Historical on-time performance
Memphis to Salt Lake City
1,262 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MEM–SLC arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate88%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.9%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline94%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 3 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MEM → SLC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 85% to 92% on time.
- Saturdays92% on time · p90 5 min · 157 flights · limited
- Thursdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 157 flights · limited
- Sundays91% on time · p90 5 min · 158 flights · limited
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 5 min · 156 flights · limited
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Fridays87% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays85% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
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