The flight time from Las Vegas to Los Angeles is 1 hour, 11 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAS Las Vegas, NV on time.
18 minutes taxiing out
42 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAX Los Angeles, CA 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
84%
Delta
81%
American
79%
Spirit
77%
Alaska
75%
Southwest
69%
JetBlue
62%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Las Vegas to Los Angeles is 1 hour, 11 minutes. The time spent in the air is 42 minutes.

The flight distance from Las Vegas to Los Angeles is 236 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Los Angeles to Las Vegas
1 hour, 9 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 7m
United
1h 12m
Delta
1h 12m
Spirit
1h 12m
American
1h 13m
JetBlue
1h 13m
Alaska
1h 19m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

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Flights Per Week

203

Distance

236 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
61
Delta
34
Spirit
31
United
28
American
22
JetBlue
12
Alaska
12

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Las Vegas from Los Angeles by plane?

The distance from Las Vegas to Los Angeles by plane is 236 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 Los Angeles?

The flight time from Las Vegas to Los Angeles is 1 hour, 11 minutes. The time spent in the air is 42 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 7 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 1 hour, 19 minutes.

What airlines fly from Las Vegas to Los Angeles?

Spirit, Delta, Alaska, JetBlue, Southwest, American, and United are the airlines with direct flights from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.

Does Southwest fly from Las Vegas to Los Angeles?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Las Vegas (LAS) to Los Angeles (LAX). On average, they have 61 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 on time
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 42 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Los Angeles 1 minute 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 Los Angeles, Delta is 81% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 84% 15% 1%
Delta 81% 18% 1%
American 79% 20% 1%
Spirit 77% 22% 1%
Alaska 75% 24% 1%
Southwest 69% 30% 1%
JetBlue 62% 34% 4%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, 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 17 42 7 67
United 20 42 8 72
Delta 19 42 10 72
Spirit 17 43 9 72
American 19 42 9 73
JetBlue 19 42 8 73
Alaska 23 43 10 79

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
2pm 1.08
3pm 1.82
6pm 1.47
8pm 1.59
7am 1.59
6am 2.37
1pm 1.53
10pm 0.8
9pm 1.12
10am 2.13
5am 1.15
12pm 1.02
11am 1.42
9am 1.37
8am 1.72
7pm 2.99
11pm 0.16
5pm 1.89
4pm 1.39

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Los Angeles 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 961
February 829
March 882
April 920
May 915
June 857
July 864
August 907
September 827
October 890
November 848
December 862

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Los Angeles 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 30.65
Tuesday 28.9
Wednesday 29.27
Thursday 30.46
Friday 30.6
Saturday 24.9
Sunday 28.33

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
Delta 1
Spirit 1
United 1
American 0
JetBlue 0
Alaska 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)
2pm 19 42 7 70
3pm 20 43 8 72
6pm 18 42 8 70
8pm 18 42 9 72
7am 17 42 9 70
6am 17 41 9 69
1pm 21 43 8 73
10pm 13 42 6 64
9pm 16 42 8 68
10am 21 42 8 73
5am 14 42 8 65
12pm 21 42 8 74
11am 20 43 8 73
9am 20 42 11 75
8am 18 43 9 72
7pm 18 43 8 72
11pm 14 43 8 66
5pm 20 43 8 73
4pm 20 43 8 72
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.