PHX to LAS flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport · 255 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at PHX or LAS right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Las Vegas (LAS) arrived on time 78% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, in line with the national average.
- 1% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- Frontier Airlines was the most punctual airline here (81% on time); Southwest Airlines was the least (77%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (95% on time); around 6pm did worst (61%).
- Saturday was the most reliable day to fly (86% on time) and Friday the least (74%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (55%).
Which airline is most on time from PHX 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy AirRegional airline operating American Eagle flights. | 100% | 0.0% | 3 min | 0.0% | 2 |
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 95% | 0.0% | 6 min | 5.3% | 19 |
| Frontier Airlines | 81% | 1.2% | 23 min | 9.3% | 855 |
| American Airlines | 78% | 0.9% | 16 min | 9.0% | 1,688 |
| Southwest Airlines | 77% | 1.1% | 13 min | 6.1% | 3,451 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am95%195 flights
- 6am95%209 flights
- 7am93%554 flights
- 8am89%424 flights
- 9am86%316 flights
- 10am85%488 flights
- 11am82%422 flights
- 12pm79%189 flights
- 1pm77%448 flights
- 2pm69%316 flights
- 3pm71%293 flights
- 4pm63%221 flights
- 5pm67%298 flights
- 6pm61%328 flights
- 7pm72%235 flights
- 8pm72%436 flights
- 9pm64%240 flights
- 10pm74%397 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday76%1.1% cancelled
- Tuesday81%0.8% cancelled
- Wednesday83%0.9% cancelled
- Thursday74%0.9% cancelled
- Friday74%1.8% cancelled
- Saturday86%0.5% cancelled
- Sunday75%1.2% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft55%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)27%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion16%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Air traffic control & airport congestion41%
- Extreme weather32%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)27%
- Security0%
PHX to LAS: common questions
- How often are PHX to LAS flights on time?
- 78% 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 Phoenix to Las Vegas cancelled?
- 1.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (63 of 6,015).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 15 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 64 min behind schedule on average, and 7.4% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at PHX?
- Flights on this route spent 15 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: LAS to PHX — 78% 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: PHX → LAS, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.