The flight time from Oakland to Las Vegas is 1 hour, 26 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves OAK Oakland, CA 1 minute late.
12 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 7 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAS Las Vegas, NV 1 minute late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
78%
Spirit
74%
Allegiant
70%
Frontier
51%
Alaska
0%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Oakland to Las Vegas is 1 hour, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 7 minutes.

The flight distance from Oakland to Las Vegas is 407 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Las Vegas to Oakland
1 hour, 27 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 26m
Spirit
1h 26m
Allegiant
1h 30m
Frontier
1h 32m
Alaska
1h 32m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

100

Distance

407 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
75
Spirit
23
Frontier
1
Allegiant
0
Alaska
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Oakland from Las Vegas by plane?

The distance from Oakland to Las Vegas by plane is 407 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Oakland to Las Vegas?

The flight time from Oakland to Las Vegas is 1 hour, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 7 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 1 hour, 26 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 1 hour, 32 minutes.

What airlines fly from Oakland to Las Vegas?

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

Does Southwest fly from Oakland to Las Vegas?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Oakland (OAK) to Las Vegas (LAS). On average, they have 75 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 Oakland 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 67 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Las Vegas 1 minute late

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 Oakland to Las Vegas, Frontier is 51% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 51% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 78% 21% 1%
Spirit 74% 24% 2%
Allegiant 70% 30% 0%
Frontier 51% 48% 1%
Alaska 0% 100% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Oakland 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 12 67 6 86
Spirit 11 67 7 86
Allegiant 14 70 7 90
Frontier 15 65 11 92
Alaska 21 63 8 92

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
12pm 0.4
4pm 0.6
10am 0.59
3pm 0.59
5am 1.06
7pm 0.99
11pm 0.03
5pm 0.59
9am 0.66
8pm 1.16
8am 0.66
7am 0.73
6pm 1.24
6am 1.01
11am 0.82
9pm 0.7
2pm 0.48
10pm 0.69
1pm 1.16

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Oakland 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 471
February 406
March 437
April 492
May 472
June 437
July 416
August 393
September 421
October 433
November 432
December 437

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Oakland 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 16.15
Tuesday 14.15
Wednesday 14.27
Thursday 15.65
Friday 16.17
Saturday 9.56
Sunday 14.94

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 1
Spirit 0
Frontier 0
Allegiant 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)
12pm 11 68 7 88
4pm 12 68 6 87
10am 11 68 6 86
3pm 11 68 6 87
5am 12 65 6 83
7pm 11 67 6 85
11pm 14 63 9 90
5pm 12 67 6 86
9am 12 68 6 87
8pm 11 67 6 86
8am 12 67 6 86
7am 12 67 6 86
6pm 12 67 6 86
6am 14 66 6 87
11am 12 68 6 87
9pm 12 66 6 84
2pm 11 68 6 86
10pm 14 65 6 86
1pm 12 68 7 89
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.