Salt Lake City International
SLC · KSLC · Salt Lake City, Utah · Salt Lake County · map
Salt Lake City International is a public-use airport owned by Salt Lake City, 3 miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah, 4,231 feet above sea level. It has 6 runways; the longest, 16L/34R, is 12,002 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additives, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KSLC · observed 2:54 pm MDT (20:54 UTC), 25 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 14,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 78°F (26°C), dew point 44°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 30.16 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 2:41 pm MDT (20:41 UTC), good until Wed 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 3:30 pm MDT (21:30 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSLC 062054Z 12006KT 10SM FEW100 SCT140 BKN250 26/07 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP165 VIRGA CB DSNT NE T02560067 58017
TAF KSLC 062041Z 0621/0724 16006KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150 FM062130 33006KT P6SM SCT080 SCT150 FM070400 15005KT P6SM SCT100 SCT200 FM071800 33006KT P6SM SCT200
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SLC · ICAO KSLC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Salt Lake City
- Elevation
- 4,231 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additives, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1938
Runways 6
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16L/34R | 12,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 16R/34L | 12,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 9,596 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 4,893 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| HB | 60 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Perimeter lights |
| HF | 60 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Perimeter lights |
- Runway 16L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 34R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 16R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 34L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 17: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 35: LDA with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 324 ft, 9,272 ft available for landing, ant 24 ft high 1,005 ft from the end
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS | 124.75 | Salt Lake City |
| Digital ATIS · Slc and automated weather (ASOS) | 125.625 | Salt Lake City |
| Clearance delivery Pre Departure Clearance · Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance | 127.3 | Salt Lake City |
| Ground Runway 14/32, 17/35 | 121.9 | Salt Lake City |
| Ground Runway 16L/34R, 16R/34L | 123.775 | Salt Lake City |
| Tower Runway 14/32, 17/35 | 118.3 | Salt Lake City |
| Tower Runway 16L/34R | 119.05 | Salt Lake City |
| Tower Runway 16R/34L | 132.65 | Salt Lake City |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace South of 41 degrees lat below 8000 feet; South of 41 degrees lat | 120.9 | Salt Lake City |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace North of 41 degrees lat below 8000 feet; North of 41 degrees lat | 121.1 | Salt Lake City |
| Approach · Bearr and star · Brigham City Star 300-340 above 8000 feet | 124.9 | Salt Lake City |
| Approach and departure · Final approach | 125.7 | Salt Lake City |
| Approach and departure · Departure 250-300 above 8000 feet | 126.25 | Salt Lake City |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (ARCHZ) · Jammn and star 160-250 above 8000 feet | 128.1 | Salt Lake City |
| Approach and departure · Bonneville and star · Fairfield and dp 110-160 threshold crossing height above 8,000 feet | 128.6 | Salt Lake City |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (CGULL) · Departure procedure (DZERT) 340-110 above 8000 feet. | 135.5 | Salt Lake City |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Salt Lake City |
| Slc and vot | 111.0 | |
| Grassy Mountain Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 128.55 | Salt Lake City |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 801-899-0709.
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Aircraft registered in Salt Lake City from the FAA register
2,930 aircraft are registered to owners in Salt Lake City, Utah: 1,509 airliners and large jets, 560 business jets, 300 turboprops, 257 helicopters, 220 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Utah.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 64 since 1982, 5 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Military.
- Runway 14/32 closed below 1200 feet rvr. Runway 14/32 will be decommissioned on june 15TH 2026
- Lighted pole 51 feet above ground level 383 feet ese of helipad B.
- Has 24 feet ant 1005 feet, 250 feet, 50:1 slope to dthr.
- Flock of birds on and in vicinity of airport.
- Helipads B and F located on general aviation aprons.
- Surface movement guidance control system and low visibility taxi procedures.
- Due to traffic vol, local departure and arrival operations are discouraged and dlas can be expcd between 1500-1730Z++ and 0130-0300Z++.
- Special VFR is not recommended at the airport, if required, expt dlas.
- See flip AP/1 supplementary airport information.
- Use caution for extensive paragliding operations in the vicinity of point of the mountain.
- See current NOTAMs for dates and additional information.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.