LAS to SJC flight delays

LAS SJC Harry Reid to Mineta San Jose · 386 miles

12,942 flights were scheduled from LAS to SJC over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 12,864 that made the trip, 80.7% 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
12,942
Arrived on time
80.7%
Cancelled
0.6%
Scheduled distance
386 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 LAS–SJC, 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 80.4% 50 min 0.6% 10,148
Spirit Airlines 83% 56 min 0.7% 2,077
Frontier Airlines 77.4% 64 min 0.9% 437
SkyWest Airlines 81.7% 105 min 0% 257

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on LAS–SJC: 72.5% of flights arrived on time, against 85.9% 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, 80.7%.
Arrival on-time share, LAS to SJC, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 84.6% 1,047
February 83.2% 940
March 83.8% 981
April 82.4% 1,007
May 79.4% 1,093
June 75.5% 1,065
July 72.5% 1,151
August 79.5% 1,208
September 79.1% 1,155
October 80.2% 1,097
November 85.9% 1,080
December 84.1% 1,118

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.

LAS to SJC in one number

LAS → SJC

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 53 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 12,942 flights

80.7% of flights arrived on time

Questions about LAS to SJC

Which airline is most reliable from LAS to SJC?
Spirit Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 83% of the time, with 2,077 scheduled. Frontier Airlines came in at 77.4% over 437 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly LAS to SJC?
July, at 72.5% of arrivals on time, with 1,151 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 85.9%.
How late are LAS–SJC flights when they are late?
53 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 LAS to SJC flight cancelled?
0.6% 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 SJC 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.