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Chicago → Salt Lake City

3h 15m avg · 1,256 miles · 1091nm · Recently active route — first recorded March 2026

86.3t CO₂ · Last 30 DaysTypical

Last updated March 31st 2026 at 9:35 AM UTC

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Compared to: preceding 30 days · 30 Jan 2026 – 1 Mar 2026
1 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026·vs 30 Jan 2026 – 1 Mar 2026
Route Impact Summary
Total CO₂
86.3tons
Flights
6flights
Avg CO₂/Flight
9.2tons
CO₂/nm
0.0084t CO₂/nm
Fuel Burned
6Kgallons
86.1 tons CO₂ in selected period
Emissions spike detected
Emissions 126% above route average on 24 Mar

Route Patterns

Predominantly charter activity — 100% of flights on this route are charter-operated

86.3t
Total CO₂
7.8t
Avg CO₂/flight
11
Flights
Operator Profile
Charter
100%7 flights56.5t
Owner
0%0 flights0.0t

Charter/owner data available for 64% of flights (4 unclassified)

Top Aircraft Models
Bombardier Challenger 30030.4t CO₂
3 flights · avg 10.1t/flight · 35%
Gulfstream G28013.3t CO₂
2 flights · avg 6.7t/flight · 15%
Gulfstream GIV12.7t CO₂
1 flight · avg 12.7t/flight · 15%
Embraer Phenom 30011.1t CO₂
2 flights · avg 5.5t/flight · 13%
Cessna Citation X6.9t CO₂
1 flight · avg 6.9t/flight · 8%
📍International route·medium-haul route · 1,091nm

Spikes

Significant deviations from this route's baseline in the selected period.

CO₂ Above Baseline

35t

Signals Detected

1

Highest Severity

High

Emissions
High
Developing24 Mar – 30 Mar 2026
Emissions spike on 24 Mar – 30 Mar 2026 — 35.5t CO₂ vs route average of 21.5t
35.5t CO₂ in 6 days — 1.6× route baseline

Aircraft Flying This Route

Aircraft Flying This Route
N358VJCharter·Bombardier Challenger 300
24.4t CO₂ · avg 12.2t/flight · Last seen 26 Mar 2026
N886MTCharter·Gulfstream G280
13.3t CO₂ · avg 6.7t/flight · Last seen 19 Mar 2026
N577JCCharter·Cessna Citation X
6.9t CO₂ · avg 6.9t/flight · Last seen 2 Mar 2026
N650TBCharter·Embraer Legacy 600/650
6.5t CO₂ · avg 6.5t/flight · Last seen 17 Mar 2026
N563QSCharter·Cessna Citation Latitude
5.3t CO₂ · avg 5.3t/flight · Last seen 15 Mar 2026

All Recorded Flights on This Route

11 total flights recorded

Showing most recent flights — not filtered by viewing period

Mar 30, 2026N15YGulfstream GIV·12.7t CO₂Above avg3h 2m→
Mar 29, 2026N391QSEmbraer Phenom 300·4.9t CO₂Below avg3h 23m→
Mar 28, 2026N330QSEmbraer Phenom 300·6.2t CO₂Below avg4h 14m→
Mar 26, 2026N358VJBombardier Challenger 300·6.7t CO₂Typical2h 47m→
Mar 24, 2026N358VJBombardier Challenger 300·17.7t CO₂Above avg7h 3m→
Mar 20, 2026N741QSBombardier Challenger 300·5.9t CO₂Below avg2h 30m→
Mar 19, 2026N886MTGulfstream G280·7.3t CO₂Typical2h 52m→
Mar 17, 2026N650TBEmbraer Legacy 600/650·6.5t CO₂Typical2h 20m→
Mar 15, 2026N563QSCessna Citation Latitude·5.3t CO₂Below avg2h 45m→
Mar 3, 2026N886MTGulfstream G280·6.0t CO₂Below avg2h 23m→
Showing 10 of 11 flights