Salt Lake City to Detroit flight path: SLC to DTW

Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Salt Lake City to Detroit. The right side wins on the strength of a dramatic, close-up view of the Wasatch Range during departure and a rare urban skyline glimpse during arrival into Detroit, while the left side offers only a brief lake view at takeoff and featureless farmland on landing.

During takeoff from Salt Lake City International (SLC), sit on the Right side for the best views. Departing SLC, the initial climb and turn toward the east put the jagged Wasatch Range front and center on the right side, with Utah Lake and the Traverse Mountains adding depth. The left side only catches a brief, receding glimpse of the Great Salt Lake before the plane turns away from it. Notable sights include: Wasatch Range peaks (Mount Olympus, Lone Peak), Traverse Mountains, Utah Lake, Point of the Mountain gap.

When landing at Detroit Metro Wayne Co (DTW), sit on the Right side for the best views. On approach into DTW, the flight path passing south of downtown allows a right-side view of the Detroit River and the city's skyline, including the Renaissance Center, before the flat suburban landscape takes over. The left side mostly shows featureless farmland and subdivisions with no distinguishing landmarks. Notable sights include: Detroit River, downtown Detroit skyline (Renaissance Center), Windsor, Ontario across the river, Lake St. Clair in the distance.

The flight from Salt Lake City International (SLC) to Detroit Metro Wayne Co (DTW) takes about 3 hours 40 minutes. The shortest flight path between them is 1,478 miles (2,378 km); winds and air traffic control usually add a few percent.

Southern Wyoming's high plains and the Green River Basin, the Nebraska Panhandle and Platte River valley, the flat farmland of Iowa, and a possible crossing of the Mississippi River near the Iowa-Illinois border before descending into southern Michigan.