# Distance from Reykjavik (KEF) to Salt Lake City (SLC)

> 5,981 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,981 km / 3,717 mi / 3,230 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iceland) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 10:46 in Reykjavik, it's 04:46 in Salt Lake City)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,060 ft (SLC is higher than KEF)

## Airports

### [Keflavik International Airport (KEF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kef-reykjavik-keflavik-international-airport/1ef266de-9dee-6c8e-b079-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Reykjavik, Iceland
- ICAO: BIKF
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Coordinates: 63.980000, -22.610000
- Elevation: 171 ft

### [Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slc-salt-lake-city-salt-lake-city-international-airport/1ef266df-38c4-68f8-8471-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Salt Lake City, United States
- ICAO: KSLC
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 40.790000, -111.980000
- Elevation: 4,231 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:46 in Reykjavik, it's 04:46 in Salt Lake City.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Keflavik International Airport (KEF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kef-reykjavik-keflavik-international-airport/1ef266de-9dee-6c8e-b079-06bb2780ed98)
- [Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slc-salt-lake-city-salt-lake-city-international-airport/1ef266df-38c4-68f8-8471-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)