AirportsSalt Lake City International Airport is a large airport serving Salt Lake City, in Utah, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SLC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SLC
- ICAO code
- KSLC
- City
- Salt Lake City
- State or region
- Utah
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 40.7889° N, 111.9799° W
- Elevation
- 1,288 m (4,227 ft)
- Runways
- 5
- Longest runway
- 3,658 m (12,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SLC means Salt Lake City International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KSLC. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.7889° N, 111.9799° W. It stands 1,288 metres (4,227 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Salt Lake City International Airport has 5 runways in the data. The longest is 3,658 metres (12,002 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 30.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16L/34R | 3,658 m 12,002 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16R/34L | 3,658 m 12,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 17/35 | 2,925 m 9,596 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| HB | 18 m 60 ft | 18 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| HF | 13 m 43 ft | 13 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ogden Hinckley AirportOgden | OGD | 45 km |
| Provo Municipal AirportProvo | PVU | 67 km |
| Vernal Regional AirportVernal | VEL | 212 km |
| Pocatello Regional AirportPocatello | PIH | 241 km |
| Southwest Wyoming Regional AirportRock Springs | RKS | 260 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,248 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,338 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,557 km | 15 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,811 km | 9 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,194 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 949 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,085 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,809 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,908 km | 16 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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