Austin (AUS) to Salt Lake City (SLC)

Distance, flight time and the air traffic controllers who guide you.

Quick answer

Austin (AUS) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 1,085 miles in a straight line, about 2h 40m gate to gate. Your flight is handed between 8 air traffic control facilities along the way.

1,085miles
943nautical miles
1,747kilometers
~2h 40mestimated flight time
−1 htime change on arrival
Northwestinitial heading

Who handles your flight

Every airliner is passed from one air traffic control facility to the next. On the most direct path, these are the teams that guide you, in order. Weather and traffic can send a flight through other centers, so your actual flight may differ a little.

  1. AUSTowerAustin-Bergstrom International Tower (AUS)Clears you for takeoffThank them →
  2. ZHUCenterHouston ARTCC (ZHU)Takes over at cruising altitudeThank them →
  3. ZFWCenterFort Worth ARTCC (ZFW)Keeps you separated en routeThank them →
  4. ZABCenterAlbuquerque ARTCC (ZAB)Keeps you separated en routeThank them →
  5. ZDVCenterDenver ARTCC (ZDV)Keeps you separated en routeThank them →
  6. ZLCCenterSalt Lake City ARTCC (ZLC)Starts your descentThank them →
  7. S56TRACONSalt Lake City TRACON (S56)Lines you up for the approachThank them →
  8. SLCTowerSalt Lake City Tower (SLC)Clears you to landThank them →

Flying the other way

Salt Lake City (SLC) to Austin (AUS)

SLC → S56 → ZLC → ZDV → ZAB → ZFW → ZHU → AUS

About the airports

Austin Bergstrom International Airport

Austin, TX

Codes: AUS · KAUS

Time zone: Central

Control tower: Austin-Bergstrom International Tower (AUS)

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Salt Lake City International Airport

Salt Lake City, UT

Codes: SLC · KSLC

Time zone: Mountain

Control tower: Salt Lake City Tower (SLC)

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More routes

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How we figure this out

Distance is the great-circle distance between the two airports, the shortest path over the curved Earth. Flight time assumes an average airliner speed of about 500 mph plus about 30 minutes for taxi, takeoff and landing. The list of facilities follows the same path, using each airport's tower and approach control and the FAA's en route center boundaries.

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Common questions

How long is the flight from Austin (AUS) to Salt Lake City (SLC)?

About 2h 40m gate to gate for the 1,085-mile trip. Flying west, you often fight a headwind, so it can take a little longer.

How far is Austin (AUS) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?

1,085 miles (943 nautical miles, 1,747 km) in a straight line. The path your flight actually takes is usually a little longer.

Which air traffic controllers handle a flight from Austin (AUS) to Salt Lake City (SLC)?

Usually 8 facilities: Austin-Bergstrom International Tower (AUS), Houston ARTCC (ZHU), Fort Worth ARTCC (ZFW), Albuquerque ARTCC (ZAB), Denver ARTCC (ZDV), Salt Lake City ARTCC (ZLC), Salt Lake City TRACON (S56) and Salt Lake City Tower (SLC). You can thank each one on its own wall at Thank ATC.

Is there a time change between Austin (AUS) and Salt Lake City (SLC)?

Yes. Salt Lake City (SLC) is 1 hour behind Austin (AUS).

Updated October 2026

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