Flights Detroit → Las Vegas
DTW → LAS
How long is the flight from Detroit to Las Vegas?
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes 3h 45m 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 Detroit to Las Vegas operates with a high frequency of 717 flights annually, serving one of the world's busiest airports by passenger traffic. With an on-time performance rate of 78%, these flights typically experience an average delay of 11.8 minutes, utilizing a diverse fleet including Boeing 757s, Boeing 737-800s, Airbus A319s, and Airbus A320s.
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 Detroit (DTW) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1539 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.91%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.2/100 (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 Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads west for about 2,808 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 45m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of DTW-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,539 tracked DTW-LAS flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-LAS
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes 3h 45m 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 Detroit (DTW) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1539 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Las Vegas is 0.91% across 1539 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, Southwest 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.
