The flight time from Houston to Las Vegas is 3 hours, 12 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves IAH Houston, TX 1 minute early.
17 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 47 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAS Las Vegas, NV 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
83%
United
81%
Spirit
79%
Frontier
63%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Houston to Las Vegas is 3 hours, 12 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 47 minutes.

The flight distance from Houston to Las Vegas is 1222 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Las Vegas to Houston
2 hours, 56 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 7m
Spirit
3h 12m
United
3h 13m
Frontier
3h 16m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

82

Distance

1222 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
40
Spirit
20
Southwest
14
Frontier
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Houston from Las Vegas by plane?

The distance from Houston to Las Vegas by plane is 1222 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Houston to Las Vegas?

The flight time from Houston to Las Vegas is 3 hours, 12 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 47 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 7 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 16 minutes.

What airlines fly from Houston to Las Vegas?

Southwest, United, Spirit, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Houston to Las Vegas.

Does Southwest fly from Houston to Las Vegas?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Houston (IAH) to Las Vegas (LAS). On average, they have 14 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Houston 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 167 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Las Vegas 4 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Houston to Las Vegas, Southwest is 83% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 83% 16% 1%
United 81% 18% 1%
Spirit 79% 21% 0%
Frontier 63% 36% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Houston and Las Vegas, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 11 169 5 187
Spirit 14 168 7 192
United 19 165 7 193
Frontier 18 167 9 196

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
6am 0.78
3pm 0.38
4pm 0.37
6pm 1.39
2pm 1.06
5am 0.12
11am 0.38
9am 1.17
8pm 1.25
8am 0.52
10pm 0.27
10am 0.34
1pm 0.24
7am 1.13
12pm 1.21
11pm 0.07
5pm 0.42
7pm 0.35
9pm 0.19

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Houston to Las Vegas that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 373
February 321
March 367
April 371
May 384
June 350
July 355
August 314
September 333
October 384
November 363
December 356

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Houston to Las Vegas that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 12.02
Tuesday 11.62
Wednesday 11.62
Thursday 11.88
Friday 12.02
Saturday 11.17
Sunday 11.81

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 1
Spirit 0
Southwest 0
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
6am 12 171 7 191
3pm 14 168 7 189
4pm 16 167 7 194
6pm 18 167 7 193
2pm 18 168 7 193
5am 13 162 7 185
11am 15 169 6 191
9am 20 165 7 193
8pm 20 164 7 193
8am 14 166 7 189
10pm 12 166 8 190
10am 14 164 7 188
1pm 11 171 5 188
7am 18 166 7 191
12pm 18 169 7 196
11pm 13 163 8 186
5pm 13 167 6 187
7pm 19 169 8 198
9pm 13 164 9 190
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.