Flights Houston → Las Vegas
HOU → LAS
How long is the flight from Houston to Las Vegas?
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes about 2h 54m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to Las Vegas operates with a high volume of flights, totaling 500 annually. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 13.5 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which sees over 52 million passengers per year.
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 Houston (HOU) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 1203 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23/100 (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 Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (HOU) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads north-west for about 1,985 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 54m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of HOU-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,203 tracked HOU-LAS flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.0% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about HOU-LAS
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes about 2h 54m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Houston (HOU) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1203 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Las Vegas is 0.00% across 1203 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
