Los Angeles to Las Vegas

What the Data Says About LAX to LAS

The Los Angeles to Las Vegas corridor (LAX → LAS) covers roughly 236 miles and is served by 49 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 55,240 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 78.9% on-time rate with an average delay of 65.9 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 18,344 flights were recorded on this pairing — 136 cancelled (0.7%) and 5 diverted (0.0%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 49 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 55,240 total flights analyzed, the 78.9% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 65.9-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, Dec 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 86% on-time, while Mar 2024 came in at 64% on-time — a 22-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the LAX to LAS route, the combination of a 78.9% on-time rate, 65.9-minute average delay, 0.7% recent cancellation rate, and 49 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.