Direct Flights from Salt Lake City to Cedar City
Cedar City · Utah
Nonstop service from SLC to CDC on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Salt Lake City is the only city in our data with a nonstop to Cedar City — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to Cedar City for, from Salt Lake City
55m in the air, 222 miles: short enough that a single night in Cedar City is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Cedar City
Cedar City is a small city in Dixie, Utah, and is a good place to stock up on supplies before heading into beautiful wilderness areas stretching out in all directions. The city is sandwiched between mountain ranges covered by Dixie National Forest, while further to the southwest lie the remotest areas of Zion National Park, and to the east Cedar Breaks National Monument and Bryce Canyon National Park.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Cedar City
- Zion National Park is a national park of the United States located in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale.
- Cedar Breaks National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the U.S. state of Utah near Cedar City.
- The Floor of the Valley Road, also known as the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, follows the canyon of the North Fork of the Virgin River, also known as Zion Canyon, through Zion National Park, Utah.
- Mammoth Cave is a lava tube located on the Markagunt Plateau in the Dixie National Forest of Southern Utah, and is one of the largest lava tubes in Utah.
- The Court of the Patriarchs is a sandstone cliff on the south face of the Three Patriarchs in Zion Canyon in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States.
- The Zion Inn was designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood for the Utah Parks Company in Zion National Park as a cafeteria, gift shop and office for the tourist cabins surrounding it.
- Observation Point is a 6,507-foot (1,983 m) elevation Navajo Sandstone feature located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States.
- The Visitor Center is a historic log cabin in the Cedar Breaks National Monument in southeastern Iron County, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
- Muley Point is a cliff in Iron County, Utah. It rises to an elevation of 6,010 feet. It overlooks the northern end of the Parowan Valley, where Fremont Wash enters it.
- The Parowan Meetinghouse, sometimes referred to as the Parowan Tabernacle or the Parowan Old Rock Church is a historic meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Parowan, Utah, United States, that…
- Brian Head Ski Resort is a ski destination for Southern Utah and the southern California, Arizona, and Las Vegas areas.
- The Jesse N. Smith House, located in Parowan, Utah, is a two-story home that was constructed from June 1856 to March 1858. Jesse N.
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Cedar City weather, compared with Salt Lake City
Within 1° of Salt Lake City on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Cedar City 43°F · Salt Lake City 39°F · 4° warmer
- April
- Cedar City 62°F · Salt Lake City 62°F · much the same
- July
- Cedar City 89°F · Salt Lake City 94°F · 4° colder
- October
- Cedar City 67°F · Salt Lake City 65°F · much the same
December bottoms out near 42°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Cedar City
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Cedar City is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–79°F.
- How long to stay
- Cedar City rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, and Floor of the Valley Road and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Salt Lake City to Cedar City?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Cedar City (CDC) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Salt Lake City to Cedar City?
- Delta flies nonstop between Salt Lake City (SLC) and Cedar City (CDC).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Salt Lake City to Cedar City?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Salt Lake City to Cedar City.
- How far is Cedar City from Salt Lake City?
- Cedar City is about 222 miles from Salt Lake City by air.
- What is there to do in Cedar City?
- Popular things to do include Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Floor of the Valley Road, Mammoth Cave (Utah), and more.
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