World City Guide

Getting There By Air

Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
Tel: (801) 575 2400.
Website: www.slcairport.com

Located just six kilometres (four miles) west of the city centre, Salt Lake City International Airport provides non-stop services to 68 cities throughout the United States and western Canada. It is the 22nd busiest airport in the country and the 36th busiest in the world. A one-billion-US-Dollar project is underway to construct a new terminal and concourses by 2003, with additional concourses and support space by 2005.

Major airlines: Salt Lake City is served by 11 airlines. It is the third largest hub for Delta Air Lines (tel: (800) 221 1212; website: www.delta.com), which operates direct international flights. Other major carriers include American Airlines, American West, Continental, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Northwest Airlines, Sky West/Delta Connection, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.

Approximate flight times to Salt Lake City: From London is 11 hours; from New York is 4 hours 30 minutes; from Los Angeles is 2 hours; from Toronto is 5 hours and from Sydney is 16 hours 30 minutes.

Airport facilities: These include foreign exchange, banks and ATMs, tourist information counter, restaurants and snack bars, gift shops, barber/beauty shop, coin-operated lockers, facilities for infant and small child care. Car hire companies Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz and National are located on the lowest level of the parking terrace (see Getting Around).

Business facilities: The Wayport Laptop Lane business centre (tel: (801) 519 5060; fax: (801) 519 5077; website: www.wayport.net/laptoplane) is located in terminal two and is open Monday-Friday and Sunday 0700-2200, Saturday 0800-2200. The use of a private workstation costs US$5 for the first five minutes and US$0.65 for every minute thereafter. Services and facilities include telephones, desktop PCs, high-speed Internet access, printing, copying and faxing and package shipping. In addition to the business facilities available at Laptop Lane, there is language translation assistance at the airport information desks and faxes can be sent at Zion’s Bank in terminal two. There are stamp machines and mailboxes in each terminal.

Arrival/departure tax: All taxes are incorporated into the price of the ticket.

Transport to the city: Downtown Salt Lake is only a 15- or 20-minute drive from the airport. A one-way taxi fare is approximately US$14. Many hotels offer complimentary airport shuttle service. Buses, limousines and shuttle companies provide transportation into the city as well as throughout the valley and to area ski resorts.

The Express Shuttle (tel: (800) 397 0773; website: www.expressshuttle.com/salt_lake_city.html) is a convenient door-to-door airport shuttle, which operates on request and meets all flights. Fares within Salt Lake City range from US$6 to US$20 for the first person and US$6 for each additional person in the same party. Tickets should be reserved at least 24 hours in advance, if possible (booking is open 24 hours daily). There are counters in the baggage claim area at both terminals, marked Ground Transportation Desk.

One of several companies providing shuttle service to ski resorts in the area, as well as to the Salt Lake Valley is 5 Star Transportation (tel: (801) 965 1155; website: www.go5star.com), which also operates a request service, meeting all flights.

Public bus 50 (see Getting Around) runs between the city centre, 325 South West Temple Street, and the airport (journey time – 20-25 minutes) every half an hour 0555-1835. The fare is US$1.25.