Flights Las Vegas → Phoenix
LAS → PHX
How long is the flight from Las Vegas to Phoenix?
The flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to Phoenix (PHX) takes 47 min 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 Las Vegas to Phoenix has a punctuality rate of 77%, with an average delay of 10.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 1547 flights using various aircraft models such as Airbus A320, A321, A319, and Boeing 737 variants, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 44.4 million passengers.
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) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 3774 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.61%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix 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 Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Las Vegas (LAS) to Phoenix (PHX) heads south-east for about 411 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Las Vegas on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of LAS-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,774 tracked LAS-PHX flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAS-PHX
The flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to Phoenix (PHX) takes 47 min 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 Las Vegas (LAS) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 3774 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Las Vegas-Phoenix is 0.61% across 3774 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
