Salt Lake City International Airport - Salt Lake City UT Salt Lake City Airport Flights

Those who value punctuality will want to be sure to schedule a flight through Salt Lake City International Airport. The airport ranks first in the nation for on-time arrivals and departures. It also has the fewest cancelled flights on any airport in the country. Serving as the only major airport in its region, the airport authorities have opted to be as efficient as possible.

More than 20 million passengers fly through the airport each year. Although routes are added and changed, passenger numbers have remained fairly constant. Delta is the largest carrier, and so the city will be greatly affected by the Northwest - Delta merger. At first, the main outcome seems to be the launch of a number of new Asian destinations, taking advantage of Northwest's connections. However, with Delta hosting or code-sharing 70% of the flights at Salt Lake City, other effects are sure to be felt here first.

In additional to Delta, Southwest also serves Salt Lake City International Airport. It is the main low-cost carrier there. Salt Lake also offers extensive services to private travelers, and the Great Salt Lake has been used to sea plane landings in the past.

The airport consists of two main terminals with five concourses and 90 gates. There are four runways, all running in the same direction. There is no cross winds runway as the winds are as consistent and efficient as the rest of the airport operations.

The fiscally minded will be interested to know that in this era of economic uncertainty, the Salt Lake airport is truly unique. It is the only airport in the country that is debt free. The airport paid off all of its debt in 2008. While the airport authorities have (naturally) been looking at spending some money on expansions and upgrades, the airport currently doesn't have anything planned other than being debt free.