Flights San Francisco → Las Vegas
SFO → LAS
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Las Vegas?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes 1h 10m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates between San Francisco and Las Vegas, with a total of 1,436 flights recorded. The on-time performance is at 73%, with an average delay of 13.7 minutes per flight. The high traffic volume to the destination airport, which serves over 52 million passengers annually, reflects the popularity of this route.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The San Francisco (SFO) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 3620 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.02%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads east for about 665 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 10m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 36% of SFO-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,620 tracked SFO-LAS flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 2.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Hawaiian Airlines (HA) | 78% | 11 min | 1.5% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-LAS
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes 1h 10m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 3620 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Las Vegas is 2.02% across 3620 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Hawaiian 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.
