Salt Lake City International Airport
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Salt Lake City International Airport (IATA: SLC, ICAO: KSLC, FAA LID: SLC) is a joint military/public airport located about 4 miles (6.4 km; 3.5 nmi) west of Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. The airport is the closest commercial airport for more than 2.5 million people[2] and is within a 30-minute drive of nearly 1.3 million jobs.[3] The airport serves as a hub for Delta Air Lines and is a major gateway to the Intermountain West and West Coast. The airport sees 343 scheduled nonstop airline departures per day to 93 cities in North America and Europe.[4] It is by far the busiest airport in Utah.
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Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Salt Lake City Department of Airports | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Salt Lake City metropolitan area and Wasatch Front | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1911; 113 years ago (1911) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 4,227 ft / 1,288 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°47′18″N 111°58′40″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | slcairport.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Salt Lake City International Airport continues to rank high for on-time departures/arrivals and the fewest flight cancellations among major US airports. The airport ranked first for on-time departures and arrivals and first for the percentage of cancellations as of April 2017.[5] The airport is owned by the City of Salt Lake City and is administered by the municipal Department of Airports.[6]