Las Vegas to Los Angeles

What the Data Says About LAS to LAX

The Las Vegas to Los Angeles corridor (LAS → LAX) covers roughly 236 miles and is served by 50 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 55,149 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 79.4% on-time rate with an average delay of 68.6 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 18,322 flights were recorded on this pairing — 113 cancelled (0.6%) and 5 diverted (0.0%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 50 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 55,149 total flights analyzed, the 79.4% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 68.6-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, Nov 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 87% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at 66% on-time — a 21-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the LAS to LAX route, the combination of a 79.4% on-time rate, 68.6-minute average delay, 0.6% recent cancellation rate, and 50 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.