Flights Las Vegas → Detroit
LAS → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Las Vegas to Detroit operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 10 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 716 flights using various aircraft models including Boeing 757s, Airbus A320s, Boeing 737-900s, Boeing 737-800s, and Airbus A319s, serving the highly trafficked Detroit Metropolitan Airport which handles over 28 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 Las Vegas (LAS) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 907 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.99%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Las Vegas (LAS) to Detroit (DTW) heads north-east for about 2,808 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 56m.
Departures from Las Vegas on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 53% of LAS-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 907 tracked LAS-DTW flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAS-DTW
On the Las Vegas (LAS) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 907 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Las Vegas-Detroit is 0.99% across 907 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.
