The flight time from Las Vegas to Houston is 2 hours, 55 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAS Las Vegas, NV 2 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 28 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IAH Houston, TX 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
87%
Spirit
79%
Southwest
77%
Frontier
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Las Vegas to Houston is 2 hours, 55 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 28 minutes.

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

Reverse Journey

Houston to Las Vegas
3 hours, 13 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 50m
United
2h 54m
Spirit
2h 55m
Frontier
3h 6m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

80

Distance

1222 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
44
Spirit
21
Southwest
10
Frontier
4

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Las Vegas from Houston by plane?

The distance from Las Vegas to Houston 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 Las Vegas to Houston?

The flight time from Las Vegas to Houston is 2 hours, 55 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 28 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 50 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 6 minutes.

What airlines fly from Las Vegas to Houston?

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

Does Southwest fly from Las Vegas to Houston?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Las Vegas (LAS) to Houston (IAH). On average, they have 10 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 148 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Houston 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 Houston, Southwest is 77% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 77% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 87% 12% 1%
Spirit 79% 19% 2%
Southwest 77% 22% 1%
Frontier 77% 21% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Las Vegas and Houston, 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 15 148 5 170
United 17 148 7 174
Spirit 15 148 9 175
Frontier 18 153 12 186

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
11am 0.29
8pm 0.11
5am 0.09
0am 0.99
1pm 0.71
10am 0.89
6pm 0.49
4pm 0.42
7am 0.08
8am 0.78
11pm 0.65
6am 1.36
9am 0.59
3pm 0.95
5pm 0.72
7pm 0.5
12pm 1.37
2pm 0.33

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Houston 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 330
February 306
March 385
April 362
May 375
June 358
July 358
August 321
September 331
October 385
November 365
December 328

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Houston 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 12.42
Tuesday 10.69
Wednesday 10.98
Thursday 11.71
Friday 12.23
Saturday 10.73
Sunday 12.08

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)
11am 18 151 9 179
8pm 14 147 9 174
5am 14 148 8 170
0am 14 144 6 166
1pm 17 151 10 181
10am 18 150 6 176
6pm 16 148 7 172
4pm 17 147 9 173
7am 15 150 9 176
8am 15 149 6 172
11pm 14 145 9 171
6am 17 152 8 178
9am 17 149 8 174
3pm 17 147 11 181
5pm 15 146 6 169
7pm 15 144 8 169
12pm 18 150 7 178
2pm 19 151 9 183
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.