Flights Los Angeles → Las Vegas
LAX → LAS
Route overview
The flight route from Los Angeles to Las Vegas operates with a high frequency of 2061 flights and features an on-time performance rate of 79%, with an average delay time of 10.7 minutes. The diverse fleet includes aircraft such as the Pilatus PC-12, Boeing 737 series, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and larger planes like the Boeing 757-200 and 737-300, serving a destination airport that sees over 52 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 Los Angeles (LAX) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2844 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.48%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads north-east for about 380 km, a flight time of roughly 54m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of LAX-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,844 tracked LAX-LAS flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.5% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-LAS
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 2844 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Las Vegas is 1.48% across 2844 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Las Vegas, 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.
