Flights Portland → Las Vegas
PDX → LAS
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Las Vegas operates with a high level of punctuality, with 79% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 702 total flights, each averaging an 8.6-minute delay when delays do occur. The aircraft used for this route include Boeing 737-700 and Airbus A319 models, 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 Portland (PDX) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1054 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.9/100 (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 Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads south-east for about 1,227 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 57m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of PDX-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,054 tracked PDX-LAS flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-LAS
On the Portland (PDX) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1054 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Las Vegas is 2.94% across 1054 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Alaska 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.
