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Salt Lake City International Airport

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Salt Lake City, Utah

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Salt Lake City International Airport (IATA: SLC) is an international civil-military airport located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. This airport serves the areas of Salt Lake City, Northern Utah, and even parts of Wyoming and Idaho, because it is the closest commercial airport within a large radius. SLC is located 6.4km west of Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.

The airport has over 340 scheduled daily non-stop flights departing to 93 cities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe, and is also Delta Air Line's 4th-largest hub. The airport also ranks highly for on-time departures, arrivals and flight cancellations in the U.S., coming first in 2017. 2018 saw the airport handle over 25.5 million passengers, across over 332 thousand aircraft movements.

The airport was previously the location of an airfield, where it was used for aerobatic flights and training, followed by being used by the US Postal Service in 1920 where it was named Woodward Field. In 1930, the airport was renamed to Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, with the first terminal and airport administration building being built in the following years.

Airport terminal

Facilities

The airport is over 7,700 acres in size. Although the current facilities are sufficient, the airport. has plans to add a new terminal with two new concourses. This will provide a dramatic improvement to the already-existing facilities at the airport. The construction for this began in March 2019.


Facilities include:

  • Free WiFi
  • Business Center
  • Postal Services
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Infant care rooms
  • Children's Play Areas
  • Free water refill stations
  • Food and drink retailers
  • Power outlets for mobile charging
  • ATMs
  • Pet relief stations
  • Duty-free shopping
  • Spa and salon facilities
  • Outside designated smoking areas
Woman sitting in an airport lounge

Lounges

Delta Sky Club

As the only lounge currently in Salt Lake City Airport, this Delta lounge is only available for those with a Delta Sky Club membership. It offers users drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), snacks, printers and photocopiers, TVs, telephones and WiFi.

Airport runway

Runways and Terminals

Runways

  • Runway 16L/34R - Measures 12,002 feet in length and 150 feet in width, with an asphalt surface.
  • Runway 16R/34L - Also 12,000 feet long and 150 feet wide, this runway has a concrete surface.
  • Runway 17/35 - Spanning 9,596 feet by 150 feet, it features an asphalt surface.
  • Runway 14/32 - The shortest, at 4,893 feet in length and 150 feet in width, with an asphalt surface.

Terminal 1

With two concourses; G (formerly Concourse A) and F (formerly Concourse B), this terminal is home to all airlines, except Delta and KLM


Terminal 2

This terminal is home to Concourse C and is predominantly used for Delta flights.


International Terminal

Opened in 1995, this terminal is home to concourses D and E. However, in 2021, this terminal and its concourses are expected to be demolished to make room for the new North and South Concourses as part of the airport expansion.

Southwest Airlines plane at dusk

Airlines that fly to Salt Lake City International Airport

Salt Lake City International Airport is primarily served by the following airlines:

  • Delta - Offers direct flights to Salt Lake City from Atlanta, Los Angeles, Seattle, Las Vegas and San Diego, among others.
  • Southwest Airlines - Frequently connects Salt Lake City to Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Dallas.
  • American Airlines - Regularly operates flights from Salt Lake City to Dallas/Fort Worth, Charlotte, Chicago, Phoenix and Philadelphia.
  • United Airlines - Connects Salt Lake City to Denver, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston and Newark, among other US cities.
  • Alaska Airlines - Flies to Salt Lake City from Seattle, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
  • Frontier Airlines - Operates flights from Salt Lake City to Denver, Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix and San Diego.
Man with a suitcase waiting for a taxi at an airport

How to get to Salt Lake City International Airport

By Road

You can access the airport from the I-80, exit 115B or from I-215, exit 22 or 22B. Alternatively, you can access via road from North Temple Street or Utah State Route 154.


By Public Transport

The airport is connected to the wider region and city with services such as the TRAX light rail, UTA Buses and FrontRunner commuter rail.

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