The flight time from Las Vegas to Phoenix is 1 hour, 9 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAS Las Vegas, NV 1 minute early.
17 minutes taxiing out
45 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
85%
Spirit
85%
Southwest
79%
Frontier
79%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Las Vegas to Phoenix is 1 hour, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 45 minutes.

The flight distance from Las Vegas to Phoenix is 255 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Las Vegas
1 hour, 6 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 5m
Spirit
1h 10m
American
1h 11m
Frontier
1h 15m
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

134

Distance

255 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
70
American
34
Frontier
21
Spirit
8

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Las Vegas from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Las Vegas to Phoenix by plane is 255 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 Phoenix?

The flight time from Las Vegas to Phoenix is 1 hour, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 45 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 5 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 15 minutes.

What airlines fly from Las Vegas to Phoenix?

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

Does Southwest fly from Las Vegas to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Las Vegas (LAS) to Phoenix (PHX). On average, they have 70 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 45 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Phoenix 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 Phoenix, 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
American 85% 15% 0%
Spirit 85% 14% 1%
Southwest 79% 20% 1%
Frontier 79% 20% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Las Vegas and Phoenix, 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 45 5 65
Spirit 16 45 6 70
American 19 45 5 71
Frontier 19 46 9 75

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 1.37
12pm 0.81
8am 0.85
2pm 0.83
10am 1.67
9pm 0.7
6pm 1.17
4pm 1.55
5am 0.43
7am 1.05
7pm 1.25
1pm 1.37
8pm 0.78
3pm 1.18
6am 2.1
11am 0.92
5pm 0.53
10pm 0.43

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Phoenix 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 571
February 549
March 609
April 593
May 641
June 547
July 555
August 569
September 615
October 637
November 569
December 551

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Phoenix 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 20
Tuesday 18.62
Wednesday 19.48
Thursday 19.98
Friday 20.31
Saturday 15.96
Sunday 20.38

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
American 1
Frontier 0
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)
9am 16 45 6 67
12pm 19 45 5 70
8am 16 45 6 68
2pm 18 46 6 71
10am 18 45 5 70
9pm 13 45 5 64
6pm 16 45 6 68
4pm 18 46 6 70
5am 11 44 5 61
7am 16 45 6 67
7pm 16 46 6 69
1pm 20 45 5 72
8pm 14 45 6 64
3pm 17 45 6 70
6am 17 45 5 69
11am 18 45 6 71
5pm 17 45 6 69
10pm 13 44 5 62
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.