The flight time from Las Vegas to Chicago is 3 hours, 32 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAS Las Vegas, NV 2 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 2 minutes in the air
11 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
85%
Southwest
84%
American
79%
Spirit
79%
Frontier
61%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Las Vegas to Chicago is 3 hours, 32 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 2 minutes.

The flight distance from Las Vegas to Chicago is 1514 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Las Vegas
3 hours, 53 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 31m
United
3h 32m
American
3h 32m
Spirit
3h 33m
Frontier
3h 37m
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

101

Distance

1514 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
41
American
30
Spirit
16
Southwest
11
Frontier
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Las Vegas from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Las Vegas to Chicago by plane is 1514 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Las Vegas to Chicago?

The flight time from Las Vegas to Chicago is 3 hours, 32 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 2 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 31 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 37 minutes.

What airlines fly from Las Vegas to Chicago?

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

Does Southwest fly from Las Vegas to Chicago?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago (ORD). On average, they have 11 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 Las Vegas 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 182 minutes
Taxiing In 11 minutes
Arrives Chicago 8 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 Las Vegas to Chicago, Frontier is 61% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 61% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 85% 13% 2%
Southwest 84% 15% 1%
American 79% 20% 1%
Spirit 79% 20% 1%
Frontier 61% 35% 4%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Las Vegas and Chicago, 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 14 181 12 211
United 17 182 11 212
American 17 181 12 212
Spirit 15 182 12 213
Frontier 18 181 15 217

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
9am 0.93
1pm 0.52
4pm 0.76
6pm 0.99
6am 0.87
8am 0.33
5am 0.25
7am 1.4
12pm 0.83
8pm 0.03
5pm 0.67
1am 0
11am 1.55
2pm 0.89
10am 0.87
3pm 0.52
0am 0.9
11pm 1.95
7pm 0.01

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Chicago 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 395
February 387
March 431
April 462
May 524
June 437
July 431
August 472
September 455
October 495
November 408
December 399

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Chicago 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 15.04
Tuesday 13.79
Wednesday 13.75
Thursday 15.04
Friday 15.06
Saturday 13.52
Sunday 15.65

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
American 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)
9am 16 182 15 216
1pm 18 182 18 221
4pm 18 181 10 211
6pm 17 179 8 206
6am 16 182 12 212
8am 15 183 13 215
5am 13 182 12 208
7am 15 183 11 211
12pm 18 182 14 218
8pm 18 172 10 200
5pm 15 180 8 205
1am 12 179 27 218
11am 18 183 14 218
2pm 17 182 18 223
10am 17 184 14 218
3pm 17 181 13 216
0am 14 182 10 208
11pm 15 180 8 206
7pm 15 180 8 203
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.