Flights Washington → Las Vegas
DCA → LAS
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Las Vegas, using Airbus A319 aircraft. With a total of 178 flights recorded, the route has a 71% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 11.9 minutes when not arriving on schedule.
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 Washington (DCA) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 209 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.6/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads west for about 3,353 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 37m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 59% of DCA-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 209 tracked DCA-LAS flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DCA-LAS
On the Washington (DCA) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 209 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Las Vegas is 0.96% across 209 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
