Flights San Diego → Las Vegas
SAN → LAS
Route overview
The flight route from San Diego to Las Vegas operates with a mix of aircraft including Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-300. With an on-time performance rate of 71%, the flights experience an average delay of 14.5 minutes, based on a total of 1510 flights recorded. The destination airport 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 San Diego (SAN) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2072 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.6/100 (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 San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Diego (SAN) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads north-east for about 417 km, a flight time of roughly 56m.
Departures from San Diego on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of SAN-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,072 tracked SAN-LAS flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.8% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAN-LAS
On the San Diego (SAN) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 2072 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Diego-Las Vegas is 0.82% across 2072 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 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.
