How far is Vegas from Chicago by plane?

Average Timeline

Leaves ORD Chicago, IL 1 minute early.

3 hours, 22 minutes in the air

Arrives LAS Las Vegas, NV 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United

87%

American

81%

Spirit

79%

Frontier

78%

Southwest

61%

CancelledDelayed*Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Chicago to Las Vegas is 3 hours, 48 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 22 minutes.

The flight distance from Chicago to Las Vegas is 1514 Miles.

Flight Time By Airline ?

American

3h 47m

Spirit

3h 47m

Southwest

3h 47m

United

3h 48m

Frontier

4h 2m

Taxiing OutAir TimeTaxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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Taxiing OutAir TimeTaxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?(Average)

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Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?(Per Week)

American

30

United

30

Spirit

16

Frontier

6

Southwest

5

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Chicago from Las Vegas by plane?

The distance from Chicago to Las Vegas by plane is 1514 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Chicago to Las Vegas?

The flight time from Chicago to Las Vegas is 3 hours, 48 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 22 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 47 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 4 hours, 2 minutes.

What airlines fly from Chicago to Las Vegas?

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

Does Southwest fly from Chicago to Las Vegas?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Chicago (ORD) to Las Vegas (LAS). On average, they have 5 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 Chicago 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 202 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Las Vegas 7 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 Chicago to Las Vegas, Frontier is 78% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

AirlineNormal FlightsArrival Delayed*Flight Cancelled
United 87% 12% 1%
American 81% 17% 2%
Spirit 79% 18% 3%
Frontier 78% 20% 2%
Southwest 61% 36% 3%

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Chicago 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.

AirlineTaxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
American 16 202 7 227
Spirit 15 201 6 227
Southwest 16 202 5 227
United 19 200 6 228
Frontier 20 204 13 242

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.

TimeCount
6pm 0.17
7am 0.79
6am 0.05
9pm 0.9
8am 1.38
11pm 0.01
9am 1.19
5pm 0.44
10am 0.71
2pm 1.07
4pm 0.5
12pm 0.54
11am 0.29
3pm 1.23
1pm 0.7
10pm 0.05
7pm 0.73
8pm 1.77

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Chicago 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.

MonthCount
January 396
February 191
March 262
April 264
May 369
June 416
July 437
August 465
September 500
October 529
November 419
December 397

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Chicago 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.

DayCount
Monday 13.56
Tuesday 11.67
Wednesday 11.69
Thursday 13.37
Friday 13.63
Saturday 12.29
Sunday 13.12

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.

AirlineFlights per Week
American 1
United 1
Spirit 0
Frontier 0
Southwest 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.

TimeTaxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
6pm 17 202 7 230
7am 17 199 6 223
6am 14 212 7 235
9pm 15 202 9 233
8am 17 201 7 227
11pm 17 201 26 244
9am 21 199 6 229
5pm 16 202 7 226
10am 14 206 6 229
2pm 16 203 6 228
4pm 17 202 6 227
12pm 16 200 7 223
11am 15 202 7 227
3pm 16 201 7 226
1pm 17 202 7 227
10pm 14 191 12 224
7pm 18 201 7 227
8pm 20 201 8 232

* Delayed more than 20 minutes.

All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.

How far is Vegas from Chicago by plane in hours?

The flight time from Chicago to Las Vegas is 3 hours, 48 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 22 minutes. The flight distance from Chicago to Las Vegas is 1514 Miles.

How long is a flight to Chicago to Las Vegas?

The average flight time from Chicago to Las Vegas is about three hours and twenty-seven minutes.

How far is it from Las Vegas to Chicago by plane?

Flight distance from Las Vegas to Chicago (Las Vegas McCarran International Airport – Chicago O'Hare International Airport) is 1514 miles / 2437 kilometers / 1316 nautical miles. Estimated flight time is 3 hours 22 minutes.

How long is the flight from O'Hare to Las Vegas?

3 hours, 23 minutes.