Flights Las Vegas → San Francisco
LAS → SFO
How long is the flight from Las Vegas to San Francisco?
The flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to San Francisco (SFO) takes 1h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 San Francisco operates with a high frequency of 1,437 flights annually and has an on-time performance rate of 75%. The average delay for these flights is 12.5 minutes, indicating generally reliable service. Various aircraft models including the Airbus A320, Boeing 737 series, and Boeing 757 variants are used to serve this busy route, which caters to a destination airport that sees over fifty 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 Las Vegas (LAS) → San Francisco (SFO) route is operated by Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 3595 flights monitored in recent months, 61% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.78%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Francisco 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 San Francisco: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Las Vegas (LAS) to San Francisco (SFO) heads west for about 665 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 8m.
Departures from Las Vegas on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of LAS-SFO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Francisco it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,595 tracked LAS-SFO flights, 61% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 1.8% 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% |
| Hawaiian Airlines (HA) | 78% | 11 min | 1.5% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAS-SFO
The flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to San Francisco (SFO) takes 1h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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) -> San Francisco (SFO) route, on-time performance is 61% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 3595 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Las Vegas-San Francisco is 1.78% across 3595 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Hawaiian Airlines, United 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.
