Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Las Vegas
DFW → LAS
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Las Vegas?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes 2h 37m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Las Vegas operates with a mix of aircraft including the Boeing 737-800, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Boeing 757, Airbus A319, and Airbus A320. With an on-time performance rate of 68%, flights experience an average delay of 18.3 minutes, based on a total of 1310 flights recorded. The destination airport sees over 52 million passengers annually, indicating high traffic volume.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines. Across 3136 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads west for about 1,695 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 37m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 46% of DFW-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,136 tracked DFW-LAS flights, 64% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-LAS
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes 2h 37m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 3136 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Las Vegas is 1.82% across 3136 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Spirit Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
