Flights Raleigh-durham → Las Vegas
RDU → LAS
Route overview
The flight route from Raleigh-Durham to Las Vegas has an on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of 6.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 178 flights, connecting one of North Carolina's major cities with one of the world’s most popular travel destinations, where the destination airport serves 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 Raleigh-durham (RDU) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 199 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.3/100 (low), 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 Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads west for about 3,253 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 29m.
Departures from Raleigh-durham on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 78% of RDU-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 199 tracked RDU-LAS flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.0% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about RDU-LAS
On the Raleigh-durham (RDU) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 199 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Raleigh-durham-Las Vegas is 0.00% across 199 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
