The flight time from Phoenix to Las Vegas is 1 hour, 5 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ on time.
13 minutes taxiing out
44 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAS Las Vegas, NV 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
79%
American
78%
Frontier
77%
Spirit
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Las Vegas is 1 hour, 5 minutes. The time spent in the air is 44 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Las Vegas is 255 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Las Vegas to Phoenix
1 hour, 8 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 2m
Spirit
1h 5m
American
1h 9m
Frontier
1h 10m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

134

Distance

255 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun05101520

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
74
American
30
Frontier
15
Spirit
13

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Las Vegas by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Las Vegas by plane is 255 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Phoenix to Las Vegas?

The flight time from Phoenix to Las Vegas is 1 hour, 5 minutes. The time spent in the air is 44 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 2 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 10 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Las Vegas?

Spirit, Frontier, American, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Phoenix to Las Vegas.

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Las Vegas?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Las Vegas (LAS). On average, they have 74 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 Phoenix on time
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 44 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 Phoenix 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
Southwest 79% 20% 1%
American 78% 22% 0%
Frontier 77% 22% 1%
Spirit 76% 21% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix 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 44 5 62
Spirit 12 44 7 65
American 17 44 7 69
Frontier 14 45 10 70

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 1.26
6pm 0.96
5pm 0.97
10pm 0.81
7pm 0.67
10am 1.39
11am 1
9am 1.02
12pm 0.82
9pm 1.03
6am 1.04
3pm 1.14
11pm 0.05
1pm 0.81
0am 0
5am 0.31
7am 0.87
8am 1.96
8pm 1.73
4pm 1.07

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix 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 583
February 536
March 624
April 590
May 581
June 540
July 554
August 594
September 617
October 639
November 569
December 550

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix 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 20.21
Tuesday 18.73
Wednesday 19.67
Thursday 20.15
Friday 20.62
Saturday 15.17
Sunday 19.62

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
American 1
Frontier 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)
2pm 14 45 6 66
6pm 13 44 6 64
5pm 11 44 6 61
10pm 11 43 6 61
7pm 11 44 6 61
10am 15 45 7 68
11am 17 44 7 70
9am 15 45 6 67
12pm 13 45 5 64
9pm 13 43 7 65
6am 12 44 6 63
3pm 12 45 6 65
11pm 14 45 10 68
1pm 14 44 7 66
0am 10 43 5 58
5am 11 43 5 59
7am 12 44 5 62
8am 15 44 6 67
8pm 13 43 6 64
4pm 14 44 7 65
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.