Direct Flights from Salt Lake City to Philadelphia
Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
Nonstop service from SLC to PHL on American, Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
89 cities have a nonstop to Philadelphia, Salt Lake City among them.
How long to go to Philadelphia for, from Salt Lake City
4h 20m in the air, 1,922 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.
About Philadelphia
Philadelphia, routinely referred to as Philly, is the birthplace of American democracy. In Independence Hall and in taverns and other locations around the city, the nation's founders planned and launched the American Revolution, which gave birth to the nation. Visitors interested in U.S. history will also discover that it is a city of firsts: the first library (1731), first hospital (1751), first medical school (1765), first national capital (1774), first stock exchange (1790), first zoo (1874), and first business school (1881).
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Philadelphia
- Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of the U…
- The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) is an independent center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry located in Princeton, New Jersey.
- The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
- USS New Jersey (BB-62) is an Iowa-class battleship and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the U.S. state of New Jersey. She was often referred to fondly as "Big J".
- The Curtis Institute of Music is a private conservatory in Philadelphia. It offers a performance diploma, a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in opera, and a Professional Studies Certificate in opera.
- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is a museum and private art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1805, it is the longest continuously operating art museum and art school in the United States.
- The Franklin Institute is a science museum and a center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is named after the American scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin.
- The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture.
- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, branded as Penn Museum, is a museum at the University of Pennsylvania.
- The Rodin Museum is an art museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that contains one of the largest collections of sculptor Auguste Rodin's works outside Paris.
- Independence National Historical Park is a federally protected historic district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution and the nation's founding history.
- USS Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40) is a protected cruiser that saw service with the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. She is currently a museum ship in Philadelphia.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Philadelphia 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
- Philadelphia 41°F · Salt Lake City 39°F · 3° warmer
- April
- Philadelphia 65°F · Salt Lake City 62°F · 3° warmer
- July
- Philadelphia 88°F · Salt Lake City 94°F · 6° colder
- October
- Philadelphia 67°F · Salt Lake City 65°F · 2° warmer
January bottoms out near 41°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 Philadelphia
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Philadelphia is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–79°F.
- How long to stay
- Philadelphia rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Independence Hall, Institute for Advanced Study, and Philadelphia Museum of Art and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Salt Lake City to Philadelphia?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Philadelphia (PHL) on American, Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Salt Lake City to Philadelphia?
- American, Delta fly nonstop between Salt Lake City (SLC) and Philadelphia (PHL).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Salt Lake City to Philadelphia?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Salt Lake City to Philadelphia.
- How far is Philadelphia from Salt Lake City?
- Philadelphia is about 1,922 miles from Salt Lake City by air.
- What is there to do in Philadelphia?
- Popular things to do include Independence Hall, Institute for Advanced Study, Philadelphia Museum of Art, USS New Jersey (BB-62), and more.
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