LIH to LAS flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Lihue Airport to Harry Reid International Airport · 2,817 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at LIH or LAS right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Lihue (LIH) to Las Vegas (LAS) arrived on time 98% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0.3% were cancelled, and 1% arrived an hour or more late.
- Southwest Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 8pm did best (99% on time); around 9pm did worst (95%).
- Thursday was the most reliable day to fly (100% on time) and Saturday the least (96%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (59%).
Which airline is most on time from LIH to LAS?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 98% | 0.3% | 1 min | 0.8% | 365 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 8pm99%238 flights
- 9pm95%126 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday98%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday98%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday96%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday100%0.0% cancelled
- Friday96%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday96%1.9% cancelled
- Sunday100%0.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)59%
- Security21%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion20%
- Late-arriving aircraft0%
- Extreme weather0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)100%
- Extreme weather0%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
LIH to LAS: common questions
- How often are LIH to LAS flights on time?
- 98% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Lihue to Las Vegas cancelled?
- 0.3% of scheduled flights were cancelled (1 of 365).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 1 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 43 min behind schedule on average, and 0.8% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at LIH?
- Flights on this route spent 11 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: LAS to LIH — 86% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: LIH → LAS, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.