Flights Philadelphia → Las Vegas
PHL → LAS
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Las Vegas operates with an average on-time performance rate of 81%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route includes approximately 326 flights using Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 52,667,741 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 419 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.43%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.9/100 (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 Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads west for about 3,494 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 47m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of PHL-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 419 tracked PHL-LAS flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 PHL-LAS
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 419 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Las Vegas is 1.43% across 419 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
