Flights San Jose → Las Vegas
SJC → LAS
How long is the flight from San Jose to Las Vegas?
The flight from San Jose (SJC) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes about 1h 12m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from San Jose to Las Vegas operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 79%, with an average delay of 9.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 853 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which handles around 52,667,741 passengers yearly.
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 Jose (SJC) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 2201 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.50%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.1/100 (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 Jose the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Jose (SJC) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads east for about 620 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 12m.
Departures from San Jose on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of SJC-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Jose the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,201 tracked SJC-LAS flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SJC-LAS
The flight from San Jose (SJC) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes about 1h 12m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the San Jose (SJC) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 2201 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Jose-Las Vegas is 0.50% across 2201 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
