The flight time from Las Vegas to Denver is 1 hour, 49 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAS Las Vegas, NV 1 minute early.
17 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 23 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DEN Denver, CO 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
85%
Southwest
79%
Spirit
79%
Frontier
71%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Las Vegas to Denver is 1 hour, 49 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 23 minutes.

The flight distance from Las Vegas to Denver is 628 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Denver to Las Vegas
1 hour, 52 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 45m
United
1h 52m
Spirit
1h 52m
Frontier
1h 57m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

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Flights Per Week

171

Distance

628 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
77
United
49
Frontier
37
Spirit
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Las Vegas from Denver by plane?

The distance from Las Vegas to Denver by plane is 628 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 Denver?

The flight time from Las Vegas to Denver is 1 hour, 49 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 23 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 45 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 57 minutes.

What airlines fly from Las Vegas to Denver?

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

Does Southwest fly from Las Vegas to Denver?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Las Vegas (LAS) to Denver (DEN). On average, they have 77 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 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 83 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Denver 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 Las Vegas to Denver, Southwest is 79% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 79% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 85% 14% 1%
Southwest 79% 20% 1%
Spirit 79% 20% 1%
Frontier 71% 27% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Las Vegas and Denver, 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 15 83 6 105
United 19 83 7 112
Spirit 16 85 9 112
Frontier 18 83 12 117

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
7am 1.48
5am 0.81
10pm 0.33
8pm 0.73
4pm 1.99
11pm 0.02
1am 0.3
12pm 0.83
9pm 1.1
2pm 1.14
11am 1.52
0am 0.31
10am 0.9
7pm 1.46
8am 1.59
3pm 1.68
6am 2.35
9am 1.75
1pm 1.72
5pm 0.72
6pm 1.24

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Denver 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 697
February 685
March 771
April 785
May 803
June 645
July 628
August 814
September 778
October 809
November 755
December 737

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Denver 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 26.15
Tuesday 23.94
Wednesday 24.15
Thursday 25.67
Friday 26.08
Saturday 19.81
Sunday 25.48

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
Southwest 1
United 1
Frontier 1
Spirit 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)
7am 18 84 8 113
5am 11 83 7 102
10pm 15 83 7 108
8pm 14 82 6 103
4pm 18 83 8 112
11pm 14 82 13 112
1am 13 82 12 108
12pm 19 82 7 108
9pm 13 83 7 106
2pm 19 82 8 113
11am 19 83 7 111
0am 14 83 13 111
10am 18 83 8 109
7pm 15 82 7 107
8am 16 83 8 108
3pm 20 83 9 114
6am 17 84 7 109
9am 18 83 7 110
1pm 22 83 7 114
5pm 16 83 7 106
6pm 15 83 7 106
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.