The flight time from Las Vegas to Detroit is 3 hours, 49 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAS Las Vegas, NV 2 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 22 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DTW Detroit, MI 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
100%
Delta
88%
Spirit
80%
Frontier
67%
Southwest
67%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Las Vegas to Detroit is 3 hours, 49 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 22 minutes.

The flight distance from Las Vegas to Detroit is 1749 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Detroit to Las Vegas
4 hours, 18 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
3h 48m
Southwest
3h 48m
Spirit
3h 50m
Frontier
3h 53m
United
4h 3m
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

62

Distance

1749 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
37
Spirit
18
Frontier
6
Southwest
0
United
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Las Vegas from Detroit by plane?

The distance from Las Vegas to Detroit by plane is 1749 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 Detroit?

The flight time from Las Vegas to Detroit is 3 hours, 49 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 22 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 48 minutes, and United the slowest taking 4 hours, 3 minutes.

What airlines fly from Las Vegas to Detroit?

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

Does Southwest fly from Las Vegas to Detroit?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Las Vegas (LAS) to Detroit (DTW). On average, they have 0 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 202 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Detroit 6 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 Detroit, Delta is 88% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 88% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 100% 0% 0%
Delta 88% 11% 1%
Spirit 80% 19% 1%
Frontier 67% 32% 1%
Southwest 67% 33% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Las Vegas and Detroit, 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)
Delta 15 202 9 228
Southwest 17 203 7 228
Spirit 16 203 9 230
Frontier 16 202 11 233
United 35 201 7 243

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
3pm 0.65
12pm 0.6
7am 0.14
9am 0.43
5am 0.88
11am 0.71
5pm 0.32
4pm 0
1pm 0.2
8am 0.16
11pm 1.38
2pm 0.33
9pm 0.16
6am 0.27
6pm 0.05
10pm 1.15
10am 1.2
0am 0.16

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Detroit 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 276
February 245
March 267
April 286
May 295
June 266
July 266
August 262
September 291
October 331
November 270
December 193

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Detroit 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 9.21
Tuesday 8.67
Wednesday 8.52
Thursday 8.96
Friday 9.13
Saturday 8.67
Sunday 9.29

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
Delta 1
Spirit 0
Frontier 0
Southwest 0
United 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)
3pm 17 199 9 227
12pm 17 200 9 230
7am 15 206 10 230
9am 17 202 8 227
5am 13 205 9 228
11am 18 202 10 231
5pm 18 199 11 231
4pm 20 209 6 235
1pm 18 203 10 235
8am 16 203 8 226
11pm 14 203 10 228
2pm 18 205 9 235
9pm 15 194 11 224
6am 15 200 9 226
6pm 14 192 11 219
10pm 15 203 10 228
10am 18 203 8 231
0am 12 202 10 226
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.