Dallas/Fort Worth to Las Vegas

What the Data Says About DFW to LAS

The Dallas/Fort Worth to Las Vegas corridor (DFW → LAS) covers roughly 1,055 miles and is served by 7 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 32,222 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 72.9% on-time rate with an average delay of 74.0 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 11,772 flights were recorded on this pairing — 245 cancelled (2.1%) and 16 diverted (0.1%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 7 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 32,222 total flights analyzed, the 72.9% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 74.0-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Oct 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 82% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at 52% on-time — a 30-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the DFW to LAS route, the combination of a 72.9% on-time rate, 74.0-minute average delay, 2.1% recent cancellation rate, and 7 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.