Flights Fort Lauderdale → Las Vegas
FLL → LAS
How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas?
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes 4h 45m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 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 Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas has a moderate on-time performance rate of 66%, with an average delay of 18.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 313 flights using either Airbus A320 or Boeing 737-800 aircraft, serving one of the world's busiest airports in Las Vegas, which handles nearly 52.7 million passengers annually.
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.
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The Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 613 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.2/100 (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 Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads north-west for about 3,492 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 45m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 59% of FLL-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 613 tracked FLL-LAS flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-LAS
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes 4h 45m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 613 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Las Vegas is 1.47% across 613 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: 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.
