The flight time from New Orleans to Las Vegas is 3 hours, 43 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSY New Orleans, LA 2 minutes late.
11 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 23 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAS Las Vegas, NV 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
100%
Southwest
79%
Spirit
78%
Delta
0%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from New Orleans to Las Vegas is 3 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 23 minutes.

The flight distance from New Orleans to Las Vegas is 1500 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Las Vegas to New Orleans
3 hours, 13 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
3h 31m
Southwest
3h 41m
Spirit
3h 46m
Delta
3h 47m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

19

Distance

1500 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
12
Spirit
7
American
0
Delta
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is New Orleans from Las Vegas by plane?

The distance from New Orleans to Las Vegas by plane is 1500 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from New Orleans to Las Vegas?

The flight time from New Orleans to Las Vegas is 3 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 23 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 3 hours, 31 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 3 hours, 47 minutes.

What airlines fly from New Orleans to Las Vegas?

American, Southwest, Delta, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from New Orleans to Las Vegas.

Does Southwest fly from New Orleans to Las Vegas?

Yes! Southwest does fly from New Orleans (MSY) to Las Vegas (LAS). On average, they have 12 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 New Orleans 2 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 11 minutes
In the Air 203 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Las Vegas 2 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 New Orleans to Las Vegas, 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 100% 0% 0%
Southwest 79% 21% 0%
Spirit 78% 21% 1%
Delta 0% 100% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between New Orleans 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 12 192 7 211
Southwest 11 203 5 221
Spirit 11 203 7 226
Delta 26 189 12 227

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 0.09
7pm 0.09
9pm 0.27
10pm 0.26
10am 0.05
8am 0.17
6pm 0.19
1pm 0
7am 0.4
11am 0.02
8pm 0.16
4pm 0.17
9am 0.02
12pm 0.02
5am 0.12
5pm 0.34
3pm 0.08
6am 0.39

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from New Orleans 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 90
February 83
March 87
April 85
May 89
June 85
July 98
August 87
September 66
October 106
November 85
December 78

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from New Orleans 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 3.19
Tuesday 2.71
Wednesday 2.67
Thursday 3.06
Friday 3.25
Saturday 2.17
Sunday 2.92

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
Southwest 0
Spirit 0
American 0
Delta 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 11 197 6 218
7pm 11 199 5 217
9pm 11 207 7 232
10pm 11 197 7 218
10am 11 193 6 216
8am 10 209 5 226
6pm 11 209 5 225
1pm 12 199 5 216
7am 10 201 6 218
11am 10 194 7 212
8pm 11 209 6 231
4pm 10 202 5 220
9am 10 196 6 212
12pm 12 198 5 215
5am 11 195 6 215
5pm 11 205 5 223
3pm 12 200 5 223
6am 11 204 6 223
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.