The flight time from New York to Las Vegas is 5 hours, 34 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves JFK New York, NY on time.
22 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 59 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAS Las Vegas, NV 12 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Alaska
100%
American
93%
Delta
83%
JetBlue
69%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from New York to Las Vegas is 5 hours, 34 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 59 minutes.

The flight distance from New York to Las Vegas is 2248 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Las Vegas to New York
4 hours, 53 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
5h 33m
JetBlue
5h 35m
American
5h 42m
Alaska
5h 43m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

56

Distance

2248 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND0100200

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
30
JetBlue
26
American
0
Alaska
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is New York from Las Vegas by plane?

The distance from New York to Las Vegas by plane is 2248 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 York to Las Vegas?

The flight time from New York to Las Vegas is 5 hours, 34 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 59 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 5 hours, 33 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 5 hours, 43 minutes.

What airlines fly from New York to Las Vegas?

Alaska, JetBlue, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from New York to Las Vegas.

Does Southwest fly from New York to Las Vegas?

Southwest does not fly from New York (JFK) 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 New York on time
Taxi Out Time 22 minutes
In the Air 299 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Las Vegas 12 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 York to Las Vegas, American is 93% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 93% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Alaska 100% 0% 0%
American 93% 7% 0%
Delta 83% 15% 2%
JetBlue 69% 29% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between New York 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)
Delta 22 299 7 333
JetBlue 22 300 7 335
American 21 311 8 342
Alaska 20 299 24 343

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
7am 0.98
11am 1.07
12pm 0.34
9am 0.27
8pm 0.5
9pm 0.77
6am 0.18
8am 0.8
1pm 0.11
10am 0.2
7pm 0.5
6pm 0.79
3pm 0.31
4pm 0.07
5pm 1.05

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from New York 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 244
February 204
March 247
April 240
May 269
June 252
July 247
August 223
September 261
October 297
November 257
December 214

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from New York 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 8.15
Tuesday 8.13
Wednesday 8.19
Thursday 7.98
Friday 8.06
Saturday 7.96
Sunday 8.35

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
Delta 1
JetBlue 1
American 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)
7am 21 295 7 328
11am 19 299 7 330
12pm 21 295 7 325
9am 22 293 8 326
8pm 27 299 8 347
9pm 24 294 7 336
6am 18 303 7 333
8am 23 302 7 333
1pm 22 298 7 330
10am 20 311 8 345
7pm 22 307 8 345
6pm 24 301 7 338
3pm 21 297 7 328
4pm 23 290 6 328
5pm 25 300 7 337
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.