DEN to LAS flight delays

DEN LAS Denver to Harry Reid · 628 miles

23,811 flights were scheduled from DEN to LAS over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 23,583 that made the trip, 74.5% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
23,811
Arrived on time
74.5%
Cancelled
0.9%
Scheduled distance
628 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on DEN–LAS, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Southwest Airlines 72.7% 55 min 0.9% 10,622
United Airlines 77.6% 66 min 0.6% 7,592
Frontier Airlines 74% 69 min 1% 5,188
Spirit Airlines 71.6% 79 min 1.7% 409

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on DEN–LAS: 62.8% of flights arrived on time, against 82.7% in November. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 74.5%.
Arrival on-time share, DEN to LAS, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 77.5% 1,871
February 76.8% 1,856
March 75.1% 2,163
April 75.8% 2,100
May 72.8% 2,089
June 66% 1,791
July 62.8% 1,974
August 70.7% 1,976
September 74.9% 1,961
October 77.2% 2,154
November 82.7% 1,962
December 81.4% 1,914

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

DEN to LAS in one number

DEN → LAS

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 61 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 23,811 flights

74.5% of flights arrived on time

Questions about DEN to LAS

Which airline is most reliable from DEN to LAS?
United Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 77.6% of the time, with 7,592 scheduled. Spirit Airlines came in at 71.6% over 409 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly DEN to LAS?
July, at 62.8% of arrivals on time, with 1,974 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 82.7%.
How late are DEN–LAS flights when they are late?
61 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the DEN to LAS flight cancelled?
0.9% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at LAS less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.