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SLC to EDW: distance & flight time
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City International Airport) → Edwards Afb (Edwards Air Force Base)
518 mi
834 km · 450 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
518 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLC — Salt Lake City International Airport · Salt Lake City, United States
- EDW — Edwards Air Force Base · Edwards Afb, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near EDW
- MHV · Mojave Airport19 mi away
- PMD · Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport22 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield22 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLC from EDW?
The flight distance from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Edwards Afb (EDW) is 518 miles (834 km, 450 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLC to EDW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 SLC to EDW?
Nonstop service on SLC–EDW 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 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Salt Lake City and Edwards Afb?
Edwards Afb is 1 hour behind Salt Lake City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLC to EDW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLC–EDW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLC to EDW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLC–EDW 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.