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BOI to SLC: distance & flight time
Boise (Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field) → Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City International Airport)
290 mi
466 km · 252 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
290 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BOI — Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · Boise, United States
- SLC — Salt Lake City International Airport · Salt Lake City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near BOI
- MUO · Mountain Home Air Force Base40 mi away
- ONO · Ontario Municipal Airport50 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport92 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport97 mi away
Near SLC
- HIF · Hill Air Force Base23 mi away
- OGD · Ogden Hinckley Airport28 mi away
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport42 mi away
- BMC · Brigham City Regional Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BOI from SLC?
The flight distance from Boise (BOI) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 290 miles (466 km, 252 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BOI to SLC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BOI to SLC?
Nonstop service on BOI–SLC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BOI to SLC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BOI–SLC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BOI to SLC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BOI–SLC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.