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (66%).
Which airline is most on time from CDC to SLC?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 94% | 0.5% | 9 min | 2.4% | 629 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 9am95%233 flights
- 11am97%89 flights
- 1pm92%37 flights
- 6pm90%170 flights
- 7pm96%95 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday92%1.0% cancelled
- Tuesday100%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday93%1.4% cancelled
- Thursday91%1.0% cancelled
- Friday91%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday95%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday97%0.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)66%
- Extreme weather33%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion1%
- Late-arriving aircraft0%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Air traffic control & airport congestion100%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
CDC to SLC: common questions
- How often are CDC to SLC flights on time?
- 94% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Cedar City to Salt Lake City cancelled?
- 0.5% of scheduled flights were cancelled (3 of 629).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 9 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 130 min behind schedule on average, and 2.4% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at CDC?
- Flights on this route spent 18 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: CDC → SLC, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.