The flight time from Phoenix, Arizona to Salt Lake City, Utah is:
1 hour, 14 minutes
In-air flight time: 1 hour, 14 minutes
From gate to gate: 1 hour, 32 minutes
Constant 500 mph: 1 hour, 1 minute
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Flying time from Phoenix, AZ to Salt Lake City, UT
The total flight duration from Phoenix, AZ to Salt Lake City, UT is 1 hour, 14 minutes.
This is the average in-air flight time (wheels up to wheels down on the runway) based on actual flights taken over the past year, including routes like PHX to SLC. It covers the entire time on a typical commercial flight including take-off and landing.
If you're planning a trip, you should also factor in extra time for the plane to pull back from the gate and taxi to the runway, as well as reaching the destination gate after landing. If you include this extra time on the tarmac, the average total elapsed time from gate to gate flying from Phoenix, AZ to Salt Lake City, UT is 1 hour, 32 minutes.
Finally, pilots might want to estimate the flight time using an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/h or 434 knots. If you don't add any extra time to increase or decrease speed for take-off and landing, then at constant speed your flight time would be 1 hour, 1 minute.
If you're booking a flight, make sure you check the scheduled departure and arrival times. You should also factor in airport wait times and possible equipment or weather delays. If you're trying to figure out what time you'll arrive at the destination, you may want to see if there's a time difference between Phoenix, AZ and Salt Lake City, UT.
The calculation of flight time is based on the straight line distance from Phoenix, AZ to Salt Lake City, UT ("as the crow flies"), which is about 504 miles or 812 kilometers.
Your trip begins in Phoenix, Arizona.
It ends in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Your flight direction from Phoenix, AZ to Salt Lake City, UT is North (1 degrees from North).
The flight time calculator measures the average flight duration between points. It uses the great circle formula to compute the travel mileage.
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How far is Salt Lake City from Phoenix?
There are several ways to calculate distances between Los Angeles and Chicago. Here are two common methods:
Vincenty's formula (applied above)
- 507.141 miles
- 816.165 kilometers
- 440.694 nautical miles
Vincenty's formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points on the earth’s surface, using an ellipsoidal model of the earth.
Haversine formula
- 508.123 miles
- 817.745 kilometers
- 441.547 nautical miles
The haversine formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points assuming a spherical earth (great-circle distance – the shortest distance between two points).
How long does it take to fly from Phoenix to Salt Lake City?
Estimated flight time from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport is 1 hour 27 minutes.
Flight carbon footprint between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
On average flying from Phoenix to Salt Lake City generates about 100 kg of CO2 per passenger, 100 kilograms is equal to 220 pounds (lbs). The figures are estimates and include only the CO2 generated by burning jet fuel.
Map of flight path and driving directions from Phoenix to Salt Lake City
Shortest flight path between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC).