The flight time from Louisville to Las Vegas is 3 hours, 57 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SDF Louisville, KY on time.
12 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 38 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAS Las Vegas, NV 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
85%
Allegiant
83%
Spirit
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Louisville to Las Vegas is 3 hours, 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 38 minutes.

The flight distance from Louisville to Las Vegas is 1624 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Las Vegas to Louisville
3 hours, 32 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 56m
Allegiant
3h 57m
Spirit
3h 58m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

10

Distance

1624 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND0204060

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Spirit
6
Southwest
3
Allegiant
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Louisville from Las Vegas by plane?

The distance from Louisville to Las Vegas by plane is 1624 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Louisville to Las Vegas?

The flight time from Louisville to Las Vegas is 3 hours, 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 38 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 56 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 3 hours, 58 minutes.

What airlines fly from Louisville to Las Vegas?

Southwest, Allegiant, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Louisville to Las Vegas.

Does Southwest fly from Louisville to Las Vegas?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Louisville (SDF) to Las Vegas (LAS). On average, they have 3 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 Louisville on time
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 218 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Las Vegas 3 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 Louisville to Las Vegas, Southwest is 85% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 85% 15% 0%
Allegiant 83% 17% 0%
Spirit 82% 17% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Louisville and Las Vegas, 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 11 218 5 236
Allegiant 13 217 8 237
Spirit 12 217 7 238

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
5pm 0.04
11am 0.04
6am 0.87
4pm 0.05
7am 0.02
1pm 0.07
12pm 0.19
8am 0.01
2pm 0.12
10am 0
5am 0.03
3pm 0.08

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Louisville to Las Vegas 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 28
February 30
March 37
April 37
May 35
June 43
July 55
August 52
September 59
October 62
November 59
December 61

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Louisville to Las Vegas 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 1.44
Tuesday 1.19
Wednesday 1.23
Thursday 1.65
Friday 1.46
Saturday 1.83
Sunday 1.92

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
Spirit 0
Southwest 0
Allegiant 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)
5pm 9 218 4 232
11am 11 205 6 224
6am 12 217 7 237
4pm 13 223 5 241
7am 9 231 6 251
1pm 10 214 6 235
12pm 10 220 5 238
8am 11 216 11 238
2pm 12 215 8 234
10am 19 204 6 229
5am 13 225 6 245
3pm 10 222 5 238
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.