The flight time from Newark to Las Vegas is 5 hours, 27 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves EWR Newark, NJ on time.
22 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 55 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAS Las Vegas, NV 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
75%
Spirit
69%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Newark to Las Vegas is 5 hours, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 55 minutes.

The flight distance from Newark to Las Vegas is 2227 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Las Vegas to Newark
4 hours, 46 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
5h 22m
United
5h 28m
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

58

Distance

2227 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
48
Spirit
10

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Newark from Las Vegas by plane?

The distance from Newark to Las Vegas by plane is 2227 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Newark to Las Vegas?

The flight time from Newark to Las Vegas is 5 hours, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 55 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 5 hours, 22 minutes, and United the slowest taking 5 hours, 28 minutes.

What airlines fly from Newark to Las Vegas?

Spirit and United are the airlines with direct flights from Newark to Las Vegas.

Does Southwest fly from Newark to Las Vegas?

Southwest does not fly from Newark (EWR) 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 Newark on time
Taxi Out Time 22 minutes
In the Air 295 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Las Vegas 7 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 Newark to Las Vegas, Spirit is 69% reliable, which means that Spirit flights are on time 69% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 75% 23% 2%
Spirit 69% 29% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Newark 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)
Spirit 17 295 7 322
United 23 295 7 328

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
3pm 0.29
7pm 0.44
6pm 0.63
6am 0.57
9pm 0.65
8am 0.51
2pm 0.1
12pm 0.06
10pm 0.39
9am 0.46
4pm 0.67
10am 0.3
8pm 0.75
5pm 0.45
1pm 0.58
11am 0.47
7am 0.85

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Newark 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 252
February 222
March 248
April 240
May 274
June 267
July 268
August 246
September 245
October 273
November 281
December 226

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Newark 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 8.4
Tuesday 8.21
Wednesday 8.29
Thursday 8.31
Friday 8.37
Saturday 8.35
Sunday 8.58

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
United 1
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)
3pm 20 296 7 326
7pm 25 292 7 325
6pm 27 300 7 337
6am 19 297 6 324
9pm 21 294 7 327
8am 24 295 7 327
2pm 17 307 7 335
12pm 19 297 7 317
10pm 16 292 6 319
9am 24 283 7 318
4pm 21 293 7 324
10am 21 296 7 326
8pm 26 295 7 332
5pm 25 298 7 331
1pm 19 294 7 321
11am 19 301 7 333
7am 19 296 7 325
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.