Flights Las Vegas → Tucson
LAS → TUS
Route overview
The flight route from Las Vegas to Tucson operates with a Boeing 737-300 and has an on-time performance rate of 74%, with flights typically experiencing delays averaging around 10.9 minutes. With over 3,317,494 passengers passing through the destination airport annually, this route serves a significant portion of air traffic between these two cities.
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) → Tucson (TUS) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 468 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.21%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tucson 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 Tucson: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Las Vegas (LAS) to Tucson (TUS) heads south-east for about 587 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 9m.
Departures from Las Vegas on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of LAS-TUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tucson it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 468 tracked LAS-TUS flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAS-TUS
On the Las Vegas (LAS) -> Tucson (TUS) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 468 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Las Vegas-Tucson is 0.21% across 468 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.
