SLC to CDC flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Cedar City Regional Airport · 221 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at SLC or CDC right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Cedar City (CDC) 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 9am did best (97% on time); around 11am did worst (92%).
- Wednesday was the most reliable day to fly (99% on time) and Thursday the least (90%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (68%).
Which airline is most on time from SLC to CDC?
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% | 4 min | 1.9% | 629 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am94%233 flights
- 9am97%89 flights
- 11am92%37 flights
- 5pm95%265 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday94%1.0% cancelled
- Tuesday98%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday99%1.4% cancelled
- Thursday90%1.0% cancelled
- Friday94%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday95%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday93%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)68%
- Extreme weather24%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion8%
- 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%
SLC to CDC: common questions
- How often are SLC to CDC 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 Salt Lake City to Cedar 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 4 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 63 min behind schedule on average, and 1.9% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at SLC?
- Flights on this route spent 20 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: CDC to SLC — 94% on time
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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: SLC → CDC, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.