The flight time from Washington to Las Vegas is 4 hours, 59 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves IAD Washington, DC 3 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 32 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAS Las Vegas, NV 12 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Alaska
100%
United
84%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Washington to Las Vegas is 4 hours, 59 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 32 minutes.

The flight distance from Washington to Las Vegas is 2065 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Las Vegas to Washington
4 hours, 18 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
4h 59m
Alaska
5h 1m
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

14

Distance

2065 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
14
Alaska
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Washington from Las Vegas by plane?

The distance from Washington to Las Vegas by plane is 2065 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Washington to Las Vegas?

The flight time from Washington to Las Vegas is 4 hours, 59 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 32 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 4 hours, 59 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 5 hours, 1 minute.

What airlines fly from Washington to Las Vegas?

United and Alaska are the airlines with direct flights from Washington to Las Vegas.

Does Southwest fly from Washington to Las Vegas?

Southwest does not fly from Washington (IAD) 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 Washington 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 272 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 Washington to Las Vegas, Alaska is 100% reliable, which means that Alaska flights are on time 100% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Alaska 100% 0% 0%
United 84% 15% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Washington 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)
United 16 272 7 299
Alaska 16 279 6 301

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
8am 0.87
9am 0.13
8pm 0.08
2pm 0
10pm 0.01
7pm 0.32
5pm 0.18
12pm 0.12
6pm 0.4

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Washington 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 81
February 80
March 63
April 60
May 66
June 60
July 60
August 62
September 61
October 62
November 61
December 62

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Washington 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 2.06
Tuesday 2.04
Wednesday 2.15
Thursday 2.15
Friday 2.15
Saturday 2.17
Sunday 2.23

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 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)
8am 16 269 7 295
9am 17 267 7 292
8pm 14 288 7 312
2pm 28 270 9 307
10pm 17 275 6 292
7pm 13 265 7 286
5pm 18 281 7 308
12pm 16 289 7 313
6pm 19 276 7 307
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.