Flights Las Vegas → Denver
LAS → DEN
How long is the flight from Las Vegas to Denver?
The flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to Denver (DEN) takes 1h 18m on average. That is the median time recorded across 7 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 Las Vegas to Denver has a punctuality rate of 79%, with an average delay of 10.2 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 1877 flights operated by various aircraft models including Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, and Boeing 737-300.
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 Las Vegas (LAS) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 4581 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.22%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Las Vegas (LAS) to Denver (DEN) heads north-east for about 1,009 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 18m.
Departures from Las Vegas on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of LAS-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 4,581 tracked LAS-DEN flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 11 min | 1.3% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAS-DEN
The flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to Denver (DEN) takes 1h 18m on average. That is the median time recorded across 7 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Las Vegas (LAS) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 4581 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Las Vegas-Denver is 1.22% across 4581 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Denver, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
