The flight time from Miami to Las Vegas is 5 hours, 19 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MIA Miami, FL 1 minute late.
19 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 49 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAS Las Vegas, NV on time.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
79%
American
71%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Miami to Las Vegas is 5 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 49 minutes.

The flight distance from Miami to Las Vegas is 2174 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Las Vegas to Miami
4 hours, 32 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
5h 18m
Spirit
5h 22m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h5h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

29

Distance

2174 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
22
Spirit
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Miami from Las Vegas by plane?

The distance from Miami to Las Vegas by plane is 2174 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Miami to Las Vegas?

The flight time from Miami to Las Vegas is 5 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 49 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 5 hours, 18 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 5 hours, 22 minutes.

What airlines fly from Miami to Las Vegas?

Spirit and American are the airlines with direct flights from Miami to Las Vegas.

Does Southwest fly from Miami to Las Vegas?

Southwest does not fly from Miami (MIA) to Las Vegas (LAS). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Miami 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 19 minutes
In the Air 289 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Las Vegas on time

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 Miami to Las Vegas, American is 71% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 71% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 79% 18% 3%
American 71% 28% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Miami 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)
American 20 288 7 318
Spirit 17 293 7 322

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 0.73
12pm 0.01
10pm 0.01
6am 0.02
1pm 0.01
10am 0.09
8am 0.55
4pm 0.14
7pm 0.83
3pm 0.16
9am 0.36
6pm 0.28
2pm 0.01
8pm 0.3
9pm 0.39
7am 0.25

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Miami 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 121
February 114
March 123
April 119
May 124
June 119
July 124
August 123
September 120
October 149
November 147
December 147

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Miami 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 4.33
Tuesday 4.17
Wednesday 4.1
Thursday 4.21
Friday 4.23
Saturday 4.19
Sunday 4.19

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
American 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)
5pm 20 293 7 322
12pm 14 286 8 305
10pm 20 280 5 306
6am 17 311 7 332
1pm 14 298 5 319
10am 20 270 8 301
8am 24 295 7 326
4pm 21 282 7 319
7pm 20 295 7 323
3pm 15 290 7 314
9am 16 282 8 309
6pm 17 282 7 313
2pm 15 283 5 308
8pm 18 284 8 314
9pm 20 269 8 303
7am 15 309 6 333
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.