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SLC to PEN: distance & flight time
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City International Airport) → Penang (Penang International Airport)
8,654 mi
13,928 km · 7,520 nm
17h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,654 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 26m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLC — Salt Lake City International Airport · Salt Lake City, United States
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
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 PEN
- BWH · Butterworth Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport62 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport75 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLC from PEN?
The flight distance from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Penang (PEN) is 8,654 miles (13,928 km, 7,520 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLC to PEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 26m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Salt Lake City and Penang?
Penang is 14 hours ahead of Salt Lake City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLC to PEN?
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